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WTAF Chris Hayes: [View all] PCIntern Oct 2023 OP
probably misused it bigtree Oct 2023 #1
I will tell you frankly PCIntern Oct 2023 #3
he talks very fast bigtree Oct 2023 #10
Perfect description Justice Oct 2023 #12
... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #18
Yes I've seen him do exactly that, and I finally realized why he does it FakeNoose Oct 2023 #16
+1 betsuni Oct 2023 #28
I think it's "That is me," not "that is I." Earth-shine Oct 2023 #2
It's "That is I" DavidDvorkin Oct 2023 #4
English can be really annoying. I never even heard the term "predicate nominative." Earth-shine Oct 2023 #6
The verb "to be" does not take a direct object PCIntern Oct 2023 #7
Oh, you looked it up already DavidDvorkin Oct 2023 #23
Na. Na. Na. Google is my friend. But you are a meany, so we can't be friends. Earth-shine Oct 2023 #24
The subject complement of a linking verb sentence is properly in the nominative case. "I" is tblue37 Oct 2023 #5
If "to be" is a linking verb GreenWave Oct 2023 #8
"To be" is definitely a linking verb, and what follows it is not an object. Only transitive verbs tblue37 Oct 2023 #19
And ending a sentence with a preposition SCantiGOP Oct 2023 #9
"To put up with" is a phrasal verb, and those are not prepositions, but the adverbial particles of tblue37 Oct 2023 #20
Oh My God! SCantiGOP Oct 2023 #22
Ha!! Bucky Oct 2023 #27
He often makes verbal mistakes like this. madaboutharry Oct 2023 #11
"Infamous" is when you're MORE than famous... JoseBalow Oct 2023 #13
Agree. That was probably Hayes's intent: So fierce that it's become awesome. allegorical oracle Oct 2023 #31
I think it's a slip up that has its origins in the pro-Islamic propaganda. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #14
Agreed PCIntern Oct 2023 #15
Agreed. It shows his framing, and it is beyond unfortunate. Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #17
I think I've heard infamous used on occasion when it seemed yorkster Oct 2023 #21
You nailed it IMO Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #25
Thx. Well put. I generally find him to be quite good. yorkster Oct 2023 #30
Chris Hayes is infamous for making slips like this Bucky Oct 2023 #26
As do I. PCIntern Oct 2023 #29
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