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95. That is unnerving

Thu Jun 13, 2024, 11:47 PM

Jun 2024

Both my grown children are sticklers for proper grammar because I constantly drummed it into them over the years. Now they are both excellent writers. I think they write wondering how Mom would grade them!

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"We can disagree and still be friends". No. No, we can't. [View all] babylonsister Jun 2024 OP

Yeah, i'm gonna have to disagree with you on thatat Fullduplexxx Jun 2024 #1

You do realize that "cant" without the apostrophe is a separate word with niyad Jun 2024 #12

You do realise that in English VMA131Marine Jun 2024 #31

Can there be a can there? n/t Harker Jun 2024 #34

Ever so many MadLinguist Jun 2024 #35

Perhaps more importantly... Harker Jun 2024 #37

Enough of your smut there fella,... magicarpet Jun 2024 #54

For the benefit of the children, I will not tell any jokes! Harker Jun 2024 #55

Do you realize you need to respect your home language? the language of science worldwide? Language is thought. ancianita Jun 2024 #81

REALISE is the English spelling Skittles Jun 2024 #85

Trying to eliminate apostrophes is like playing Whack-A-Mole. Mister Ed Jun 2024 #50

😂 Fullduplexxx Jun 2024 #57

That also drives me crazy. niyad Jun 2024 #76

Ha! They're everywhere! babylonsister Jun 2024 #87

Cant Mblaze Jun 2024 #59

Wow bummer ....nt Fullduplexxx Jun 2024 #60

I've read this whole section of the thread and I've got one question. Trueblue Texan Jun 2024 #97

Are you having difficulty following the discussion? niyad Jun 2024 #102

yes nt Trueblue Texan Jun 2024 #103

I had a friend who would say "I'll pray for you" whenever we disagreed on these issues. sop Jun 2024 #2

Not much of a friend. Baitball Blogger Jun 2024 #8

That's the fundie equivalent of "bless your heart" in the South. TwilightZone Jun 2024 #13

"I'll pray for you" while you burn at the stake. sop Jun 2024 #19

That's when you should reply Xavier Breath Jun 2024 #17

Perfect. I gonna use that mountain grammy Jun 2024 #24

LOVE this. What a great response! calimary Jun 2024 #72

"Yeah...god got with me about that. He said... ret5hd Jun 2024 #27

Reminds me of something Oprah said! BlueKota Jun 2024 #36

Exactly! Goddessartist Jun 2024 #3

I don't just say it to Republicans BlueKota Jun 2024 #39

100% Goddessartist Jun 2024 #41

Nope IbogaProject Jun 2024 #80

I'm with you. Joinfortmill Jun 2024 #4

If you vote for Trump and Republicans to end democracy, then no you will not be my friend. Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #5

Well,... aren't you just the cantankerous one to deal with. magicarpet Jun 2024 #68

I am an old crank 😝, too old to put up with the garbage spouted by the MAGA crowd! LOL Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #74

I take this as a sign that some of... Hugin Jun 2024 #6

We can disagree and still be family, but we can't be friends. Croney Jun 2024 #7

They're trying to kill us and make things horrible or impossible for women and minorities. onecaliberal Jun 2024 #9

I'm with you on that. CaptainTruth Jun 2024 #38

Apostrophes, and learning how to spell. . "itz". ."letz". .grrrrr. niyad Jun 2024 #10

Apparently we were typing our comments at the same time PatSeg Jun 2024 #15

Perhaps it is deliberate, to entice slower reading and contemplation. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2024 #75

All it entices me to do is leave. niyad Jun 2024 #78

Ha! Ur knot won uv thu target's. :D Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2024 #88

You can come out now. I put my ruler away! niyad Jun 2024 #91

I agree with the sentiment of the article PatSeg Jun 2024 #11

As a former editor, all of that jumped out in flashing red neon, a most niyad Jun 2024 #16

Yes and if it is excessive, PatSeg Jun 2024 #18

Yes, I stop listening as well. Texting, or social media, or whatever, is niyad Jun 2024 #22

I make my share of mistakes, PatSeg Jun 2024 #47

He even messed up the title. The period after "friends" belongs inside the quotation mark. n/t thesquanderer Jun 2024 #62

Oh yes, I missed that one PatSeg Jun 2024 #65

yes Skittles Jun 2024 #84

It is a shame PatSeg Jun 2024 #90

it is a huge pet peeve of mine Skittles Jun 2024 #92

Or even "coz"!!! niyad Jun 2024 #94

don't get me started on WELP Skittles Jun 2024 #98

Agreed. However, "welp" is actually the correct word in some instances, none niyad Jun 2024 #100

from google Skittles Jun 2024 #101

That is unnerving PatSeg Jun 2024 #95

I admit my dad quite the fanatic too Skittles Jun 2024 #99

In short: "why should I respect you if you won't respect me" unblock Jun 2024 #14

Hard to make nice with people that say "the only good democrat and liberal is a dead democrat and liberal". Hotler Jun 2024 #20

Already have n/t gay texan Jun 2024 #79

No - it becomes about values and deep belief in lies - so I cannot be friends with repubs. No way. NewHendoLib Jun 2024 #21

It's that power bullshit. chouchou Jun 2024 #23

Beyond that DownriverDem Jun 2024 #25

Have you ever heard Kumbaya? We could all sit in a circle on the floor and hum a few bars. magicarpet Jun 2024 #69

I friended some high school pals on FB a few years ago after a reunion. I've unfriended most of them since. CrispyQ Jun 2024 #26

I was friended by my HS boyfriend Freddie Jun 2024 #30

How depressing! PatSeg Jun 2024 #49

Yeah I know what you mean PatSeg Jun 2024 #48

OMGs I was just having this 'discussion' with my 'landlord'! OldBaldy1701E Jun 2024 #28

I'm no fan of Barry Goldwater, but I agree with this statement and it applies to this post ... aggiesal Jun 2024 #29

Nor am I. Harker Jun 2024 #56

One is friends SweetT Jun 2024 #32

I would say Wow, such a sister. And you're right, you don't put your friends and family in such unnecessary peril, SWBTATTReg Jun 2024 #52

I have a high school reunion this year & not going - TBF Jun 2024 #33

That's the reason I quit Facebook after January 6th FakeNoose Jun 2024 #43

I'm early Gen X - TBF Jun 2024 #46

No. No we can't. Paladin Jun 2024 #40

Me too, including my idiot brother who went down the hole. 617Blue Jun 2024 #45

They think they are guided by their "religion" FakeNoose Jun 2024 #42

their "religion" is very selective Skittles Jun 2024 #86

There is no equivalency. nt 617Blue Jun 2024 #44

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, just not their own set of facts. bluesbassman Jun 2024 #51

Yeah, I find it a bit hard to be friends with people who would like to shoot me in the street hadEnuf Jun 2024 #53

Comments Old Okie Jun 2024 #58

Goddess forfend that people comment on things that are important to them, niyad Jun 2024 #93

If you support Trump, you don't want me to be your friend. hay rick Jun 2024 #61

omg! love your first line: orleans Jun 2024 #67

Good rant. Liberal In Texas Jun 2024 #63

We probably could...but "they" definitely can't... Wounded Bear Jun 2024 #64

Well, they see the word "abortion" as a euphemism for the "m" word Model35mech Jun 2024 #66

Once they get their foot in the door and sieze the territory,.. magicarpet Jun 2024 #70

Never been able to thread the logic of "agree to disagree." Both options seem absolute. allegorical oracle Jun 2024 #71

Totally glossing over the important point (which I agree with), and being a language snob instead... Silent3 Jun 2024 #73

Being friends with magats, not a chance. With just plain republicans either for that matter. brush Jun 2024 #77

Where I live, if I live by that rule I'll be a very lonely person. oldsoftie Jun 2024 #82

No we can't. Righteous Evolve Dammit Jun 2024 #83

My ex has family that vote for DT. 58Sunliner Jun 2024 #89

It's like a friend telling you,... Trueblue Texan Jun 2024 #96