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78. I once answered an intercom with "it's me" and got corrected by the, um, gentleman I was visiting.

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 12:03 AM

Dec 2014

Fact was, I knew all about predicate nominatives, but had just read an article saying a sure way to prove you were an asshole of the first order was to answer "Who is it?" with the technically correct, but humanity clueless, "It's I."

So, ultimately, there's just no pleasing the authoritarian speech police, no matter what.

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If you're wondering just what the hell is going on between the cops and the mayor in NYC... [View all] WilliamPitt Dec 2014 OP

K&R.... daleanime Dec 2014 #1

"The enemy" is anyone who falls below a certain line: Ron Green Dec 2014 #2

"The Fear and Nostalgia Class". That's a good one. calimary Dec 2014 #118

Protection racket. n/t moondust Dec 2014 #3

That's exactly what this is, protection racket pure and simple. 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #102

Sounds like a threat too. Strong-arming. calimary Dec 2014 #119

yep. who knows where this clown show may be going? 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #124

While Lynch seems to want to blame 'protests' and 'protesters' for the two officer deaths, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #4

That^ BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #6

Totally that!!! calimary Dec 2014 #120

Exactly! They (He) made their bed. LiberalFighter Dec 2014 #133

am I supposed to take a writer seriously if he can't write a grammatically correct headline? antigop Dec 2014 #5

Your loss WilliamPitt Dec 2014 #8

my loss "as usual" -- what is that supposed to mean? His grammar isn't correct. nt antigop Dec 2014 #13

No, you are dismissing the substance of what the writer is saying on a very important topic . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #15

nope...if someone wants me to read an article, he/she can start with a headline that is antigop Dec 2014 #18

oh really heaven05 Dec 2014 #21

yes...if someone is supposed to be taken seriously as a writer. Knowing when to use "who" and antigop Dec 2014 #22

okay you're perfect heaven05 Dec 2014 #24

I'm not presenting myself as a "journalist", "writer", or "editor"...that's the difference. nt antigop Dec 2014 #25

Then don't read it if you don 't like his style. bravenak Dec 2014 #26

LOL heaven05 Dec 2014 #28

never said I was perfect. I'm not presenting myself as a "writer" or a "journalist" ...nt antigop Dec 2014 #29

Josh Micha Marshall Jim Beard Dec 2014 #64

Post #54. Will should thank you! nt antigop Dec 2014 #65

If you want to get really chickenshit about it tularetom Dec 2014 #34

"Never use a preposition to end a sentence with." greiner3 Dec 2014 #116

You're ignoring the fact that language changes and evolves over the years and that KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #52

No, I refuse to listen to the Rolling Stones because I prefer classical music. nt antigop Dec 2014 #57

quod erat demonstrandum - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #58

au contraire....post #54. LOL! nt antigop Dec 2014 #60

The Rolling Stones aren't journalists or writers or editors. Big difference. Post #54. nt antigop Dec 2014 #61

Wow, just wow. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #108

You're going to miss an awful lot of important news if that is your sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #93

Sabrina, you're a bright person. Think about it! nt antigop Dec 2014 #113

I bet thou whinest about those who don't use "thou", too. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #106

No one on the planet exists for the purpose of catering to you. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2014 #67

We should do that all the time. zeemike Dec 2014 #46

open a news site or paper & find one where elehhhhna Dec 2014 #77

what???? heaven05 Dec 2014 #17

see post #18. nt antigop Dec 2014 #19

What should it be? Quantess Dec 2014 #23

LOL, I bet you are a blast to hang out with. So sick of the grammar police. nt Logical Dec 2014 #27

oh, wow....I guess it's too much to expect for a writer to use proper grammar. nt antigop Dec 2014 #31

I imagine people like you in the crowd of the Gettysburg address whining about grammar and....... Logical Dec 2014 #36

um, no. It shows sloppy writing/editing and won't get my attention to read it. nt antigop Dec 2014 #38

You forget to capitalize 'um'. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Logical Dec 2014 #39

I'm responding on a message board....not writing articles as a writer or journalist. antigop Dec 2014 #42

u rite badd, u mak nooo cents Logical Dec 2014 #45

Lol! Fascinating that more than half the posts so far on this subject is neverforget Dec 2014 #66

Internet Comment Board Outrage Syndrome. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #87

just put that fool on ignore.. frylock Dec 2014 #100

Who do you love? vanlassie Dec 2014 #40

Technically, "Whom do you love?" :) - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #53

Tell THAT to Bo Diddley! vanlassie Dec 2014 #59

He sounds like one of those people who think they are superior to "the rabble"... Odin2005 Dec 2014 #109

So true. Likes attention. nt Logical Dec 2014 #121

Elipses contain 3 periods, not 4. I can't take you seriously. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2014 #68

"Elipses"??? LOL! nt antigop Dec 2014 #75

I'll sell you the extra L for one douchenozzle point. You have some to spare, yes? DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2014 #79

Youse gotta be on da spectrum... gregcrawford Dec 2014 #101

Disagreement: deurbano Dec 2014 #117

"Who" and "whom" are not prepositions. Thanks for the kick. nt antigop Dec 2014 #122

You didn't read it: <<"Who were you talking to?" vs "To whom were you talking?" [over-formal]>> deurbano Dec 2014 #125

uh, yes I did. Sorry if you didn't understand it. nt antigop Dec 2014 #126

I did understand it... and happy holidays. deurbano Dec 2014 #127

Why even comment on this article? justiceischeap Dec 2014 #33

no, it's not a "desperate plea to be noticed." nt antigop Dec 2014 #35

Not the reaction I assume you hoped for. nt Logical Dec 2014 #37

No, more a desperate effort to derail and distract. Better to lead the discussion into a swamp TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #136

Writers do not write headlines. Springslips Dec 2014 #41

Post #38. It's sloppy writing/editing. nt antigop Dec 2014 #43

As ever, WilliamPitt Dec 2014 #44

eh, you noticed that, huh? LOL!!! nt antigop Dec 2014 #48

Kick!!! bravenak Dec 2014 #51

Congrats! You got it! nt antigop Dec 2014 #114

I Love attention.nt bravenak Dec 2014 #115

In case you haven't noticed, Will...that was the intent. I jumped in first with a smartass comment antigop Dec 2014 #123

Merry Christmas, old friend. WilliamPitt Dec 2014 #129

Give that little one a hug for me, ok? nt antigop Dec 2014 #130

Consider it done. WilliamPitt Dec 2014 #131

Or people doing layout at twenty past the last minute. (Been there, done that.) merrily Dec 2014 #76

I you can't be bothered to Bartlet Dec 2014 #47

He got the headline right. "For whom do you work?" Is not morningfog Dec 2014 #69

I once answered an intercom with "it's me" and got corrected by the, um, gentleman I was visiting. merrily Dec 2014 #78

I believe it's better to say 'it is I' robbob Dec 2014 #97

"It is me" is actually grammatically correct for English. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #110

As usual, you are insightful. merrily Dec 2014 #135

It is not incorrect as you claim. You are however a d-bag. JanMichael Dec 2014 #71

You just kicked Will's thread. nt antigop Dec 2014 #72

Don't like it? Don't read it. 99Forever Dec 2014 #83

Post #48. Thanks for kicking Will's thread! nt antigop Dec 2014 #88

And I will kick it again. What of it? 99Forever Dec 2014 #89

C0ngraets an highjakng teh 0p. L0oniX Dec 2014 #91

pssst....LOoniX....Post #44. Thanks for the kick. nt antigop Dec 2014 #92

Good lord! Ishoutandscream2 Dec 2014 #94

I think this entire thread should be hanged packman Dec 2014 #95

"For Whom Do You Work?" would not strike the right tone. Marr Dec 2014 #96

"Whom" is dead in contemporary English. Language changes, deal with it. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #107

So, Archie Bunker is the head of the police union in New York City now? Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #7

Yes, the union elected an Archie Bunker who adores Fox News. The rhetoric is similar. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #9

I heard what that dick said at his press conference, and as far as I'm concerned, he's trying . . . Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #81

Or to get the Mayor killed adigal Dec 2014 #85

He has been head of the PBA for 15 years . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #16

Where are the people in the middle with the common sense? Jim Beard Dec 2014 #62

Uh, yes, the cop murder WAS different . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #63

"the people in the middle with the common sense" TBF Dec 2014 #86

Assholes protect their own. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #111

Will, this piece from the Daily Beast may help explain DinahMoeHum Dec 2014 #10

Lynch, to me, the name says it all heaven05 Dec 2014 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2014 #32

Cops are AUTHORITARIAN assholes. Period. DeSwiss Dec 2014 #11

You don't have to be an authoritarian to be a cop. zeemike Dec 2014 #50

Exactly Boreal Dec 2014 #56

all cops? CullenBohannon Dec 2014 #99

It's called Insubordination Demeter Dec 2014 #12

K & R mountain grammy Dec 2014 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2014 #30

i'd hate to be in the mayor's shoes. scary predicament. NYPD sounds like a scary club. spanone Dec 2014 #49

so, Will, did I help drive traffic to your thread? (teehee!) nt antigop Dec 2014 #54

Are you bragging about your flame bait? morningfog Dec 2014 #70

For whom do you work? WilliamPitt Dec 2014 #74

Intimidation Politics...as usual gagarux Dec 2014 #55

Don't go chasing waterfalls, Jish AngryAmish Dec 2014 #73

Similar thing happening in Minneapolis also. glinda Dec 2014 #80

My guess is Bush holdovers from Homeland Security Lars39 Dec 2014 #82

I think fear of the police union is why Gov. Dayton remains publically anti-marijuana. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #112

True to that. But I am not so sure about giving money to Dems. They appears to be some strong glinda Dec 2014 #134

K&R 99Forever Dec 2014 #84

K&R for Josh Marshall Martin Eden Dec 2014 #90

Very similar to Seattle, with Guild here defending cop who killed John Williams suffragette Dec 2014 #98

I want to memorize this for our new advisory group duhneece Dec 2014 #103

Hmmm in 1997 the PBA also circulated forms requesting Guiliani not attend their funerals underpants Dec 2014 #104

Expect the Pigs' union to give a fortune to his opponent in the next mayoral election. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #105

"...who exactly are they going to war with? WTF does that mean? And who is the enemy?" Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #128

"..who exactly are they going to war with? WTF does that mean? And who is the enemy?" workinclasszero Dec 2014 #132