http://apostrophecatastrophe.com/the-mighty-i Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:12:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://apostrophecatastrophe.com/the-mighty-i/comment-page-1#comment-14 And You May Ask Yourself … | apostrophecatastrophe.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:40:34 +0000 http://apostrophecatastrophe.com/?p=28#comment-14 [...] to have a low tolerance for, given my call for authors to step out from behind the passive voice in an earlier post. “May” traditionally indicates that you are seeking permission, while “can” [...] [...] to have a low tolerance for, given my call for authors to step out from behind the passive voice in an earlier post. “May” traditionally indicates that you are seeking permission, while “can” [...]

]]> http://apostrophecatastrophe.com/the-mighty-i/comment-page-1#comment-9 Bob Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:19:57 +0000 http://apostrophecatastrophe.com/?p=28#comment-9 Maybe it's referring to the popular grammar criticisms of the time, meaning that five minutes ago it was cool to observe (or correct, if that's how you roll) people's misusing of their, there or they're. Now maybe it's cool to use nominative correctly (It is I / These are they) when people would normally (and incorrectly) use the accusative (It is me / These are them). Or maybe that's just me. I mean I. Maybe it’s referring to the popular grammar criticisms of the time, meaning that five minutes ago it was cool to observe (or correct, if that’s how you roll) people’s misusing of their, there or they’re. Now maybe it’s cool to use nominative correctly (It is I / These are they) when people would normally (and incorrectly) use the accusative (It is me / These are them). Or maybe that’s just me. I mean I.

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