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Take THAT, Mrs Wombat!

by Paul Myers
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From the New York Times

Whack! Bad grammar cop!


Paul
#mrs #wombat
  • Profile picture of the author ptone
    Paul,

    Are you a writer for the New York Times using the pen name of Steven Pinker?

    Reading that article sure made me feel like I was steadily reading one of your posts. Or should that be "was reading steadily"?
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    • Profile picture of the author Paul Myers
      ptone,

      Nope. Not me. I did, however, experience a rather loud mental "You go, boy!" for Mr Pinker.

      This is going to be great fodder for the conspiracy theorists, too. The second time he took the oath (stated correctly), he didn't use a Bible. How long do you think it will be before someone says he's not officially the President?

      All because (probably) of the instincts of the Chief Grammar Cop...


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  • Profile picture of the author R Hagel
    And all the Mr. and Mrs. Wombats out there are reading that article, nodding, because they too noticed the word "faithfully" was in the wrong place in the Constitution version of the oath. And nodding because they too had noticed that Dolly Parton's song sounded like a screeching barn owl because of that split verb. And then they were horrified to find similar "errors" in the NYT article itself... and they came away without a clue as the theme and purpose of that article.

    Cheers,
    Becky
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  • Profile picture of the author George Sepich
    My insider resources have told me that Mr. Pinker's other name is someone called "Misato".

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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      ....it's the third time a president has had to retake the oath due to a small error in wording.

      Was it necessary? Probably not - but would stop conspiracy bloggers. I think the "oath" is the requirement, not the Bible.

      I missed all the flak - don't like crowds and don't like watching crowds so did some reading and a lot of working and no TV past couple of days.

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  • Profile picture of the author Loren Woirhaye
    Interesting detail:

    Nixon "affirmed" I believe. He was of Quaker origins and Quakers
    don't swear. My family is Quaker, that's why I know.
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