tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post7683458893410928697..comments2023-10-23T11:13:35.712-04:00Comments on Games with Words: Language WarsEdwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04295927435118827266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post-54166278930139159662008-12-10T08:28:00.000-05:002008-12-10T08:28:00.000-05:00Bad grammar drives me crazy, but bad punctuation d...Bad grammar drives me crazy, but bad punctuation drives me totally insane. When did it become acceptable to use an apostrophe in a possessive pronoun?!? <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, as a Southerner, I take offense at your suggestion that we don't accept the plural of "you" as "you" as correct. Of course we do - I would never write "y'all" in a formal communication (although I do say it). However, my friends in New Jersey are adamant that it's "yous guys."<BR/><BR/>At least you didn't say that "y'all" can also be used as a singular for "you," as some Yankees claim. That's just preposterous.Federal Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280031720767044803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post-28921529345005125162008-12-09T15:11:00.000-05:002008-12-09T15:11:00.000-05:00I doubt that grammar matters in that way: "sloppy ...I doubt that grammar matters in that way: "sloppy grammar" does not equal "sloppy thinking." But good grammar is a social status marker. If two equally qualified (and gender- and race-matched) psychologists applied for the same job, the one with "bad" grammar (i.e. not the grammar of the dominant social group) would not get the job.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, I fixed the error in the post because I want to be accepted by the dominant social group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post-84684750787910349092008-12-09T12:34:00.000-05:002008-12-09T12:34:00.000-05:00Only peripherally on topic, but isn't it odd that,...Only peripherally on topic, but isn't it odd that, in the world of football, the Southern accent signifier is exactly the opposite? That is, a Southern accent is actually the one with prestige, especially when we are treated to the expertise of a retired coach. Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer might be regarded negatively, but their accents actually seem to give them cred.Eric Easterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11535369798458596223noreply@blogger.com