tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352716086957645079.post3525541913009284008..comments2023-06-22T05:16:45.778-07:00Comments on read.dance.bliss: Another day in L.A.ReadDanceBlisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00555343349693556657noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352716086957645079.post-29489291878517287102008-06-10T01:06:00.000-07:002008-06-10T01:06:00.000-07:00(Yes yes, ok, he's American. AND we share the sam...(Yes yes, ok, he's American. AND we share the same birthday. AND I have curious hair.)<BR/><BR/>Ok, how about this: in a famous and fabulous essay ABOUT correct grammar (<A HREF="http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/DFW_present_tense.html" REL="nofollow">Tense Present</A>) DFW uses this construct at least three times. Check it out and search for "which latter usage" and "which term" and "which fact". It's the best I can do for the moment. :)ReadDanceBlisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555343349693556657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352716086957645079.post-17771835128558065342008-06-10T00:49:00.000-07:002008-06-10T00:49:00.000-07:00Ohhhhh Aidan. Expand your horizons, my young frie...Ohhhhh Aidan. Expand your horizons, my young friend. Just because this is a structure you have not yet met does not make it an ungrammatical structure. I will admit it's more common in English English than in American English, but it is indeed perfectly correct.<BR/><BR/>David Foster Wallace uses it a lot... but I think he's Canadian. If I can find a good famous example in print, I will point you to it!ReadDanceBlisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555343349693556657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352716086957645079.post-48094204382391618042008-06-09T20:21:00.000-07:002008-06-09T20:21:00.000-07:00Awesome pictures!Also: Oh come on, RDB!There is a ...Awesome pictures!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Also: <BR/>Oh come on, RDB!<BR/>There is a grammatical error in line two of paragraph two. Which signs I have passed before? I guess you meant to get rid of 'signs.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352716086957645079.post-19825123999594578182008-06-09T20:16:00.000-07:002008-06-09T20:16:00.000-07:00Wait just a minute.... you and I have NEVER gone d...Wait just a minute.... you and I have NEVER gone driving around aimlessly and found random things... that's TOTALLY uncharacteristic of you. <BR/><BR/>Did you at least call your Dad to get directions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352716086957645079.post-26770786785665821652008-06-09T09:27:00.000-07:002008-06-09T09:27:00.000-07:00Great pics! If I lived near there, I would spend ...Great pics! If I lived near there, I would spend as much time as possible there... now that I know how to sneak in without paying.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352716086957645079.post-92077658911985441692008-06-08T12:36:00.000-07:002008-06-08T12:36:00.000-07:00awwww, I've always wanted to go there!awwww, I've always wanted to go there!neonspecshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064103405855741897noreply@blogger.com