[Rhodes22-list] Grammar

[Slim]

Here's one to chew on:  If you have a string of adjectives, for example,
"the big, brown cardboard box" you have to list them in that specific order
even though there is no rule saying size before color, etc.  Why?

And another thing:  Never leave your participles dangling!

Slim

On 10/28/06 12:42 PM, "L. Sailor" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Joe,
>  
> Here's another in the 'irregardless' category: 'prevenTAtive' as in
> 'preventative medicine'. No-o-o...the correct term is preventive....as in
> 'preventive medicine.'
>  
> I also have to use you, Joe, as an example......just as you used a
> construction which is very commonly used & i would classify in the 'between
> you & I' category.....Please don't think I'm being critical...it is just a
> good example....
>  
> You said 'unless they have a gun or are larger than us......That should be
> 'larger than WE...as your example is an elliptical sentence and what we are
> really saying is 'larger than we are large.....
>  
> elle
> 
> 
> Joseph Hadzima <josef508 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Phillip:
> 
> Once upon a time I did look up the "term", and the
> dictionary I uesd claimed it to be a "humorous, redundent
> form of regardless". So I guess we can laugh at people
> that use it (uless
> BTW, here is a link to a side story about the word.
> 
> http://www.hfac.uh.edu/English/classes/GU4322/items/irregardless.html
> 
> I fear that since somemany use it, it may one day be
> considered correct; along with the most evil of all phrases
> "very unique"!
> 
> 
> joe/hadz
> 
> 
> --- Philip <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> It's object and direct object et al. The Dative,
>> Accusative, Nominative and
>> Genitive exist in German too (". . . in den Wagen" (acc)
>> or ". . . auf dem
>> Tisch" (dat) (in the car or on the table)). Since we
>> don't parse the
>> grammar that way anymore, nothing sounds strange to
>> anyone and people add
>> things to sound important. It is the same with the word
>> irregardless. I
>> knew an Australian fellow who used it incessantly. I
>> tried to correct him
>> and he insisted it was a legitimate word. I defied him
>> to look it up and
>> show me but he never would.
>> 
>> Philip
>> 
> 
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