Comments on: Two-Minute Drill: Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda, and More

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:07:41 +0000

HAH! Thank you so much for the link…and the newly-added blog to my reader. <3

By: Mazil

Mazil — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:37:51 +0000

Oh! That does seem like a can of worms.

I quite enjoyed reading this though
http://motivatedgrammar.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/singular-they-and-the-many-reasons-why-its-correct/

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:16:34 +0000

I could go into a dissertation on when to use “none…is” and “none…are,” but then I’d have to include stuff like singular they/them/their. :p

By: Mazil

Mazil — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:31:08 +0000

Thanks for the grammar drill!

You might be pleased, you inspired a Google trek to learn about “none of us is” (versus “none of us are”). I never knew that “none” and “neither” could (or should) be used as singular – oops!

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:02:30 +0000

Always happy to enlighten! Glad you found it interesting.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:53:57 +0000

Interesting stuff. I always knew it was “could have” instead of “could of” – but didn’t actually know why. Thanks!

By: Bre

Bre — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:43:58 +0000

hehe

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:41:05 +0000

My hair was blond until I was about 4 years old. Your hair, on the other hand, is still blonde. (Or…blonde again.)

By: Tami

Tami — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:48 +0000

*laughs* Whereas I didn’t even know about the blond thing!

By: Bre

Bre — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:54:19 +0000

Wow, this post really helped! I knew there was a male and female version of the word “blond” but wasn’t aware there was a male and female version for divorcé and fiancé! It shows how the romance languages (e.g., Spanish, French and Italian) have had an impact on the English language; in those languages,gender specific versions of words are very common.