[78-L] Grammatically incorrect

Michael Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
Sat Sep 19 10:22:25 PDT 2009


From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> I also worked for a station whose program director would call
> you into his office any time you used the phrase "of course".
> "It implies that the listener is dumber than you are." Well
> of course he is, you jerk..otherwise he'd be the one on the radio!

Or it can mean that you think the listener IS smart.  It is like: I know
you know but I have to say it anyway.  

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  




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