[78-L] Grammatically incorrect

[Bud Black]

I personally get my back up when someone uses a phrase similar to "he
dis-respected me."  Shouldn't it be "he showed me no respect?"

Bud 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: David Lennick
Date: 9/19/2009 2:00:19 PM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect
 
Michael Biel wrote:
> 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
>
 
 
That IS what it means, of course, but program directors have to justify
their
existence.
 
dl
 
 
 
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