[78-L] Grammatically incorrect
Steve Thornton
fnarf at comcast.net
Sun Sep 20 21:16:58 PDT 2009
Steven C. Barr writes:
> The harsh reality is that "DIS(s)" meaning "disrespected"
> emanates from a
> cultural (usw.) minority NOT noted for observing, or even
> comprehending,
> grammatical details of our mother tongue...?!
I'm sorry, but I have a little trouble accepting this ignorant and racist
diatribe from someone who has ended every sentence he's ever written with
three dots, a question mark and an exclamation mark.
"Disrespect" dates from 1614 as a verb and 1634 as a noun. The clue phone is
ringing.
--
Steve
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