porsche
Joined: October 20, 2005
Number of comments posted: 657
Number of votes received: 970
No user description provided.
Recent Comments
on: Comma before “respectively”?
Sorry Bolle, but you are completely incorrect. "Trawling" i...
on: Apostrophes
Erin, Will, regarding: "...the standard rule for when two...
on: -ic vs -ical
While there may be some overlap, I think of comic as meaning...
on: Difference between “bad” and “poor”
I think of bad as being, well, the opposite of good (at leas...
on: Defining a proper noun
You know Will, I was just about to click "report abuse", jus...
on: “all but” - I hate that expression!
Boy, I hope I don't regret this, but let me weigh in as well...
on: misnomer
I would say it's a matter of intent. It was your comment, s...
on: “and yet”
"And yet" is no worse than "and then", "and so", "and still"...
on: “my” vs. “mine” in multiple owner possessive
@Warsaw Will, I agree with almost all that you said, except ...
on: “as long as” vs. “so long as”
Regarding: "...as "adjective" as - is a comparison so "a...
on: Pronunciation of indefinite article “a”
I can venture a guess about defense and offense. The accent...
on: who vs. whom
Not quite the jovial mea culpa I was expecting, well, hoping...
on: who vs. whom
Re: "Finally, what is it that makes you and those who think ...
on: “Much More Ready”
I'm surprised no one has offered an explanation as to why va...
on: affectatious
"Affectatious" serves another useful purpose; it isn't ambig...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
Hairy, spoken like a man who isn't old enough to have ever t...
on: replaced by or replaced with
Re: "...so It looks to me as if "with" goes better with acti...
on: Verb-tense agreement for a quote that is still true
I'm not sure I agree with the notion that the backshift is o...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
I have to smile after reading comments suggesting that a mis...
on: “who she was” vs. “what she was”
I would agree with Will. Let me add that I would reserve 'w...
on: Exact same
Unthawed, wow, that's a good one. Tell you the truth, it on...
on: American versus British question
For the original author (hint: it's not John Cleese), plus s...
on: Why “behead” and not “dehead” or “unhead”?
@Mikesheehan, bereave and beshear are not privative examples...
on: “He gave it to Michelle and I”
Will, I assume that was just a careless typo, but "it" isn't...
on: Complete Sentence
Actually, in the original sentence, clearly "the years", as ...
on: You’ve got another think/thing coming
Will, you compared "got another think..." with "YOU got anot...
on: “get in contact”
Joelackey92, I would suggest that "get in contact" does not ...
on: Substantial vs. substantive
Curriculae, Cassie? Curricula is already plural, the plural...
on: “It is what it is”
I am curious. For those of you who seem to have an issue wi...
on: “and” or “but” followed by a comma
No Jasper, born and bred in New York, US of A....
on: Pet names and capitalization.
Same with mom and dad, etc., they're capitalized as "names",...
on: “and” or “but” followed by a comma
Actually, providencejim, when I was in school (loooong ago),...
on: LEGOs — Is the Plural form of LEGO incorrect?
Also, irregular plurals, irregular verbs, etc., are usually ...
on: LEGOs — Is the Plural form of LEGO incorrect?
Goofy, allow me to take up the gauntlet on your behalf. Fra...
on: From which part of England do people pronounce the vowel “u” in a similar way to the French “u”?
Do you really mean the French 'u'? the French 'u' doesn't r...
on: Latest vs. Newest
D A Wood, the word "latest" means "the most recent". The wo...
on: obliged or obligated?
Regarding: "I wonder whether too many comments here are pedo...
on: Molotov Cocktails
Don't be silly. Of course all Americans know what petrol is...
on: LEGOs — Is the Plural form of LEGO incorrect?
Wikipedia notwithstanding, most of the dictionaries and othe...
on: LEGOs — Is the Plural form of LEGO incorrect?
Um, yes it is. A backronym is created when a phrase is writ...
on: LEGOs — Is the Plural form of LEGO incorrect?
Goofy, perhaps tip is not an acronym, but definitely a backr...
on: “Live local.” Is it a complete sentence?
Yes, it's a complete sentence. It's an imperative, urging y...
on: Adverbial scope of ‘tomorrow’
Both are grammatically correct. Both mean pretty much the s...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Brus, I haven't spent as much time as you in the UK, but num...
on: Pled versus pleaded
D A Wood, "headquarters" is considered to be a plural noun w...
on: “I says”
Daviderattigan, you said that "There is nothing linguistical...
on: Substantial vs. substantive
... "It should be noted that pages 7 and 8 are substantively...
on: “As per ....”?
I have no problem with "per" meaning "according to" or "for ...
on: Impact as a noun
Marina, I know some others might share your opinion about gi...
on: Why “behead” and not “dehead” or “unhead”?
re: "Y'all are looking at the wrong part" Really? All of us...
on: “Fine” as a complete sentence
Let me make another suggestion. Many one word utterances ma...
on: I’ve no idea
While there's mostly nothing wrong with using "I've" as ment...
on: Weird name
I think that speedwell's and soiducked's responses pretty mu...
on: Inch vs. Inches
To Tolken and Ursus, Regarding fractions and decimal numb...
on: -age words
Miles, you're on the right track, but I would suggest that s...
on: A Somewhat Intricate Sentence
If you don't mind waxing a little less poetic, you might wan...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Brus, if I may suggest, using "which" instead of "that" real...
on: He was sat
Brus, thank you. Peccable. What a wonderful word. I put it...
on: that vs. if and whether
The notion that the single "c" requires an "ee-" pronunciati...
on: “Literally” in spoken conversation
I'm not sure I really understand your colleague's complaint....
on: The Best Euphemism for Shithouse?
Hairy Scot, to be honest, I'm a little confused by your orig...
on: Over exaggeration
It seems to me that those opposed to over-exaggeration are a...
on: Had he breakfast this morning?
Compare the French question constructions of either invertin...
on: Use of article (a/the) when there are multiple modifiers
In "The black and the white dresses were very becoming", usi...
on: ye, yer, yers
Ok, while we're at it, how about "we"? I think there should...
on: Word in question: Conversate
And AnWulf, usually, those who make such a claim don't fully...
on: Isn’t the word “feminism” itself gender-biased?
PS - while I would certainly accept that some have used Afri...
on: Isn’t the word “feminism” itself gender-biased?
Sigurd, re: "... ‘African-American’ (hyphenated), which m...
on: Really happy or real happy
Loud, soft, quick, slow, fast (I guess there isn't a "fastly...
on: Exact same
Will, surely, it was clear that I was offering off-hand spec...
on: ...ward/s and un...worthy
...restricted......
on: ...ward/s and un...worthy
This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Elaine labors ...
on: “hone in” vs. “home in”
You know, I used to think of "hone in on" as some kind of me...
on: Texted
Personally, I have to weigh in with the text-ed (two syllabl...
on: Complete Sentence
Ah, the ole' "empty set is a subset of every set" routine. ...
on: “I’ve got” vs. “I have”
Ok, this really shouldn't be all that hard to understand. W...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Regarding: "...I side with those linguists who think that...
on: “8 inches is” or “8 inches are”
I agree, Will. The UK notion of group nouns is completely d...
on: eg, e.g., or eg.
I'n not saying it's wrong, but I have never seen eg without ...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
@JJMB, "Tense" is often used to represent any combination of...
on: “enamored with” and “enamored by”
Interesting to note, the verb, to enamor, means to inspire o...
on: Correct way to omit words?
Without getting into a debate as to whether or not "why" is ...
on: God only knew
Even if your prose is in the past tense, not everything the ...
on: “My writing books” or “Me writing books”?
I must say, Goofy, Warsaw Will makes an interesting point. ...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
@Mediator, while JJMBallentine already touched on this, rega...
on: Heaven or heaven?
There seems to be a bit of a misconception here. Simply bei...
on: Prepositions at the end of a clause
Astartes, how about "Toys are things with which one is meant...
on: always wanted to be
All three could be correct depending on what you're trying t...
on: “American”
I won't speak for everyone, but usually, those from South Am...
on: Victorian Era English
AnWulf, I think you missed Niceone's point. Clearly, he was ...
on: Usage of ‘I have doubt that’
Perfect Pedant, "doubt" as a noun can be either uncountable ...
on: “hone in” vs. “home in”
Remek, Perfect Pedant, you two have made me smile today. Di...
on: “think of” vs. “think to”
First, let me say that I have never in my life, seen or hear...
on: Comma before “respectively”?
I was going to suggest to GWU that "respectively" is not sup...
on: Oblige to mean “force”
AnWulf, while I could still debate this, I tell you what, I'...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
AnWulf, the "hey'hay in hey/hay is for horses" is a double e...
on: Can every letter be used as a silent letter?
tiigerrick, I guess it's what one is familiar with. What bl...
on: Oblige to mean “force”
AnWulf, I'm not sure I agree. Even if you use oblige in its...
on: Pronunciation: aunt
Kate, referring to the pronunciation as "long a" is standard...
May 21, 2013, 3:27pm • 0 vote
on: He was sat
Brus, I think your criticism of Tessa is misplaced. Tessa d...