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Fun George Will Column

Friday, May 21st, 2004

No, you didn’t misread.

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10 Responses to “Fun George Will Column”

  1. #1 |  supergenius |  May 21st, 2004 at 12:53 pm

    No you didn’t! Misread…

  2. #2 |  Cat |  May 21st, 2004 at 1:49 pm

    I love it. I especially like the jab at the end when he talks about the way some people write in e-mails. Replacing “you” with “u” is repulsive, especially when used in a work-related discussion. It makes the person look like an idiot.

  3. #3 |  PJ Doland |  May 21st, 2004 at 1:53 pm

    It’s a great piece. I just hope he doesn’t go all Saffire on us.

    I do, however, disagree with his assertion that the semicolon is “elegant.” It’s a punctuation solution in search of a problem. It’s also misused far more often than not.

    I hate them.

  4. #4 |  Grammarian |  May 21st, 2004 at 2:53 pm

    Great stuff. I approve.

  5. #5 |  JS |  May 21st, 2004 at 5:40 pm

    While I can certainly lament with Will (and Cat) the rise of so-called txt, can it not be said that even our language is subject to a market of its own? If txt were to usurp our current standards of written communication, can any here say, though personally opposed, that the replacement was unjust?

  6. #6 |  JohnHays.net |  May 21st, 2004 at 7:22 pm

    The agitator and contramundum

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  7. #7 |  Bronwyn |  May 21st, 2004 at 10:20 pm

    So proper speech and written language will go the way of the handwritten letter?

    Sad stuff.

    Didn’t read the article, by the way. . . wanted to read it, but didn’t want to register. What’s that cheat site that gives you fake ids and passwords for site registries?

    Note, of course, that in many emails and posts and comments, I write as though I were speaking, so Proper Grammar doesn’t really apply. But still, I have my limits.

  8. #8 |  Brian Hawkins |  May 23rd, 2004 at 2:03 am

    Bronwyn–

    bugmenot.com

  9. #9 |  skibot |  May 24th, 2004 at 4:10 pm

    Also at http://www.sacbee.com/content/opinion/national/will/story/9347378p-10271951c.html

    You don’t have to register for access to the site.