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(16,846 posts)Every time I see it, I mentally circle it with red ink. I imagine one of those old William Safire columns back in the old days.
CrispyQ
(36,465 posts)monmouth3
(3,871 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Our English teachers would be so proud.
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)that prepositions can now end a sentence. Not sure how that came to be but I have heard that is now allowed without getting your knuckles rapped.
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)66 dmhlt
(1,941 posts)When Winston Churchill was criticized for ending a sentence with a preposition, he waggishly responded:
"That is criticism up with which I will not put."
whathehell
(29,067 posts)since the word she uses should be "they're", not "there".
NJCher
(35,675 posts)someone named "Miley?"
Cher
ProgressiveJarhead
(172 posts)Stepped in it.
Glorfindel
(9,729 posts)Welcome to DU, ProgressiveJarhead!
IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)aggiesal
(8,914 posts)Welcome!
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)SnowCritter
(810 posts)Ooh-Rah!
Semper Fi!
Cha
(297,240 posts)paleotn
(17,917 posts)....They're known for that. And welcome to DU.
mountain grammy
(26,621 posts)ProgressiveJarhead
(172 posts)But obviously doesn't do much when she gets there.
3catwoman3
(23,991 posts)...planning to major in English or education.
VWolf
(3,944 posts)JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)Have fought with a few, pulled pranks on many who were aboard my submarine for exercises, and have flat out admired every single one of them.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Grmmar Marine instead of Grammar Nazi
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)Although I bet in the Marines they refer to them as "grammer Gunnys" lol
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)Grammar Marine it is!!!!!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Last edited Thu May 1, 2014, 04:37 PM - Edit history (1)
my first Internet meme
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)I've already passed it on to two friends who are retired Navy and had high respect for the Marines they served with over the years. One is now a linguist and the other a writer. Don't worry I told them who said it. You may be famous!!!
I love it!!!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Grammar Nazis drive you nuts, to the point you can't take it.
A Grammar Marine comes in to save you from looking like an idiot.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)plus there is the whole "Nazi" thing. Growing up in Cleveland with neighbors who had tattoos on their forearms, the term "Grammar Nazi" always made me a tad uncomfortable.
onethatcares
(16,168 posts)one time a girl asked him what marching band he played in.
another time around halloween he was told he looked great in that get up.
Sheesh, the world gets dumber every day it seems.
okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)The Wizard
(12,545 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts)Maybe she doesn't have access to maps . . . .
VWolf
(3,944 posts)toby jo
(1,269 posts)CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)Excellent reply Marine!
MissMillie
(38,559 posts)lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)I wonder if this is Miley?
BWAHAHAHA
progressoid
(49,990 posts)I had forgotten about that one.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Terra Alta
(5,158 posts)but whoever it is, she sure looks constipated.
malaise
(269,004 posts)Poor Miley
hatrack
(59,587 posts)ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)Dr. McKinney taught mathematics, having earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph. D. after 20 years in the USMC, attaining the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant (E9). Like most 18 year-olds, I thought I knew it all, and assumed that this retired 'jar head' probably ran his home like a military base, had bare-handed grizzly bear wrestling for a hobby, was a 'gun nut', etc. .
One of the very nice things about attending a small, liberal-arts college is that most of them encourage a degree of social intimacy between faculty and students. Professors customarily invited small groups of students to their homes on Sunday evenings for dinner, because the dining halls were closed (and pizza does get old). One November evening, I was invited to the McKinney's home for Sunday evening dinner, and it was an eye-opening experience that taught me a lesson about making assumptions, or stereotyping people.
The McKinney's home was clean, but 'comfortably rumpled'. Dr. McKinney was clearly the 'lesser of two equals' at home, but not at all distressed by the fact. He was also a connoisseur of fine wines, as we found out at dinner, loved classical music and opera, and his hobby-- no, his passion-- was toy trains. He also was a vigorous proponent of 'gun control': "If you want to own a weapon and kill someone, join the Corps!'.
Semper fi, Dr. McKinney, and a hearty 'Ooh rah' for Austin Turner!