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entombed in the shrine of zeroes and ones ([personal profile] rone) wrote2005-09-15 12:12 am
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hey kids!  it's drive-by grammar nazi!

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There's "once in a while" and "every so often"; "every once in a while" is a pleonasm.

[identity profile] mmcirvin.livejournal.com 2005-09-15 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
What's wrong with pleonasm? "Every once in a while" is euphonious.

[identity profile] palecur.livejournal.com 2005-09-15 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Euphony is not a criterion. It can be a tiebreaker, at best.

[identity profile] merde.livejournal.com 2005-09-15 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
as my old English teacher used to say, "you have to know the rules before you can break them." in both poetry and prose, brilliant writers have been breaking the rules for centuries.

every once in a while, circumstances demand a pleonasm. one hopes that [livejournal.com profile] ronebofh successfully achieved one with his furious grammar-wanking.

one does not, on the other hand, want to hear about it.
ext_8707: Taken in front of Carnegie Hall (monterey)

[identity profile] ronebofh.livejournal.com 2005-09-15 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"The Wanking Pleonasm" would be a great name for a band.
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[personal profile] thedarkages 2005-09-15 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Colombia, Columbia
ext_8707: Taken in front of Carnegie Hall (southpark)

[identity profile] ronebofh.livejournal.com 2005-09-15 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
ARGGGGGGGHHHHH YES YES YES YES this one sends me into PAROXYSMS of RAGE
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[personal profile] alfvaen 2005-09-16 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Frankly, I could care less about your pleonasms.
ext_8707: Taken in front of Carnegie Hall (anime - (c) 2002 jim vandewalker)

[identity profile] ronebofh.livejournal.com 2005-09-16 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, you're supposed to make all comments in English AND French, you stinkin' Canuck!
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[personal profile] alfvaen 2005-09-16 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Zut alors, je l'avais oublié. Je suis desolé. Il faut que je mange de la citrouille, tricote une toile d'araignée, et me rattrape avec un boule de phoque. Tousse sur mes chausettes, s'il vous plait.