tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post1337823910204277208..comments2023-09-07T05:53:08.315-05:00Comments on Don Coleman: Words MatterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482721418820436131noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-78522855091707177822008-02-24T00:48:00.000-05:002008-02-24T00:48:00.000-05:00Very true Don. In fact, I run the other way. If ...Very true Don. In fact, I run the other way. If I come across a word choice, then I often choose a different word all-together. For instance, I struggled with the difference between "further" and "farther" until recently. In the past, if I started a sentence and realized that the word was coming up then I would change the topic altogether or use another phrase (one that was probably much more awkward than figuring out the difference).jleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020049133031356160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-48159745134378006392008-02-21T15:11:00.000-05:002008-02-21T15:11:00.000-05:00The Word's words do, indeed, matter. Or, perhaps ...The Word's words do, indeed, matter. Or, perhaps better, the Word's words <I>are</I> the <I>new</I> matter.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.epiphaticexhaustion.com/notasthescribes/archives/43" REL="nofollow">; )</A>khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15317978074813816756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-22659637689796085912008-02-21T12:38:00.000-05:002008-02-21T12:38:00.000-05:00Thanks for this post, Don! You've sparked me to w...Thanks for this post, Don! You've sparked me to write a my own post in response to the matter.<BR/><BR/>One thing that peeves me off in speech is the incorrect use of personal pronouns and reflexive pronouns. So often I hear statements like this: "There will be a meeting today at 2 o'clock. I would like everyone to meet myself at the office." People in the profession world seem to think that it is threatening to others to use the word "ME" in a sentence, so they use the word "MYSELF".<BR/><BR/>Here's another: "Just between you and I, there's a real problem here." Why can't people use the word "ME"? Does "ME" just sound too selfish? I don't know...Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085316544288409146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-12632857803144978212008-02-21T11:29:00.000-05:002008-02-21T11:29:00.000-05:00No one likes a grammar Nazi.That being said, I agr...No one likes a grammar Nazi.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I agree theology matters. <BR/><BR/>But if Barack Obama has revealed anything about Americans it's that we prefer platitudes.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605135787761595953noreply@blogger.com