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Jul 29th, 2008 at 9:35 pm by Susie

That’s some good writing.

Posted in Fuck the Poor, Life in the Big City

3 Responses to “Damn”

on 29 Jul 2008 at 10:56 pm1Peter VE

Yes.

(no more to say)…
on 30 Jul 2008 at 12:54 am2Mr. Roboto

I started skimming it, but got stuck when the author opened the fourth paragraph incorrectly by using the pronoun “me” as a direct object, when clearly the pronoun “I” should be used as the subject.

To wit, when “ohio” writes “The only person who hates the tarps more than me and the fab GF is our carpenter, Ryan.” she clearly means that the only person who hates the tarps more than she and the fab GF do is Ryan. However, as written, it means that the only person who dislikes the tarps more than he dislikes ohio is Ryan.

See the difference? Ohio probably got confused because if he/she had written “The only person who hates the tarps more than I and the fab GF is our carpenter, Ryan.” it would sound awkward. He/She should have written “The only person who hates the tarps more than the fab GF and I is our carpenter, Ryan.”

I is the subject. Me is the direct object. (Or, if you want to be cute about it, I am the subject. The direct object is me.)

I’m really not the grammar police, but as you linked to the story for the damn good writing, I just had to knock it down a peg.
on 30 Jul 2008 at 7:37 pm3k

I think that in this instance it can be defended as a use of vernacular.
I’m reminded of the Camp David Accords, when President Carter yelled at the parties involved, saying that they were refusing to work on a peace plan because they didn’t like the wallpaper.
Or, more succinctly, get over it.

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