During OgFest, I was feeling a bit too comfortable in my surroundings and I corrected The Great Og in his speaking.
The look on his face as I ranted about his indiscretion told me that I had hurt his feelings.
When I later apologized, he stated that he was not insulted, as I was not bleeding, hence no apology was necessary.
That is a very kind thing to say, and I appreciate it.
His indiscretion? He ended a sentence with a preposition.
Well, I’ve found an authority on the subject, Winston Churchill, and his comment on the matter:
“Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.”
Apparently, I’m not the only one who corrects people on the matter. Even great people.
I’m capable of speaking and writing english properly. And I’m capable of having fun. The two are not incompatible, but Dennis Miller and Dick cavett are probably the only two who can pull it off. And I think Dick is dead, inne? Dennis even screws up sometimes, today he stated that the end of W’s term was nineteen…oh, man, I got the whole millenia wrong.
Great to meet you. Hope we do so again, very soon.
I end sentences in prepositions occasionally, but I do know when I do it, and I do realize that it’s wrong. I figure the bigger problem today is that so many people do not know the I/me/myself rules. It drives myself so crazy that me can’t think straight!