[Ads-l] Pseudo-prescriptivism in TV dialogue

[Laurence Horn]

> On Nov 12, 2019, at 2:17 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>> I hope A was armed.
> 
> As a matter of fact, he _was_, with a 12-gauge shotgun that he didn't
> hesitate to use.

But probably for less consequential grievances...
> 
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 11:28 AM Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
> wrote:
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>>> On Nov 11, 2019, at 12:52 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Two characters are arguing in a bar, when a third attempts to butt in.
>>> 
>>> A. Shut up! This is between me and gran'pa!
>>> B. You mean, "between _gran'pa and I_"! If you're going to speak English,
>>> at least speak it correctly!
>>> 
>> 
>> I hope A was armed.
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