Slay, ?slayed? and I'm done my homework

[Wilson Gray]

On Nov 3, 2004, at 4:47 PM, FRITZ JUENGLING wrote:

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>>>> wilson.gray at RCN.COM 11/02/04 05:34PM >>>
> Newsweek  November 8, 2004 p.56
>> (I'm ignoring "walked onstage" vs. "walked onto the stage.")
> -Wilson Gray
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> 'Walked onstage" doesn't bother me a bit.  I don't think 'Walked
> onstage'
>  and 'walked onto the stage' necessarily mean the same thing.
> Fritz
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Sorry, Fritz. I ain't messin' wit' dis'un. As I said, I'm ignoring it.
Though I am quite tempted to rise to the challenge. However, I know
that, as a consequence of having spent years learning "proppa
Ang-lish," I tend to be a stickler for locutions that those who grew up
*speaking* what they consider to be proper English - and not some
random, non-standard dialect - don't waste their time with.

-Wilson