Thursday, May 14, 2009

Everybody - still singular; and a misquote

http://leedrurydecesarescasting-roomcouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/aw-furthermore.html

>The awful thing about somebody's messing up with the administration is that everybody--including other teachers and the union--shun the person as if she has the plague. <

She still can't work it out. The parenthetic bit should have helped. Everybody shuns. Sheesh!


>"The quality of mercy is not strained; it dropeth from heaven like the gentle rain," says Shakespeare.<

No, he didn't. And if he had, he would have spelled "droppeth" correctly.


>I append documents that I sent out today about the mistreatment of a third-grade teacher by one of Bradenton's principals and the board attorney.<

Flabby passive voice.


>I implore that you three see that Ms. Cropsey gets mercy from some source: you if it comes to that.<
The subjunctive mood is obviously dead as far as you're concerend. Lay off everyone else now, Vinegartits.

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