OK, before I get into trouble, let me just get one thing out of the way here: the Dizty Democrats kicked my butt on this one! That's right, those crazy Ditz-heads already published a story on Stephen Colbert's hilarious Allen/Durbin routine last night. In fact, since the Ditzes have already covered this so well, I will simply refer you to their fine blog and recommend that you watch the Colbert video. Classic line: "He changed +óGé¼-£will+óGé¼Gäó to +óGé¼-£shall+óGé¼Gäó+óGé¼GÇ¥that is HUGE!"
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And that's the word.
lol..
[I know this doesn't match the topic, but I've used up my diary postings today]
Thaaaaaaaaannnnkkkk you for the linkage.
I'd like to pick two nits in the Ditzy Dems text.
Colbert was good, though :)
1)The shall/will mix-up is *much* later than Beowulf. Beowulf was written in an entirely different language (try reading 8-9thc English, and you'll see
2) Even though the difference between "shall" and "will has, essentially, disappeared in modern usage, the difference between "loathe" and "loath" has not. So it's:
I *loathe* Bush and Cheney and Rummy and Rove, and...
as opposed to:
I *am loath* to say a good word about any of them.