Ron Maimon

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... English examples of usage, which are at the extremes that folks, even native speakers, can comprehend, this comprehension being the goal of communication, and this communication being central to my goals in writing, which can be clarified by studying ... (continued at top)

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Mar 2	awarded	Yearling
Sep 18	comment	When do I use “I” instead of “me?” @Malvolio: I don't have a problem with "Jane and I", as antecedent, this is not the point. Just say "Jane, me, Arthur, and his middle school classroom walked to Sweden." The question is what to do in lists.
Sep 12	comment	When do I use “I” instead of “me?” @Malvolio: That's not true--- "Jane, me and all those people working beside us, contributed greatly to this movie." vs. "Jane, I and all those people working beside us, contributed greatly to this movie." My rule is correct, it is internalized by all English speakers, it just does not appear in any books. It's not my fault the books are incompetent, this isn't rocket science.
Aug 14	awarded	Critic
Aug 14	comment	Where did the term “OK/Okay” come from? -1: Read my answer, and the linked article to see why this is a terrible answer. This Read guy invented the stupidest cock-and-bull story for this word, and it became established and taught in schools. One must not tell lies.
Aug 10	comment	Don't let's fight . . @MaximV.Pavlov: not really, I am just saying that "Mom" is not doing any "letting" in the second part of the sentence. The "Mom" is clearly being let go to the movies, she is just not doing the letting. That's some abstract nonmentioned subject. Whether you are talking to yourself or not is not important, it could be either, but most likely you want Mom to go with you to the movies.
May 11	comment	When do I use “I” instead of “me?” @JohnY: I made it up! Like everything else I write. I try to never use references, (unless I accidentally hit on somebody else's idea, I wouldn't want to steal credit), as I only believe in original thought.
May 8	comment	When do I use “I” instead of “me?” @JohnY: Yup. It's a problem. But one could still program a computer to read one version of the language, like NYT English circa 2010.
Apr 26	revised	Why do you say “so do I”? fixes
Apr 26	comment	Why do you say “so do I”? @ColinFine: I agree with you, sorry for misspelling, but these are marginal cases. The "keep" occurs in this construction in many 16th century contexts, and should be considered archaic. "Ought to" is not auxiliary, but "thus ought you dance" is marginally acceptable to my ears, so I included it. I will edit to adress your concerns.
Apr 23	comment	Auxiliary movement in AAVE Thanks for the prompt answer!
Apr 23	accepted	Auxiliary movement in AAVE
Apr 22	revised	Why do you say “so do I”? remove Chinese english (nonnative or machine translated) example
Apr 22	asked	Auxiliary movement in AAVE
Apr 22	comment	Why do you say “so do I”? The use of "when" is a wh-movement, you can't extrapolate. "So do I" is the same as "When pigs fly, then do I go to work." There is an ellipsis in the "So do I.", so it's "When do you go to work?" "When pigs fly, then do I." is correct (although strangely elegant sounding).
Apr 22	comment	Why do you say “so do I”? It's because they are auxiliary verbs. But you have accepted and upvoted a wrong answer.
Apr 22	comment	Why do you say “so do I”? This is definitely wrong.
Apr 22	answered	Why do you say “so do I”?
Apr 12	answered	Is there a grammar mistake in “Ball Don't Lie”?
Apr 4	comment	Using an appropriate article before the word “leadership” @Bob: It's right only in a different usage of the word "leadership", where "the leadership" is a noun meaning a bunch of leaders. Then "I am a leadership" means I am a bunch of people. This is the reason I was downvoted--- because I did not recognize the alternate meaning of leadership, which might as well be an entirely different word. The answer I give is correct for the meaning of "leadership" in the meaning you gave originally. I didn't change the meaning at any point. It might also be downvoted because I tend to piss ignorant people off, and that's ok, I'm used to it.