File spoon-archives/avant-garde.archive/avant-garde_2000/avant-garde.0011, message 35


From: "grhdaknt" <grhdaknt-AT-intac.com>
Subject: Re: Enjoy pedantry
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 16:15:26 -0500


> This is the great debate:
> in the red corner, John Bull says that 'enjoy' is a transitive verb, and
> that Uncle Sam is not entitled to simply 'enjoy', he must, if he wishes
> to speak English, enjoy something...
> in the blue corner, Uncle Sam says it's a living language and he's got
> the right to make amendments... in fact the first amendment is all about
> his right to make amendments !

    I am compelled to state on behalf of my countrymen: We're number one.
We're number one. We're number one.

    yours,

    Luther Blissett
    live from New Jersey, the Center of the Known Universe



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