On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 13:44:59 -0400, Peter A >
wrote:

>In article >, cathy1234
says...
>> Peter A wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I wonder why people write things like "Me, I" when it is a grammatical
>> > horror and totally unneeded to get your meaning across. "I come up
>> > with...."
>> >
>> > This is in the same league as "Where are you at?" (lose the "at")
>> >
>> >
>> Do you know what *I* wonder, Peter? Why the heck *you* even care about
>> grammar so much on Usenet.
>> Go and get a job as a proof reader or something. Sheesh.
>>
>
>English is a beautiful language, capable of great subtlety and
>expressiveness. If you want to say something, say it well. I realize
>that usenet is not the Princeton English department, but most everyone
>here has at least finished high school with its required English
>classes. Were you sleeping?
>
>If I make a grammatical error in a post (which I am sure I do) and
>someone points it out, I am grateful for the chance to learn something
>and improve my writing. Others, apparently, are happy to ignore such
>advice and, with false pride, continue writing like a slow 5th grader
>(your writing is not so bad, actually, but some other people are just
>horrid).
>
>If people write sloppy English, so be it - they may still have something
>interesting to say. I don't want to be a "grammar nazi" or anything like
>that. My goal is not to say "Hey stupid, I'm smarter than you" but
>rather to say "perhaps you would like to know this." Unfortunately,
>insecure people are so touchy about any criticism, they would rather
>remain ignorant than learn something new because of their stupid pride.

of course. everyone like to be implied to be illiterate on the net.
who would not? (or is it 'whom'? jeez, he's got me all nervous now.)

but it's for their own good, so who could possibly object?

your pal,
blake