Bobby has a set of golf clubs, but he's never used them. I can't say that I'm particularly disappointed at that!
Though I suppose that there are plenty who would say, "My wife has a copy of The Lord of the Rings, but she's never read it. I can't say that I'm particularly disappointed at that!" In other words, be nice, Dawn! ;)
I'm trying to be more conscious of how I use the term "American." It doesn't help that most Americans are brought up hearing that term used as a synonym for "US citizen," so it's one of those things that I don't think most think about until it's called to their attention. As for being unpoetic ... well, I switched to using the proper "his or her" rather than the pseudo-neuter-singular "their"--despite the fact that the former has the same effect on a pretty sentence as a black eye on a pretty face--so I'll eventually train myself into correctness! :)
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Date: 2008-11-11 04:22 pm (UTC)Though I suppose that there are plenty who would say, "My wife has a copy of The Lord of the Rings, but she's never read it. I can't say that I'm particularly disappointed at that!" In other words, be nice, Dawn! ;)
I'm trying to be more conscious of how I use the term "American." It doesn't help that most Americans are brought up hearing that term used as a synonym for "US citizen," so it's one of those things that I don't think most think about until it's called to their attention. As for being unpoetic ... well, I switched to using the proper "his or her" rather than the pseudo-neuter-singular "their"--despite the fact that the former has the same effect on a pretty sentence as a black eye on a pretty face--so I'll eventually train myself into correctness! :)