"Immersion in the life of the world, a willingness to be inhabited by and to speak for others, including those beyond the realm of the human, these are the practices not just of the bodhisattva but of the writer." --Jane Hirshfield
Showing posts with label grammar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grammar. Show all posts
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Beg you read this.
My favorite grammar problem: Begging the question. It has a fine meaning here, or here, having to do with faulty logic. Of which there is no end.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Himself, Herself, Themself
I hate using him. I hate using him/her. I hate using her. I hate using them, but I'm going to try to get used to it because I think it makes the most sense.
"They/them" is not even a modern usage. It dates from the sixteenth century.
"They/them" is not even a modern usage. It dates from the sixteenth century.
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