[lit-ideas] Re: Geary's Girly Handwriting
- From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:58:22 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
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From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
Sent: Oct 11, 2004 7:43 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Geary's Girly Handwriting
In a message dated 10/11/2004 7:29:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
JL, I take issue. To ask for a sample of handwriting is to put someone on
the defensive for no reason. That's wrong. Especially since the issue isn't
handwriting but the larger issue of masculine/feminine. Also, the object of
the preposition takes the objective case. In other words, to interested
parties like me, him, them.
---- Oops.
Thank you for the correction. Indeed "like _me". I was thinking of things
like strawberries. When you can say, "He likes them like I" (i.e. "like I also
do"), or is it always "like _me_"?
I'm surprised Geary has girlie handwriting, incidentally. (Back to the
topic). But then he says he's eso-teric.
A.A. Might be my oops. I thought the "I" was a hypercorrection. I took the
"like me" as an objectival. I think we need we need a professional on this.
Regarding the topic, if you think it's Mike's handwriting, then leave I out.
Andy
Cheers,
JL
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