[lit-ideas] Re: Grammar question
- From: Paul Stone <pastone@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:50:11 -0400
> Just a small note on this, as I think Mike inadvertently (or probably
> purposefully, knowing him a little bit) displayed in his little ditty, the
> rule I use is if I am saying "some time", then I split it, but if there's an
> 's' on the end, it's sometimes. I don't think I've EVER written or said
> "sometime" without and 's' on it. It would be like writing "somebeer" or
> "somegeese". But sometimes, you need to put that 's' on two collective words
> that already imply multiplicity/plurality just to create a word that is
> necessary. Replace "sometime" at the beginning of that last sentence, and it
> just sounds wrong!
>
paul
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