First they came for the split infinitives.
And I did not speak up; because I try not to needlessly split infinitives.
Then they came for the double negatives.
And I didn’t say nothing; because I don’t never use double negatives.
Then they came for sentences ended with prepositions.
And I did not speak up; because that is grammar I don’t put up with.
Then they came for the passive tense.
And nothing was said; for usage of the passive tense is frowned upon.
Then they came for sentences which began with conjunctions.
And…
Oh bugger.
This started last week as a joke on Twitter.
I’m sorry it had to end this way.

I like that. A lot.
patently
April 16, 2009 at 10:21 pm