As they very well should, because in fact you are wrong.
I've no problem with people saying "you and I." I understand what they mean, and I agree that communication is what's important. I was simply answering his question. And it doesn't even bother me if someone thought the GP post begged it.
However, I don't agree with your assertion that "you and me" is wrong, and your example does not apply. It is about the definition of a word, not of grammar. Languages evolve, but syntax and grammar evolve *much* more slowly than definitions. I can think of dozens of words that have taken on new meanings during my lifetime, but I am hard-pressed to think of any significant changes in grammar. (admittedly, when I was once asked "where do you be?" I understood the question.)
English is perhaps the most flexible language in the world, and its grammar is the scaffolding that allows that flexibility. If the scaffolding weakens so does the language.
what's wrong with "these seats are reserved for my wife and I" ? Serious question.
It should be "me," not I. You certainly wouldn't say "That seat is reserved for I." Adding a second person doesn't change that.
And easy way to know is to substitute "we" or "us" as appropriate. If it's us, use me. If it's we, use I. In this example it would of course be "those seats are reserved for us," so you know you should say me instead of I.
By the way, if you begin to use it properly be prepared for people to "correct" you.
By turning down the prize he brings wide attention to the issue, which could actually change the situation.
Change it in which way? Eliminate it, or distribute it in some equitable way? The person most able to distribute it equitably would be the one who put all the pieces together. So he could do that now and it would still draw plenty of attention to it.
The myth that VHS won because of the porn industry has no historical basis. The porn industry is not some huge driver of technology.
Waaay back when VCRs just came to the mass market (and weighed about 50lbs) I was working for a guy who bought one. Then he found a place where he could rent porn (for $10 a night in late 70s dollars!). I said to him "you know, it's just putting out a regular signal. I'll bet if you had *two* VCRs you could make copies....
And so he bought another one for that specific reason. And rented a *lot* of porn while he built his "library." And then as his friends learned about it *they* all went out and bought VCRs. So the PP combination of Porn and Piracy was certainly what drove that local market.
The people that would supposedly benefit from this technology are the same people whose existence is threatened by deforestation
Deforestation is caused more by land use than by cultivation for fuel. In many parts of the world vegetation grows so fast they can't burn it fast enough. Every day I see open brush fires set to control the growth.
Please, stop using the word soccer. The real name of the game is FOOTBALL.
Soccer is of British origin. There was Rugby football and Association football. The word soccer is derived from association. Over time rugby football became simply rugby, and so once football became unambiguous association football was able to drop the association qualifier. In the US the words evolved differently, and american football took the football name. It could have also gone the other way in England, but it happened not to.
Hey, Cliff Stoll! I remember thoroughly enjoying The Cukoo's Egg.
For those who are unfamiliar with it, it's his late 80's account of tracking down a spy who had gained root access to Lawrence Berkeley.
However you forget that every bank branch in the country has at least one money counter;
My printer has a little plastic dohickey that slides over to accommodate different sizes of paper. Perhaps something like that that would be of some use. Also, where I live the ATMs have no trouble spitting out different sizes of bills.
Apple would just buy some company and put out their own version that would not only work but work the way they wanted it to.
Not just *some* company. Adobe's worth about $18B today. Considering that the announcement would cause Adobe stock to drop in half, then Apple would just haul out one of its Big Bags o' Cash and buy the real thing.
I don't know if my left-handedness has anything to do with it, but I am very much linear. If I have two things to do I complete one before starting on the other. I even eat linearly - I'll eat all of each item in turn (much to my friends' amusment).
What a great comment! It's like something from the early days of slashdot.
their software is going to have to get a word in, to rewrite the page, removing the EMBED and replacing it with an HTML5 VIDEO widget with the appropriate video URL. There is Absolutely No Way that Apple is going to approve some sort of plugin for mobile Safari
I'm guessing this is a service they'll market to providers as an easy way to reach "flash-free" customers. So all the rewriting would be done before it reaches the browser.
you look at the AFI lists and Citizen Kane is always at the top, but I hate that movie
I didn't care for it the first time I saw it, but then I got a chance to watch it with Roger Ebert's in-running commentary (based on the class he taught) and I understood why it is so highly regarded. It's worth watching again if you can find a DVD that includes the commentary.
Exactly; like Bernard Madoff. Oh wait... If he made the rules, he probably would have exempted himself from a life sentence.
What actually happened was that when he turned himself into the police he thought then he would be the police and he could drop the charges. But obviously he misunderstood the meaning of the phrase.
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From TFA: "Mozilla will be automatically disabling the add-on for anyone who has downloaded and installed it."
I've no problem with people saying "you and I." I understand what they mean, and I agree that communication is what's important. I was simply answering his question. And it doesn't even bother me if someone thought the GP post begged it.
However, I don't agree with your assertion that "you and me" is wrong, and your example does not apply. It is about the definition of a word, not of grammar. Languages evolve, but syntax and grammar evolve *much* more slowly than definitions. I can think of dozens of words that have taken on new meanings during my lifetime, but I am hard-pressed to think of any significant changes in grammar. (admittedly, when I was once asked "where do you be?" I understood the question.)
English is perhaps the most flexible language in the world, and its grammar is the scaffolding that allows that flexibility. If the scaffolding weakens so does the language.
It should be "me," not I. You certainly wouldn't say "That seat is reserved for I." Adding a second person doesn't change that.
And easy way to know is to substitute "we" or "us" as appropriate. If it's us, use me. If it's we, use I. In this example it would of course be "those seats are reserved for us," so you know you should say me instead of I.
By the way, if you begin to use it properly be prepared for people to "correct" you.
Change it in which way? Eliminate it, or distribute it in some equitable way? The person most able to distribute it equitably would be the one who put all the pieces together. So he could do that now and it would still draw plenty of attention to it.
Waaay back when VCRs just came to the mass market (and weighed about 50lbs) I was working for a guy who bought one. Then he found a place where he could rent porn (for $10 a night in late 70s dollars!). I said to him "you know, it's just putting out a regular signal. I'll bet if you had *two* VCRs you could make copies....
And so he bought another one for that specific reason. And rented a *lot* of porn while he built his "library." And then as his friends learned about it *they* all went out and bought VCRs. So the PP combination of Porn and Piracy was certainly what drove that local market.
Deforestation is caused more by land use than by cultivation for fuel. In many parts of the world vegetation grows so fast they can't burn it fast enough. Every day I see open brush fires set to control the growth.
A fire is easy to come by. And chances are they already do some regular cooking, so adding potatoes is no big deal.
Soccer is of British origin. There was Rugby football and Association football. The word soccer is derived from association. Over time rugby football became simply rugby, and so once football became unambiguous association football was able to drop the association qualifier. In the US the words evolved differently, and american football took the football name. It could have also gone the other way in England, but it happened not to.
Sure, but the set of all intents and purposes necessarily includes all intensive purposes.
I'm just sayin'.
Hey, Cliff Stoll! I remember thoroughly enjoying The Cukoo's Egg.
For those who are unfamiliar with it, it's his late 80's account of tracking down a spy who had gained root access to Lawrence Berkeley.
They are. Just not very strong encryption.
Joke
7. to say something in fun or teasing rather than in earnest; be facetious: He didn't really mean it, he was only joking.
My printer has a little plastic dohickey that slides over to accommodate different sizes of paper. Perhaps something like that that would be of some use. Also, where I live the ATMs have no trouble spitting out different sizes of bills.
Sure, it would double it. But then it would have already been cut in half by Adobe's announcement, so they get it for the same price.
Not just *some* company. Adobe's worth about $18B today. Considering that the announcement would cause Adobe stock to drop in half, then Apple would just haul out one of its Big Bags o' Cash and buy the real thing.
I don't know if my left-handedness has anything to do with it, but I am very much linear. If I have two things to do I complete one before starting on the other. I even eat linearly - I'll eat all of each item in turn (much to my friends' amusment).
I saw one at a Def Leppard concert once, but it was only three limbs.
I'm guessing this is a service they'll market to providers as an easy way to reach "flash-free" customers. So all the rewriting would be done before it reaches the browser.
I didn't care for it the first time I saw it, but then I got a chance to watch it with Roger Ebert's in-running commentary (based on the class he taught) and I understood why it is so highly regarded. It's worth watching again if you can find a DVD that includes the commentary.
What actually happened was that when he turned himself into the police he thought then he would be the police and he could drop the charges. But obviously he misunderstood the meaning of the phrase.
It's not like you'd have to glue it in place. You could still use it for other things.
The article says "A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the National Security Agency's program of surveillance without warrants was illegal"
Maybe we could steel from the rich and granite to the poor.
The US is pricing itself out of the world market with its "living" wage, and is each day becoming just a tiny bit less important because of it.
Isn't wreckless driving one of the usual goals?