Richard Manitoba points to this T-shirt as appropriate attire for those of us who are . . . well, a bit unyielding on issues of punctuation and language structure. (Except for the split infinitive thing, on which I'm extremely liberal: I figure English is a Germanic language, and the rhythm of a sentence is often superior when we T-bone that infinitive. Also, some infinitives really want to be split, deep down.)

But the "sic" pun leaves me cold. I like this hoodie, however. And this issue has been a linguistic pet peeve for decades.

But this one here says it all.

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1 $20+ for a t-shirt? Who can afford grammar these days?

Posted by: Darrell at November 05, 2007 10:27 PM (GnmHB)

2 I'm a former high school English teacher. Grammar mistakes are definitely peevish. I shudder when reading my stepkids' rough drafts of assignments for various classes, and realize they have had no formal grammar training probably since 5th grade. I love these shirts, and have put them on my Christmas list!

Posted by: Anne at November 06, 2007 07:53 AM (R/ik3)

3 As a joke, my sister uses the word "irregardful."

Posted by: Attila (Pillage Idiot) at November 06, 2007 02:32 PM (ztNrs)

4 Nice, Cuz.

Posted by: Attila Girl at November 06, 2007 04:40 PM (aywD+)

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