Bob Bless The Elements Of Style
So, the second judge in a row has delayed hearing objections to same sex marraige in SF. Why? A
misplaced semicolon in the petition.
That's right, bitches, until your petition is JUUUUUSSSSST SOOOOOO, I'm afraid my hands are tied. Gotta keep issuin' them licenses!
Ooop, sorry, looks like you wrote "it's" on page 35 when you meant to say "its." Try again next week.
What's this? Oh, no. See, "their" is possessive and "they're" is a contraction of "they are." See you in March.
Oh, I'm sorry, you used "they" as a neuter third-person singular. I know it's common usage, but technically you're still supposed to say "he or she." We also would have accepted "s/he." Tough break. See you in October...
Posted by Jason at February 17, 2004 04:59 PM