Hm. Was I over the top, here?

[conuly]

As you can see, this sort of argument drives me a bit batty.

But was I too sarcastic? I don't want to irritate people excessively.

Comments

[malantha.livejournal.com]

i think it might have been a bit much. i pretty much agree with you, but if i had been on the receiving end of a reaming like that i think i'd be kind of upset by it :P

[carakarena.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't consider it a reaming. I thought it was funny because it was clearly hyperbolic, and frankly, not to be taken seriously.

[conuly]

Well, not *completely* seriously :)

Were I serious, I definitely wouldn't've ended asking "when, oh when". That's just a bit much. But I do hold the less dramatic form of that argument, which is that prescriptivist linguistics is... well, pointless.

[carakarena.livejournal.com]

Well, we'll just have to agree to disagree, because I find you too funny and endearing to be mad at you for being so damned wrong :)

[conuly]

Aw :)

Of course, you *know* that you're the wrong one. You just don't want to admit it. That's all right. Linguani, god of all things linguistic, will forgive you. Maybe. I'll sacrifice some pasta for you.

_{I'm in a bit of a silly swing. I'm usually not quite this crazy.}

Mmm..pasta!

[carakarena.livejournal.com]

It's okay -- silly is good :)

Re: Mmm..pasta!

[conuly]

Go on, friend me. Please? Even if you're one of those evul heretical prescriptivists, I can still find you reasonably intelligent and interesting. Pretty please?

Here, I'll ask one more time....

PlZzZzZ???????!!!!!!!!!11111

Re: Mmm..pasta!

[carakarena.livejournal.com]

Only REASONABLY!?? Prepare to be FASCINATED!!!!! ;)