Thursday, August 02, 2018

The almost-perfect comeback



I humbly submit that these are the two best sentences that J.K. Rowling has ever written. Nevertheless: "Whom" should be "who."

5 comments:

  1. Mr Mike3:12 PM

    I wonder if th a wasn't a rip on the NYT made up John Kerry quote, "Who among us doesn't love NASCAR"
    http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh100204.shtml

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  2. H. W. Fowler8:07 PM

    Rowling's latest pseudonymous crime thriller is due in September. That's an old Twitter exchange; what ever came of the grammatical issue? Does she herself compose every one of her tweets? The language and grammar echo the KJV's 'Sermon' in Matthew: "... verily, ... whom amongst ...". Who can say they have never been trolled?

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  3. I would diagram the Rowling sentence but you don't pay enough.

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  4. Anonymous9:09 PM

    Been a while Joe, you got me a little worried.

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  5. You okay Joseph?
    Worried about you.
    M

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