What 'Big Deals' Did to America

[Bobk]

What 'Big Deals' Did to America - HUMAN EVENTS

 

[Rum Runner]

Other than the grammatically incorrect phrase "America just lost an historic opportunity ... ", that is an interesting article. Why is it that people like Pat B and Ron P are always labeled as wackos when they make so much sense?

 

[TrailDust]

Other than the grammatically incorrect phrase "America just lost an historic opportunity ... "

I thought I was the only one who caught stuff like that.... I agree that Pat Buchanan is one of many conservatives who the mainstream media has been very effective at performing a character assassination.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

I thought I was the only one who caught stuff like that.... I agree that Pat Buchanan is one of many conservatives who the mainstream media has been very effective at performing a character assassination.

I think you meant whom

 

[Tejano Scott]

hahaha... Grammar police in full patrol in here!

 

[TrailDust]

Busted....

 

[XinTX]

Any time you hear the Polly-tic-ians talking about how they need to 'get something done', watch out. That always ends up costing a LOT of money and a loss of freedom.

 

[TXDave]

I thought I was the only one who caught stuff like that.... I agree that Pat Buchanan is one of many conservatives who the mainstream media has been very effective at performing a character assassination.

But the man will still appear on MSNBC with that chris matthews creature ... go figure.



-Dave

 

[TrailDust]

But the man will still appear on MSNBC with that chris matthews creature ... go figure.



-Dave

Maybe he enjoys debating with complete morons?

 

[Glockster69]

Maybe he enjoys debating with complete morons?

Or maybe he'll use any means available to get the conservative word out.

I've heard the term "an historic" before and believe it is correct. I don't like it, just think it is correct.

 

[TXDave]

Or maybe he'll use any means available to get the conservative word out.

I've heard the term "an historic" before and believe it is correct. I don't like it, just think it is correct.

I suppose that makes sense - he might be trying to "wake-up" those msnbc viewers that can and need to be woken up.

-TXDave

 

[jamesmrj]

Grammatically "an historic" is correct, though it sounds wrong since none talks this way.

 

[Rum Runner]

I've heard the term "an historic" before and believe it is correct. I don't like it, just think it is correct.

Grammatically "an historic" is correct, though it sounds wrong since none talks this way.

No and No. Don't get me started.

Edit:
(Cut and pasted from another thread)
A vs AN:
If the word that follows starts with a vowel sound then you use AN otherwise it is A. The thing that trips most people up is a word like honor or hour. They don't start with a vowel, but unless you have some strange accent, the H is silent when you pronounce them. So, it is an honor and an hour.

Within the last 5-10 years, it has become more popular to use AN in front of any word starting with an H like historic. However, when you pronounce historic the H is NOT silent. So saying something like this is wrong: "The signing of today's bill represents an historic event."

Acronyms tend to get screwed up too, but the same rules apply. It is all about the next sound.

So the following are correct:
a historic event
an orange shirt
an hour or two
an NFA* item
a SAAMI* recommended maximum pressure
a UFO was seen

*These ones are tricky because sometimes people list the letters in an acronym like NFA that people pronounce enn eff eh, Yet sometimes people pronounce acronyms like the were words like SAAMI is usually pronounced like sammy as opposed to being spelled out like ess eh...

 

[AcidFlashGordon]

 

[Glockster69]

Grammatically "an historic" is correct, though it sounds wrong since none talks this way.

Did you mean speak?

 

[ArielT]

But the man will still appear on MSNBC with that chris matthews creature ... go figure.



-Dave

I have no doubt he believes what he says, but I'm pretty sure he gets paid for his appearances.