http://thoughtpresslife.com/2007/07/13/grammar-arguments-and-errors/ News, trends, and interesting things Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:15:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://thoughtpresslife.com/2007/07/13/grammar-arguments-and-errors/#comment-1540 Jim Lee Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:19:29 +0000 http://thoughtpress.wordpress.com/2007/07/13/grammar-arguments-and-errors/#comment-1540 In 1951 I passed the Bar Exam and began what became my lifetime practice of law. With the passsage of time, I became aware of some thing s about the use of our language that no one had ever bothered to teach me. It took me more than a year to realize that a gramatically correct and near perfect manner of speech intimidated many of those less well educated. A potential witness might become embrassed to say that ---- "the Chevy was running like a bat outa Hell" and would risk loseing credibility by giving a more stilted account. It took another year to become comfortable working some slopyness back into my speech. In 1951 I passed the Bar Exam and began what became my lifetime practice of law. With the passsage of time, I became aware of some thing s about the use of our language that no one had ever bothered to teach me.
It took me more than a year to realize that a gramatically correct and near perfect manner of speech intimidated many of those less well educated. A potential witness might become embrassed to say that —- “the Chevy was running like a bat outa Hell” and would risk loseing credibility by giving a more stilted account.
It took another year to become comfortable working some slopyness back into my speech.

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