Comic Bot Posted November 9, 2022 Share #1 Posted November 9, 2022 Source - Patreon View the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 9, 2022 Share #2 Posted November 9, 2022 Honestly, that's the sort of shit that drives me nuts too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 9, 2022 Share #3 Posted November 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Honestly, that's the sort of shit that drives me nuts too!!! I’m more about that superfluous “of”… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 9, 2022 Share #4 Posted November 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: I’m more about that superfluous “of”… I can't effectively rewrite his sentence without changing other words. The "of" only seems superfluous, but saying the sentence by eliminating it (first "of"), makes it yucky (to me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 9, 2022 Share #5 Posted November 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I can't effectively rewrite his sentence without changing other words. The "of" only seems superfluous, but saying the sentence by eliminating it (first "of"), makes it yucky (to me). Because functions as a subordinating conjunction for the dependent clause that follows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 9, 2022 Share #6 Posted November 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: Because functions as a subordinating conjunction for the dependent clause that follows. No idea what that means but regardless, I think he should say "I have anxiety because my work-life balance is out of balance" - or better - ""I have anxiety because my work-life balance is out of whack!" I dislike "being" a lot in that original sentence, and I would 100% have rewritten that in an e-mail and likely never spoken it that original way either. I'm not a stickler for grammar, but I try to be a stickler for writing accurately and with some degree of economy with words (but not with !!! or ???). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 9, 2022 Share #7 Posted November 9, 2022 Oh! I realize now I had already replaced the word “being” with “is” in my head as I read it. Wow. I actually am silently correcting your grammar. 🥺 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 9, 2022 Share #8 Posted November 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: Oh! I realize now I had already replaced the word “being” with “is” in my head as I read it. Wow. I actually am silently correcting your grammar. 🥺 It's either a blessing or a curse - or BOTH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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