Dr. Joel Hoffman on why only some grammar rules are breakable

Your Bitemaster is proud to say he sleeps with a copy of “the little book” under his pillow; and he’s also pleased to brag that he’s met the good doctor Hoffman right here in the BiteCave.

In his article on the HoffPost, Dr Hoffman describes both prescriptive and descriptive grammar and then concludes that good writers know when to follow the rules and when to break them.

Here at BiteMe, we follow a similar approach: If you see what you think is a grammar error, you can be sure it was a carefully considered artistic choice.

Dr. Joel Hoffman: Why Only Some Grammar Rules Are Breakable.

FAA releases list of entities which have applied to fly drones

Over 80 entities have applied to fly drones, including government agencies, local police departments and universities.

I want to fly my own drone so I can spy on people I disagree with, but I’m haven’t been able to find the application form online yet.

Drone List Released By FAA Shows Which Police Departments Want To Fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Anti-UN Ron Paul seeks UN help to seize domain name

Former Congressman Ron Paul, who opposes US involvement in the United Nations, has filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization, a UN agency, to seize the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org from a group of his supporters.

They offered to sell him the domains, but Paul chose to seek government help to avoid paying the price.

What an asshole.

Ron Paul Wants RonPaul.com So Badly That He’s Asking The UN For Help | Mediaite.

Gayle Trotter says women need guns to protect themselves

“The D.C. lawyer and mother of six shocked many when she told a Senate hearing that guns are ‘the great equalizer’ for women—and that gun control is effectively sexist.”

That line of reasoning got me thinking: What if Matthew Shepard had had a gun? Would things have turned out differently? Maybe gays everywhere should get themselves some assault rifles so they can fight back.

Gayle Trotter: The Woman Who Called Gun Control Sexist – The Daily Beast.

Exclusive Dalton School puts arm on parents of rejected applicants

Does the Dalton School really solicit donations from the families of kids who didn’t make the cut? Why would such families donate, unless . . .

The revealing e-mail went out as part of a fundraising effort to have school supporters lobby parents of recently rejected kids for money, sources say. Recipients, we’re told, were encouraged to make contact with the families in an effort to broker better relations and deepen the potential fund-raising pool.

via EXCLUSIVE: Dalton alums irate over leaked confidential e-mails – NYPOST.com.

In death, former NYC mayor Ed Koch comes out . . .

Yes, long closeted Ed Koch has finally admitted  . . . that he’s a Jew. In his twelve years in office, I never heard of him going into a synagogue. But he was always seen in the company of Cardinal O’Connor and was a frequent attendee at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Apparently he specified before his death that his secret Jewish identity should be revealed  on his tombstone. Good for him!

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