Political correctness and grammatical correctness

[DownWithTheLeft]

Freedom Fries rule!

I hate France, if that makes me a racist so be it

[Citizen James]

Freedom Fries rule!

I hate France, if that makes me a racist so be it

Would you like some victory veal with your freedom fries?  Or are you more interested in a Kaiser roll?

Any particular reason for such a passion as hatered, beyond making a good scapegoat?  How do you feel about totalitarian regimes such as China or Pakistan - or is agreeing with Bush more important in your opinion than freedom?

[Tetro Kornbluth]

And "French" Fries are not from France, FYI. The "French" came from the process of "frenching": cutting the food into strips in preparation for cooking.

Utterly True.

But don't tell that to the reactionaries who love "freedom fries" but bitch about anti-bigotry political correctness.

[CARLHAYDEN]

First and foremost, I prefer clarity in a written exposition.  Generally, most rules of grammar are designed for this purpose, although a few (such as the rule againat 'dangling participles') are anachronisms.

Second, I prefer accuracy in allegations.  When someone tells me that Albania is a country in South America, I tend to have grave doubts about their opinions on international affairs.

Third, a logical presentation is to me far more important than a crass appeal to emotion.

Fourth, I tend to forgive others their typographical errors, as I hope they will forgive mine.   

Fifth, I do tend to cringe when others lard their posts with superflous verbiage such as  "anyway," which adds nothing of substance to the post. 

[Gabu]

Fifth, I do tend to cringe when others lard their posts with superflous verbiage such as  "anyway," which adds nothing of substance to the post. 

Most people write things on message boards as if they were talking to another person.  I don't personally see anything wrong with that.  It's not like we're academic scholars who are writing rigorous dissertations.

[John Dibble]

Fifth, I do tend to cringe when others lard their posts with superflous verbiage such as  "anyway," which adds nothing of substance to the post. 

Most people write things on message boards as if they were talking to another person.  I don't personally see anything wrong with that.  It's not like we're academic scholars who are writing rigorous dissertations.

You didn't know? Your posts are peer reviewed!

[Beet]

Fifth, I do tend to cringe when others lard their posts with superflous verbiage such as  "anyway," which adds nothing of substance to the post. 

Most people write things on message boards as if they were talking to another person.  I don't personally see anything wrong with that.  It's not like we're academic scholars who are writing rigorous dissertations.

You didn't know? Your posts are peer reviewed!

I recommend a revise & resubmit.

[opebo]

Freedom Fries rule!

I hate France, if that makes me a racist so be it

Oh really?  You have been to France, yokel?

[Michael Z]

Freshperson?!  Who says that?  Is that even a word?

The university where my dad teaches got a lot of flack for calling their freshmen "first-years" out of PC (and trying to emulate some Ivy League).

Over here we just call them "freshers", and have done for decades (IIRC). I thought they did the same in the US.

[KEmperor]

Freshperson?!  Who says that?  Is that even a word?

The university where my dad teaches got a lot of flack for calling their freshmen "first-years" out of PC (and trying to emulate some Ivy League).

Over here we just call them "freshers", and have done for decades (IIRC). I thought they did the same in the US.

Nope, commonly used term is Freshman.  Followed by Sophomore, Junior, and Senior.

[angus]

Over here we just call them "freshers"

No.

we do have freshers in the US, but it's more of a cornmeal-battered, deep-fried invertebrate that comes with blue-cheese sauce.  They're not sentient, so it's okay to consume them.