Jamaica Plain News reports somebody who apparently went for a walk around the pond forgot to do that and so his or her car rolled onto the Jamaicaway, where, no, it didn't cause a 17-car pileup, but did just sit there for 20 minutes until some passing garbagemen and a state trooper pushed it out of the way.
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I'm confused
By anon
Fri, 04/07/2023 - 3:05pm
Did they also not put it in park?
Park?
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 6:55pm
They were at the park.
If they were driving a manual, there is no "park" to put it into. Best to not put it in second or neutral in case the PARKing break fails.
in case the PARKing break
By Bob Leponge
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 7:29pm
Gimme a brake. It won’t fail unless the mechanic who worked on it is a looser.
Manual Transmission?
By SwirlyGrrl
Fri, 04/07/2023 - 6:57pm
Or failure to put it into/stay in park?
Having used a manual much of my driving years I still use the parking break out of habit. Probably a good thing.
Their
By Transphobia Watch
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 6:50am
Use “their car” when referring to someone of unknown gender. The construction “his or her” is outdated and suggests that people of other genders don’t exist or matter. Trans/nonbinary folks notice when someone doesn’t use inclusive language.
It’s a battle…
By Bob Leponge
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 10:14am
…. My desire to use current, inclusive language on one side, and longtime habit, enforced by the stern ghost of my 3rd grade teacher on the other… sometimes the ghost of Mrs. K wins. I can still hear her correcting “did everyone get their lunch” by asking whether the “one” in “everyone” was singular or plural.
Mrs. K
By perruptor
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 3:28pm
Had a pet peeve, it seems. Sadly, it was worthless.
Her job…
By Bob Leponge
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 7:26pm
Her job was to teach us standard written English. Her correction was completely in line with Fowler, the MLA, the Times style manual, etc.
Language is a living thing. “Their” and “they” as singular is becoming part of mainstream use now, but it wasn’t back then.
Jane Austen....
By Michael Kerpan
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 9:47pm
...used singular "they" on occasion. So, it's not like it's a new thing.
Oh, it's been around for time out of mind
By Tim Mc.
Sun, 04/09/2023 - 9:31am
but it wasn't "standard", so it wasn't taught in schools, hence this thread.
It's not necessarily intentional
By Tim Mc.
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 10:26am
Lots of people have ingrained habits from *decades* of "his or hers" being the standard. You do something for half a century, it can not only be hard to change, it can be hard to even notice you're doing something.
If someone does it intentionally, though, I have a lot more of a beef with them.
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