http://phillyist.com/2008/09/11/proofreading_philly_13.php All comments for Proofreading Philly en-us 2009 MikeMuller Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:15:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss redmullersox@yahoo.com redmullersox@yahoo.com 60 http://phillyist.com/2008/09/11/proofreading_philly_13.php#comment-1479806 http://phillyist.com/2008/09/11/proofreading_philly_13.php#comment-1479806 Comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:37:25 -0500 <p>Speaking as a Canadian observer, I wonder why Americans tend not to use the past participle when it ought to be used. "It must have fell out of his pocket" is a howler of an example. Why did the person not use "fallen"? I hear other examples--mostly from undereducated persons--and there should not be any reason for this except bad schooling. Is there something about irregular verbs that is the pons assinorum for Americans? I hope not. </p> http://phillyist.com/2008/09/11/proofreading_philly_13.php#comment-1460130 http://phillyist.com/2008/09/11/proofreading_philly_13.php#comment-1460130 Comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:25:00 -0500 <p>To shame on people. I guess they didn't take Mrs. Krabappel's class from The Simpsons. "Me fail English, that's umpossible."</p>