Language Skillz0rs, Grow Some

Oct 02, 2010 06:41

OK, Really!? You can be prone to giggle fits if you happen to have a hair trigger sense of humour and that means that you tend to laugh easily. You can be prone to vote Republican and that may mean that you have conservative leanings. BUT YOU CANNOT SIT PRONE ANYWHERE. YOU JUST CAN'T. THE WORD PRONE MEANS TO LIE FACE DOWN OR AS ANOTHER USAGE MEANS TO HAVE A TENDENCY TOWARD SOMETHING. THAT'S IT. THERE IS NO PRONE SITTING. "The cat is prone to sitting in my favourite chair." That is a fine sentence, the cat usually wants to be wherever I am, yes? BUT "The man sat prone in the chair." FUCKING PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY.

Thankfully, the fanfic that triggered this rant is NOT by anyone I know or have friended, so they will not ever know that THEY SET ME OFF LIKE A ROMAN CANDLE WHEN THEY ABUSE THE LANGUAGE LIKE THIS OMG!

It sucks to be so wordnerdy, it does. *hugs IRL copy of Webster's*

rantyrantymcrantypants, writing/ranting who the hell can tell

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