Comments on: CC Sabathia gets schooled in Yankees trivia

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:57:43 +0000

1) Words matter, regardless of what Internet Society as a general whole seems to think.
2) If Craig actually meant to insult the people who watch Leno in its current incarnation, then what he wrote would be correct. It’s just not Craig’s usual style to do so.

By: Jonathan L.

Jonathan L. — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:05:21 +0000

I don’t know, pedantry is pretty fun.

By: RobRob

RobRob — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:56:45 +0000

I think the bigger problem is that “damn” is a verb, not an adjective (or an adverb). Craig should have used “damned”.

By: snArky Vaughn

snArky Vaughn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:44:43 +0000

I wonder how many players read up on the history of the teams they are brought up in or traded to. I would think players would be more familiar with the history of the team they were a fan of as a kid. Therefore, Denzel’s Yankee knowledge > CC’s.
What sounds correct?
“too many damn”
or
“too damn many”

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:36:36 +0000

@Ross Stop being a pedant. It’s a question of usage, not sense.

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:18:42 +0000

I dunno, Ross. You may be technically correct here, but how would you say it in conversation? Your version doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily. I’ll consider it though.

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:16:53 +0000

Craig, I normally just skip over your typos and grammatical errors, but in this case can you change “not too many damn people” to “not too damn many people”. One is cursing the number of people. One is cursing the people themselves.