- I finished reading a 300+ page book on footcare. Any questions about blisters? Well, I now have the answers.
- I told Adrienne I would love a subscription to Consumer Reports, and for Father's Day she came through with the goods. I just devoured my first issue. Any questions about ceiling fan and room air conditioner ratings? Well, I can help you with that too.
- In my last post I wrote, "As an aside, this Dairy Queen is supposedly a popular stop for Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, whom I presume to stink too." Using some standard guidelines for "who vs. whom," whom appears to be the right choice; whom is in the objective case, and if you substitute "them" for "whom" and rearrange the sentence, you get, "I presume them to stink too," which sounds okay to me. But if I had written, which I did initially, "whom I presume stink too," it's not as clear; "whom" is still in the objective case, but rearranging leaves you with, "I presume them stink too," which doesn't sound right. I spent over two hours trying to figure this one out. Our resident grammatical superstar, Adrienne, thinks it's whom. Any other English professionals out there (Emilie) care to chime in?
- I'm reading the science fiction book, Consider Phlebas, by Iain Banks. This was my friend Chris's choice for our book group. I don't think he'll be offended that I'm using Consider Phlebas as proof of my geekiness; when he chose the book, Chris said he "was nerd(ing) out with his pick." I think this is my first sci-fi book since reading Fahrenheit 451 my freshman year of high school . If I start planning a family trip to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in Washington, please get me some help.
- And the coup de grâce: I built my own computer.
I started with this...
and finally, back up and running...
empty case...
a tangled mess...
nice and tidy...
But don't despair, my friends. Adrienne is not sitting idly by as I spiral further and further into the depths of dorkdom. She is doing her best to stem this ultrageek tide. While in Michigan, she snagged this ultra-not-geeky t-shirt for me. I love it...
3 comments:
hey there,
it IS whom, because of the verb presume. If you had just said something about the "thru-hikers who stink" it would be who. But you "presume" them to stink, which makes whom the object of your presuming.
good work, team.
i guess adrienne is back? awaiting a report.
xo
Could it be written "I presume they stink"? And if so, wouldn't "who I presume stink" also be correct? Or does the objective case rule trump all other "tricks" for who vs. whom? Or am I just an idiot?
Bro, tell Adrienne that your Motown t-shirt definitely has the "cool-ness" factor.
Me and Lisa went by the library yesterday and I found a copy of Tony Dungy's book. I just started it, but man it is really moving and inspirational. I'll holla at you soon.
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