Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Public Notice of Grammar Correction

Dear State of Texas,

According to the English language, the words "you" and "all", if they are to suffer the barbarous practice of being contracted (id est, being put into the contraction form, like "you" and "are" can be made into "you're" in this moronic language), should follow along the standard rules of contractions. For example:

you + will=you'll
it+is=it's
I+am=I'm


This, Texans, means that it is never "Y'all" (and absolutely never "ya'll," as that is even further nonsensical), but should follow the above pattern and take "You'll". But that is confusing, is it not? Because You+Will=you'll. The logical conclusion, if you cannot use the proper form of "You All" and you cannot use the contraction for it is confusing, is not to come up with your own esoteric solution which you therefore foist upon the rest of the nation, no! The Empire decrees it a sin against the very language of your hallowed birth land. The only solution is to say something else in its stead, for example: "All of you".

A fair conclusion. Those found in violation will be flogged by order of the Caliph of Adrianople. And you know what they say about Turkish prisons.

Cordially,

The Ottoman Empire


PS--If you do not know what they say about Turkish prisons, more flogging! Shame and woe to those who know not of Wikipedia's vast splendor.

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