Mr. Rollo Tomasi, a historical archivist and heavy equipment mechanic in Arcata, California, writes:
Dear Grammer Genious,
What is the difference in usage between "to sit" and "to set"?
Signed, Rollo Tomasi
Dear Mr. Tomasi,
Humans sit, and animals set. You sit on the couch, and your dog sets next to you. Why do you think they call them Irish Setters? Can't you put two and two together?
The fact that you felt the need to pose this question raises the lamentable suspicion that this simple, everyday rule, formerly known and used by everyone, is no longer being taught in our schools, probably because the so-called "teachers" are ignorant of it themselves. It's just another small quantum in the collapse of our culture and, consequently, of our economy, which is being handed over to China. The Chinese language, incidentally, has no grammer at all. Hmmm.
The Grammer Genious
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