Stolen from another blog
From the Letters to the Editor of the Dublin (Ireland) The Sunday Independent (as reprinted in The New Republic, Oct. 24, 1994):
Sir — I was shocked by the language of Molly McAnailly Burke's piece on lesbian rockers, and your allowing it in a family newspaper. The offending phrase "five writhing beauties hot for each other" should be "five writhing beauties hot for one another," since "each other" applies only to two.
— Sean O'Brien, Rathfarnham, D14
Courtesy of Creek Running North
posted by jenn at 10:51 a.m.
7 Comments:
I *think* I would have said 'one another' but I can't be sure. 'each other' sounds good to me too. Argh the more I think the more confuddled my head gets.
It's a bit anal of that person to write in over something like that though... Grumble at home maybe, but write in?
If I didn't know better I'd say it was the Billy Got-No-Hobbies who always writes a pedantic letter into the Metro newspaper, and who lives in Leeds. I didn't get chance to conduct a proper survey, but he seemed to be published every smegging week, with the same type of pedantic letter.
ROFTLOL
That's beautiful. :D
Oh the first comment was me.
Callie
I LOVE that!
maybe lesbian rockers just don't believe in proper grammar.
hussies :)
We would say each anothoo!
OK Bye
Stompy
Yep. That made me laugh out loud.
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