No other verb in the American language behaves that way. Even in the arcane, deprecated predecessor of American (English), no verb behaves that way.
Wait, what? American language? Deprecated predecessor? Somebody really seems to hate the English people. The name of the language is still English. American English. Just as the language they speak in Australia is Australian English.
See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language#Countries_in_o...
Yeah, I totally switched off when I read that phrase. Taking a dig at the British is totally unnecessary and betrays the author's childishness. He needs to get that chip off his shoulder.
It takes away from his otherwise, carefully constructed argument.
Wait, what? American language? Deprecated predecessor? Somebody really seems to hate the English people. The name of the language is still English. American English. Just as the language they speak in Australia is Australian English. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language#Countries_in_o...