[B-Greek] What is it between you and I?
Barry
nebarry at verizon.net
Thu Jul 3 13:22:53 EDT 2008
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Conrad" <cwconrad2 at mac.com>
To: "Eric Inman" <eric.inman at wescorpflex.com>
Cc: "B-Greek B-Greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] What is it between you and I?
> I found it (http://tinyurl.com/35cp8r), but the way I read it this is
> not an instance of "we" as the object of a preposition; rather it is a
> matter of being FOR the U.S. Constitution and the principle embodied
> in its preamble, which begins with the words, "We the people of the
> United States ... " This is NOT an affirmation of some principle of
> using "we" as the object of a preposition.
"We the People" in that sentence is considered a stock phrase or title. A
stock phrase or title in English is sometimes treated as a noun phrase, and
may function as the object of verbs or prepositions. Remember "I,
Claudius?" "I saw Patrick Stewart in "I Claudius..." Carl is absolutely
right, and on this 4th of July Weekend, let us celebrate our independence
from bad grammar!
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Professor, WRTS
http://www.wittenbergreformed.org
Mentor, TNARS http://www.tnars.net/
Classics Instructor, TAA
http://www.theamericanacademy.net
and me:
http://mysite.verizon.net/nebarry
http://my.opera.com/barryhofstetter/blog
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