tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920673813315102409.post6111813829997620418..comments2023-06-16T07:53:34.935-04:00Comments on Rogue Eggplant: A singular concernErica Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02413194227635734992noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920673813315102409.post-44538615638060598522012-02-05T18:34:27.514-05:002012-02-05T18:34:27.514-05:00Ha! Well, distraction gives life vegetables at une...Ha! Well, distraction gives life vegetables at unexpected times, maybe...Erica Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413194227635734992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920673813315102409.post-56940911574128136392012-02-05T11:14:35.490-05:002012-02-05T11:14:35.490-05:00"but distraction gives life savor. Along wit..."but distraction gives life savor. Along with vegetables." I just realized that, possibly related to verb agreements, I interpreted this as "but distraction gives life savor. And distraction also gives life vegetables."Rebecca Hedreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239327677207313507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920673813315102409.post-1419813368675081572012-01-30T07:46:46.560-05:002012-01-30T07:46:46.560-05:00And then you get the argument over horticulturist ...And then you get the argument over <a href="https://sharepoint.cahnrs.wsu.edu/blogs/urbanhort/archive/2011/11/19/you-say-horticulturalist-i-say-horticulturist.aspx" rel="nofollow">horticulturist vs. horticulturalist.</a> Language is a funny thing!Erica Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413194227635734992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920673813315102409.post-1780652349727129662012-01-29T19:56:47.712-05:002012-01-29T19:56:47.712-05:00I love this post, and i laughed a lot! And i think...I love this post, and i laughed a lot! And i think you are the first person who thought of that, rather who posted it, as many might have asked but didn't publish for many to see. Maybe the "old" horticulturists and botanists know (but they will not reply because they are still young!). Yes i also wish this can be explained, maybe you should send this to the academe for clarification. What about the suffix "ist" or "er"? This has somehow been maybe tradition too, what is the rule for saying botanist instead of botaner, or photographer instead of photographist! Someone might rather be an anthropologer than an anthropologist! What about a gardenist rather than a gardener! Oh endless... hahaha!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.com