It seems that my blog posts of late have been so brilliantly authoritative, intellectual, and dense that none of my aspiring readers is able to comment beyond small exclamations of praise and adoration.
While fully appreciating the great compliment of awed silence, I find myself lonely at the top. Genius is indeed a hard lot when one must endure life without a companion capable of responding to such insightful and inspiring thoughts.
Though I suppose if my premise is true, this post is again a mere voice spoken into the great void without hope of even an echo.
Can I truly find comfort in simply recording my lofty thoughts? No, my sense of wholeness comes up lacking when not buffered by friends.
The question I now face is what kind of fall to expect. For some reason that proverb holds true even when pride takes the form of a jest. I suppose it's still pride at the core, badly disguised.
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"none of my aspiring readers [are] able to comment"
when i fall i aim for the sharp rocks. that way i can blame my hurt on something real.
Well, on the last post, was I to write: "Yeah stupid! What is wrong with you?" Or this post?
"none" is a singular pronoun, thank you very much. "of my aspiring readers" is a prepositional phrase that does not change the number of the pronoun it modifies.
Good idea, aiming for sharp rocks, but when I am ultimately the cause of my fall, I can't put the blame on inanimate objects.
And Duff, I think you should say that on all my posts. It would add such truthful consistency to my life.
Though, to your credit, Nate:
—Usage note Since none has the meanings “not one” and “not any,” some insist that it always be treated as a singular and be followed by a singular verb: The rescue party searched for survivors, but none was found. However, none has been used with both singular and plural verbs since the 9th century. When the sense is “not any persons or things” (as in the example above), the plural is more common: … none were found. Only when none is clearly intended to mean “not one” or “not any” is it followed by a singular verb: Of all my articles, none has received more acclaim than my latest one.
I think you are falling back into the same problem you mentioned in the prior post when you go fishing for insults instead of compliments
heh heh ... well "are" just sounds better in this instance .........
But doesn't the opportunity to insult garner more feedback than the opportunity to praise?
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why do you have your profile turned off?
Dear Writer, It is time for another brilliantly authoritative, intellectual, and dense post. My brain cells are in want of stimulation. Yours ever, Aunt Melinda
p.s. have you had your cup of joe today?
sarah jo that is... ;-)
explode?
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