What happened to English grammar?

I have no feelings for this man either, and was totally against the Malvinas war. But I can see why this post would seem so insensitive to many.

I can think of terrible things that have happened to people's families, in general and also on GN - and what seems very sensitive and hurtful to one or more, due to past history, may not be for another or others.

What upsets me is that some just cannot see it. I could m produce a similar sentence, with the same mistakes in a different context- which would be so hurtful and upsetting to some or many, because of their past history. So best NOT post it surely. I can't understand how some of you cannot 'feel' that. Some things are beyond pedantry- although I agree the grammar and syntax is appalling. Even at school, when learning English as a FL, we learnt that it is : sink, sank, sunk.

Really Elegran !!!! My oh my .

It's been unpleasant for some time now MiceElf!

And I did too. This place is becoming very unpleasant.

Not yours, Nonu, it was J08s.

And if you want to know who reported your last post - it was me. As soon as I saw it.

I do remember commenting on the French police and being moaned at for being rascist !!!

Sorry, bags, the past tense of sink is definitely sank. The passive is sunk as in The Ship was sunk. He sank the ship.
I have no feelings about the death of this man, and certainly did not envisage any debate about his achievements or the war. Still, any way of getting at me...........

Jingle - remember the thread about the murders near Annecy?

You can see it and respect it and still comment on the grammar.

Just as you, J08, could see and presumably respect the honest feelings of posters on some threads in the past and still comment asking someone to pass you the sickbag. If you live in a glass house, don't call the kettle back, and don't throw stones at the pot.

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No?

Oh God. He most likely saved a good number of our sailors from dying. That's all. He was a brave man and served his country well.

I have sunk this rubber duck wouldn't sound right as I have sank...

whereas I sunk this duck = I sank this duck

I thought sank and sunk were both past participles of sink, almost interchangeable.

The original post was about the inability of a journalist to report his sinking of the Belgrano grammatically. He did not sunk it, he sank it.

He was 81. He had a good career, saw action, sank a famous enemy ship, is mourned by friends and family. We who never met him don't need to show our sensitivity in a dramatic display of grief. We know more about Mishap's old Dad than we do about this man, and it comes nearer to us.

Absolutely Bags. The only thing I feel sad about is the totally pointless loss of life, both British and Argentinian in a stupid war.

And if you're a sub, then do your job properly.

It's just a piece of news. We all die.

jura, the subject matter is irrelevant if one is simply talking about the grammar of a phrase or sentence. It's perfectly possible to be critical of the grammar while feeling emotion about the subject.

Though, to be honest, I don't feel any emotion about this Sandy chappy dying. Why should I? I wouldn't have know him from Adam, even with his uniform on.

Seriously, greatnan, I don't know what the grammatical faux pas is! I'm not criticising your grammatical pedantry.

The subject was grammar - how can I be insensitive about that?

A pedant is one thing...

but totally insensitive about the subject is another, surely.

One day I will be able to post a thread without being jumped on, but obviously not yet.
I feel that reporters, proof readers and sub editors should be able to write grammatically. If that makes me a pedant, so be it.

Glad that's been established!

It is, and it is, Ana