The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #138985 Message #3185351
Posted By: Lighter
11-Jul-11 - 07:59 AM
Thread Name: BS: Sloppy use of language
Subject: RE: BS: Sloppy use of language
What about "almost as big *of* a thing."
It's been years since I heard anyone not insert the pointless and ungrammatical "of." I see it in print now, too.
"Is, is (that)" is everywhere in speech. Listen to CNN and you'll hear what I mean:
"The great thing about it is, is (that) it's incredibly economical!"
Maybe it began as a stammer. Now it's probably the spoken norm.