tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post1409653696689876057..comments2023-10-25T03:22:30.728-06:00Comments on Ragamuffin Studies: More Rebellion Against Overzealous Grammarians (But Not By Me)Elisheva Hannah Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-21443376256012100832008-03-16T09:14:00.000-06:002008-03-16T09:14:00.000-06:00Love it. Good read. Good giggle. :)Love it. Good read. Good giggle. :)denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063730445661683331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-20993815793833064042008-03-16T07:21:00.000-06:002008-03-16T07:21:00.000-06:00I agree with Merriam-Webster. I Know that "one" i...I agree with Merriam-Webster. I Know that "one" is singular, but I also know that that particular "one" stands for many, so "have" seems right to me.<BR/><BR/>As a side note, do we Believe what that headline is saying? Oh my.Melorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285358490646455774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-53736756166213471822008-03-16T07:01:00.000-06:002008-03-16T07:01:00.000-06:00I dunno, though...if you don't think about it too ...I dunno, though...if you don't think about it too hard, "have" just sounds better. Because if that one-in-four girl "has" diseases, how many diseases can one girl have?Mama Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941211100125966917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-79098337581153511462008-03-14T16:48:00.000-06:002008-03-14T16:48:00.000-06:00IMO, the Grammar Zealots are correct. The subject ...IMO, the Grammar Zealots are correct. The subject of that sentence is "One" and the verb should be "has" rather than "have." I don't think the actual usage trumps anything. Similiarly we say "everyone is" even if we're referring to six billion people. <BR/><BR/>But seriously ... do all these folks writing to the paper have that much time on their hands? And aren't they more concerned about the *statistic* cited in the ungrammatical headline, and where those folks are getting their information? Yeesh!:-D<BR/><BR/>Steph (Who is pretty anal retentive about English usage, but may be too much of a WASP -- and lacks the Teutonic roots -- to call herself a Grammar Yekke *LOL*)momof3feistykidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566146042674179482noreply@blogger.com