Question about "first ever"

joe king · May 10, 2010

bigpern23 said:

I'd like to add "this past," as in, "I took a huge shit this past Tuesday." It's last Tuesday, or even just Tuesday if the sentence is written clearly enough. "This past" is ridiculous.

I also hate the ubiquitous use of the word "would," as in, "He would score 50 points in the game." Would he? Or DID he? He SCORED 50 points. It's a much more active way to phrase it. "Would" just dilutes the verb, renders it as limp as a neutered dog after a fifth of Jack Daniels.
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That "would" construction just drives me berserk. If it already happened, just say what happened.

Clerk Typist · May 10, 2010

joe king said:

bigpern23 said:

I'd like to add "this past," as in, "I took a huge shit this past Tuesday." It's last Tuesday, or even just Tuesday if the sentence is written clearly enough. "This past" is ridiculous.

I also hate the ubiquitous use of the word "would," as in, "He would score 50 points in the game." Would he? Or DID he? He SCORED 50 points. It's a much more active way to phrase it. "Would" just dilutes the verb, renders it as limp as a neutered dog after a fifth of Jack Daniels.
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That "would" construction just drives me berserk. If it already happened, just say what happened.
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Oh, it gets worse. How about "He would go on to score 50 points in the game." Would go on to? TV folks love that. Give me action verbs, please.

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