Jumping on every word, every comma …
I can recall how, when I was an adamant conservative ideologue in the ‘80s, I would gallantly and angrily jump on every sentence, every word, every comma muttered or written by a boneheaded ideological opponent. The opposite was true too – I’d gallantly and angrily defend every sentence, every word, every comma muttered or written by a boneheaded ideological ally.
This
post and this
post remind me of those depressing days so long ago. …