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Parking pro tip: Always set your emergency brake when you decide to drive over to Jamaica Pond for a walk

By adamg on Fri, 04/07/2023 - 9:58am

Jamaica Plain News reports somebody who apparently went for a walk around the pond forgot to do that and so his or her car rolled onto the Jamaicaway, where, no, it didn't cause a 17-car pileup, but did just sit there for 20 minutes until some passing garbagemen and a state trooper pushed it out of the way.

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By anon on Fri, 04/07/2023 - 3:05pm.

Did they also not put it in park?

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By SwirlyGrrl on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 6:55pm.

They were at the park.

If they were driving a manual, there is no "park" to put it into. Best to not put it in second or neutral in case the PARKing break fails.

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By Bob Leponge on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 7:29pm.

in case the PARKing break fails.

Gimme a brake. It won’t fail unless the mechanic who worked on it is a looser.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 04/07/2023 - 6:57pm.

Or failure to put it into/stay in park?

Having used a manual much of my driving years I still use the parking break out of habit. Probably a good thing.

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By Transphobia Watch on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 6:50am.

Use “their car” when referring to someone of unknown gender. The construction “his or her” is outdated and suggests that people of other genders don’t exist or matter. Trans/nonbinary folks notice when someone doesn’t use inclusive language.

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By Bob Leponge on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 10:14am.

…. My desire to use current, inclusive language on one side, and longtime habit, enforced by the stern ghost of my 3rd grade teacher on the other… sometimes the ghost of Mrs. K wins. I can still hear her correcting “did everyone get their lunch” by asking whether the “one” in “everyone” was singular or plural.

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By perruptor on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 3:28pm.

Had a pet peeve, it seems. Sadly, it was worthless.

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By Bob Leponge on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 7:26pm.

Her job was to teach us standard written English. Her correction was completely in line with Fowler, the MLA, the Times style manual, etc.

Language is a living thing. “Their” and “they” as singular is becoming part of mainstream use now, but it wasn’t back then.

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By Michael Kerpan on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 9:47pm.

...used singular "they" on occasion. So, it's not like it's a new thing.

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By Tim Mc. on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 9:31am.

but it wasn't "standard", so it wasn't taught in schools, hence this thread.

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By Tim Mc. on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 10:26am.

Lots of people have ingrained habits from *decades* of "his or hers" being the standard. You do something for half a century, it can not only be hard to change, it can be hard to even notice you're doing something.

If someone does it intentionally, though, I have a lot more of a beef with them.

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