Stephen Fry Takes A Firm Stance On Grammar. He Doesn’t Go The Way You’d Think.

“It’s only ugly because it’s new and you don’t like it.” — Stephen Fry. Seriously though, check out 4:44 for the only time you really need to nail the wording according to Webster.

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Rollie Williams

Jun 24, 2013

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