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Catty. Chatty. And Occasionally Trashy.

Mar 25
God Hates Tyler, Texas

Well, not God..but Goodyear. Goodyear is planning to close it's Tyler plant and with it over 1,400 jobs will come to an end. The impact on the town is undeniable. People that have worked at the tire plant for 20 years will surely have a hard time finding jobs in a town that is not exactly an economic boom-town.

For those of us that have changed jobs every 3 years, been laid-off several times, and moved from city to city with a new job this type of impact is hard to believe. Politically, there is only so much you can do to protect 20th century jobs in a 21st century economy.

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I'm not sure there's much we can do to protect 21st century jobs in a 21st century economy.

When's Sine Die? at March 25, 2007 9:17 PM

Bloggers should use better grammar. Someone might read your work. Therefore, try using the correct relative pronoun to describe a person. For example, write "People WHO have worked..." or "For those of WHO have changed jobs..."

Daniel Webster at March 25, 2007 11:24 PM

And those who live in glass houses should not throw stones: in your second example, "Daniel," the "who" is clearly the object of the preposition "of." What you actually wanted there was "of WHOM."

Amerloc at March 26, 2007 8:35 AM

Not quite, Amerloc.

Because the entire phrase is the object, the noun "who" remains in the subjective case, and is therefore proper.

Daniel Webster at March 26, 2007 1:02 PM

Nope. Here you go, since you've no reason to trust me): http://www.swcp.com/info/essays/pronouns.htm

Amerloc at March 27, 2007 1:47 PM

Maybe Leo Berman knew the plant was going to close, and that's why he's trying to run all the Meskins out of Texas. 1,400 jobs in a town the size of Tyler ought to result in a recall election for the state rep.

Boddhisattva at March 27, 2007 5:14 PM

How the hell is he responsible for the plant closing?

BacchusXY at March 28, 2007 2:47 PM
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