If I’m taking advantage of the bookstore’s skills – their selection of books, the physical copies to browse and decide if they are worthwhile – without buying from them, then I am stealing their work. If I discover a book by browsing for it in a bookstore, I buy the book there. If you are happy NOT having bookstores to browse in, then buy your books wherever you like – but I agree with Betty, I actually see this as a valuable service that I’m willing to pay for.
Maybe? Or maybe it’s unintelligible. Yes, descriptivist approaches to grammar are fine – but it’s also true some students write papers in which it’s honestly impossible to see what is meant. And when you ask them, the students don’t know themselves.
Spoiler: Usually a spoiler is signalled by stating it is a spoiler at the start of the comment. In this case, nixie224 could have said “Spoiler about the puppies” in one comment, and then in the comment below posted that the Patterson adopt one. That way anyone who wanted to avoid spoilers could do so. Otherwise anyone who wants to avoid spoilers must exclude themselves from all comments.
We have a nice community on gocomics – why not try to make it work for everyone?
Good point! Anecdotally I think people on FaceTime project more, so louder – but I wonder if that’s true or just my own annoyance distorting my perception.
I have one item from each of my grandmothers: a cake plate from one, and a sewing box from the other. And I like using them, but I don’t anticipate my children will necessary want them, either! But because I used them, they might associate them with me rather than my grandparents? We’ll see. It’s only stuff!
I would assume that’s not the only principle, however – otherwise why not invest in the mafia? drug cartels? etc. And thankfully our laws have continued to change over the years to aim for better ethics. Our laws just haven’t caught up to reality, yet – but someone needs to lead the change, and that’s Betty’s aim.
If I’m taking advantage of the bookstore’s skills – their selection of books, the physical copies to browse and decide if they are worthwhile – without buying from them, then I am stealing their work. If I discover a book by browsing for it in a bookstore, I buy the book there. If you are happy NOT having bookstores to browse in, then buy your books wherever you like – but I agree with Betty, I actually see this as a valuable service that I’m willing to pay for.