Exchanges with Our Boss

Thursday, April 17, 2008

From: We
To: Our Boss

We just discovered that the gerund of “benefit” is spelled “benefiting.”
One t.
That’s insane.

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From: Our Boss

To: We

You didn't know that already?
Typical English major...
What about committment/commitment/committed/commited

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From: We
To: Our Boss

What about tacking on a question mark to that interrogative?
He shoots, he scores!

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From: Our Boss

To: We

He shoots, he scores!...
... and doesn't answer!

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From: We
To: Our Boss

We’d say “commitment” makes sense because you don’t pronounce it as “commit” + “tment” or “commit-teh-ment.” Whereas you do say “commit-ted,” hence the extra t.

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From: Our Boss
To: We

You just looked them up, didn't you?

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From: We
To: Our Boss

No, a while ago. Every time We start talkin’ about odd spellings you always gotta pull out “commitment” and “committed”—that’s your one, that’s your one. Commitment, committed. Commitment, committed. Let me tell you something once and for all: Commitment, committed was good, but compared to “benefiting,” commitment, committed ain't shit.

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From: Our Boss
To: We

Accommodate...accomodate...recommend...reccommend..occasionally...ocassionally... F&&%#$*&!