Comments on: Pet peeve of the moment http://www.tracz.net/2007/05/22/pet-peeve-of-the-moment/ Mindless Drivel 2.1b Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Patrick http://www.tracz.net/2007/05/22/pet-peeve-of-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Patrick Wed, 23 May 2007 18:38:43 +0000 http://www.tracz.net/2007/05/22/pet-peeve-of-the-moment/#comment-39 Hmmm. I can see using it if the difference makes the metrics of the sentence work better, but honestly 99.99999% of the time that doesn't matter for shit. Now I want to write a poem that uses "I've Not" in a place where "I haven't" won't fit. Hmmm...now I just need a subject for my work...maybe jerking off in public? No...how about mowing the lawn? Damn it! Now I have to get working on it. Hmmm. I can see using it if the difference makes the metrics of the sentence work better, but honestly 99.99999% of the time that doesn’t matter for shit.

Now I want to write a poem that uses “I’ve Not” in a place where “I haven’t” won’t fit. Hmmm…now I just need a subject for my work…maybe jerking off in public? No…how about mowing the lawn?

Damn it! Now I have to get working on it.

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