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Nevilledog

(54,275 posts) Tue Mar 25, 2025, 02:58 PM Mar 25

Gentle parenting U.S. "leaders" about national security

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Gentle parenting U.S. "leaders" about national security (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 25 OP

Ha! Solly Mack Mar 25 #1

Gentle is an adjective, but "parenting" is used as verb here, so it should be "gently", the adverb. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #2

It's a thing Nevilledog Mar 25 #3

Sure, but not here. If the phrase "gentle parenting" were used as a noun phrase, it should have "for" after it Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #4

the first nazi to punch is the grammar nazi in one's head WhiskeyGrinder Mar 25 #5

You are free to invent your own grammar and your own nazi Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #6

Solly Mack

(94,928 posts)

1. Ha!

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Tue Mar 25, 2025, 03:05 PM

Mar 25

Bernardo de La Paz

(55,333 posts)

2. Gentle is an adjective, but "parenting" is used as verb here, so it should be "gently", the adverb. . . . . nt

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 03:57 PM

Mar 25

Nevilledog

(54,275 posts)

3. It's a thing

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 04:02 PM

Mar 25

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-is-gentle-parenting

Bernardo de La Paz

(55,333 posts)

4. Sure, but not here. If the phrase "gentle parenting" were used as a noun phrase, it should have "for" after it

Reply to Nevilledog (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 04:06 PM

Mar 25

It should be "Gently parenting US leaders"

or

"Gentle parenting for US leaders". or "of" as in the gentle parenting of leaders.

Either the speaker / writer is gently parenting them or providing gentle parenting skills to them to learn.

WhiskeyGrinder

(24,783 posts)

5. the first nazi to punch is the grammar nazi in one's head

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 04:39 PM

Mar 25

Bernardo de La Paz

(55,333 posts)

6. You are free to invent your own grammar and your own nazi

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 06:14 PM

Mar 25

But then you might be mistaken for a person who can accept no criticism and you might not be understood. I was not criticizing you, I was not criticizing our friend NevilleDog, I am criticizing the video titler.

There is nothing inherently special about grammar that should shield it from inspection, analysis and criticism. If your first response to a discussion of grammar (it's only grammar!) is reaching for violence, ... I can't help you.

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