tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post2594503812102285196..comments2024-02-19T07:51:46.118-05:00Comments on Throw Grammar from the Train: Annals of prescriptivism: RemitJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173219179480606941noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-23045227278403459382011-06-01T05:46:51.493-04:002011-06-01T05:46:51.493-04:00I'm sure the use of "remit" can from...I'm sure the use of "remit" can from the fact that you were sending the money back in answer to the bill, not just sending the money period. It's a useful distinction - you're paying after receiving the goods, not before - and I'm not surprised it came about.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-20420353336860481682011-05-03T15:51:29.315-04:002011-05-03T15:51:29.315-04:00I find it funny that someone would consider remita...I find it funny that someone would consider <i>remit</i>a big word and <i>send</i> a small one.Jonathonhttp://www.arrantpedantry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-36768121753170313462011-05-01T15:08:14.795-04:002011-05-01T15:08:14.795-04:00Strangely enough, I'm almost disappointed that...Strangely enough, I'm almost disappointed that this turned out to be bogus. It sounds just like one of those cases where the business community is using a "fancy" word in place of a simple one in an effort to inflate their own importance and sound more "professional". I guess they're off the hook on this one.Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607046468663026271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-85181247342665526322011-05-01T12:30:30.478-04:002011-05-01T12:30:30.478-04:00Very interesting, and of course it led me to think...Very interesting, and of course it led me to think about the term "remittance man".<br />Wikipedia offers an interesting discussion of the remittance man in history and in the literature of Mark Twain, Robert Service, and Robert Louis Stevenson.<br />— K<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com