From the perspective of your own, or any one lifetime, you can believe that. Modern English has seen all kinds of changes in just a few hundred years, never mind Old and Middle English. Most of us need a dictionary, or at least a few minutes of serious deep thought, to both read Shakespeare aloud and comprehend it.
I thought I’d always reject the ‘incorrect’ being acceptable, and go kicking and screaming into a world where further/farther, bring/take, and was/were (to name a few) were used ‘incorrectly’ but truth is -language actually does evolve.
Probably because you started calling as soon as they opened – lots of other people always have a similarly urgent issue, whether it’s a vet or people doctor’s office. I do empathize and hope everything is okay. If there’s a next time, maybe just start driving their way a half-hour before they open? Or is there a 24-hour vet in your area? (Nearest to us is 40 miles away.)
A PSA because it matters: 988 is the Crisis & Suicide phone # in the US, to call or text. And it’s confidential. From the website: “The Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 200 local crisis centers, combining custom local care and resources with national standards and best practices.”
Originally he was a cobbler. I suppose the fairy guild pays him to hassle tourists around rainbows, and really hope he’s getting royalties for all the reproductions of his image around St. Patrick’s Day.
Makes sense for young to think of Scooby-Doo, he’s had a higher profile/better agent for decades :-D Too bad Tatulli didn’t include something like “apologies to Chic Young” so context could be had in a 10 second Google/Bing search.
Loved that series! It was so much better than the books, too!