Monday, November 17, 2008

a declaration in the key of me

In my ongoing effort to eradicate the 1st person plural from usage I propose to:
  1. Amend Thomas Jefferson's application of "we" to I and/or the currently assembled group of oldish white men who kinda agree.
  2. Eliminate "we" from the first line of the US Constitution. The people is a fine way of beginning the document although, The currently assembled group of oldish white male property owners who kinda agree would provide a more descriptive and illuminating introduction to all following themes and items.
  3. Replace all instances of "we" in "We Shall Overcome" to you and I. As in, You and I shall overcome or you and I shall all be free some day.
Next word on the chopping block: propose.

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