I was speaking in present tense. Violence does beget violence. I must've connected it with something past tense...oh well... Just so long as you don't try to open up a can of "whoop ass" now...
Oh, yeah, right. Like I'm going to waste my time opening up a can of digital linguistic "whoop ass" on a person with the same beliefs as me! Jeez, I know I started the English Zealotry Syndicate and all, but damn, you guys are so prejudiced against good linguists! Well maybe if you weren't so prejudiced you would spend more time learning English well! FFS, you're how old? -- Just kidding. I propose a toast, to Libertine. As my good anarchist friend Garrett would say, To the decay of American society; may it be swift!