Fun with Conan the Grammarian

Dear Conan:

At last a worthy defender has arisen. Your work is saluted.

Long may you reign.

Let there be strength to the Righteous Red Pen of Wrath. (A bit of jussive subjunctive always helps.)

Regards

Judian

With the exception of its liberal use of passive voice, your email heartened the numerous defenders of our glorious language. Long live good English. (Or is it well English?)

Huzzah!

Your appreciation truly warmed the cockles of Conan’s heart. It is rare indeed that I receive any gratitude for my tireless crusade — in fact, there is a bounty on my head, placed by those who would further debase the Queen’s English to nothing more than grunts and hand signals.

Again, many thanks for your kind words.

Your ally in correctness,

Conan