Nothing will stop me

As previously mentioned, it didn't take long for me to become one of those people who like to (self-righteously, no doubt) explain their use of grammar. As it turns out, even a reunion with my first love (vodka) does not keep me from feeling the urge to explain grammar.

"Justina, where is our coats?"

"There's no subject-verb agreement."

"???"

"It's 'Where ARE our coats?' Coats is the subject and as it is plural, the verb should be are, not is."

Of course, my explanation actually included a lot of slurring and pausing for the right words... Needless to say, I was the life of the party. Ha!

And now that I've typed out this little anecdote, I'm beginning to wonder if this is a matter of subject-verb agreement... See, I know what's incorrect, but that doesn't mean I can name the grammatical offense.