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Here's the tweet, in case you didn't want to click on the link (you don't need twitter to follow the link, FYI):

[tweet]542519826204213249[/tweet]

Well, first he says "yup, it's not [a done deal]".  It should be either, "Yup.  This is not [a done deal]." or "No, it is not [a done deal]."

But my suspicion is that WIM's peeve is not with the grammar, but with the retweet that seemingly adds a confirmatory endorsement.  Lombardi makes it look like he has confirmatory information on the subject, without actually adding to the conversation.  I grant that it is twitter, and thus a tough medium to add information.  Still, if he had additional information he should have said, "My source is telling me the same thing.".  If it was a personal opinion, he should have added that, "I think @StanfordRivals is right; I believe that Peat is giving strong consideration to going to the NFL".  Absent that, if he just wanted to pass along the information, a simple retweet would have been appropriate.  He's really just piggybacking on Drukarev's tweet, and by adding "Yup, it's not" to it, making it seem like he has independent information or is adding to the conversation, when he most likely does not.  That's lazy reporting from a guy with a national platform.

BC

[BostonCard]

Here's the tweet, in case you didn't want to click on the link (you don't need twitter to follow the link, FYI):

[tweet]542519826204213249[/tweet]

Well, first he says "yup, it's not [a done deal]".  It should be either, "Yup.  This is not [a done deal]." or "No, it is not [a done deal]."

But my suspicion is that WIM's peeve is not with the grammar, but with the retweet that seemingly adds a confirmatory endorsement.  Lombardi makes it look like he has confirmatory information on the subject, without actually adding to the conversation.  I grant that it is twitter, and thus a tough medium to add information.  Still, if he had additional information he should have said, "My source is telling me the same thing.".  If it was a personal opinion, he should have added that, "I think @StanfordRivals is right; I believe that Peat is giving strong consideration to going to the NFL".  Absent that, if he just wanted to pass along the information, a simple retweet would have been appropriate.  He's really just piggybacking on Drukarev's tweet, and by adding "Yup, it's not" to it, making it seem like he has independent information or is adding to the conversation, when he most likely does not.  That's lazy reporting from a guy with a national platform.

BC