The Boston Globe, January 6th, 2002
THANYOU FOR HAVING US," SAID MILLIONS OF GUESTS TO MILLIONS OF HOSTS AS THE HOLIDAY SEASON ROLLED ALONG. "THANKS FOR HAVING ME" SAY THE AUTHORS AND PUNDITS AND ORDINARY CITIZENS WHO POPULATE RADIO AND TV TALK SHOWS. AND TO BRUCE WEINBERG, A PROFESSOR AT BENTLEY COLLEGE, THE EXPRESSION IS STARTING TO SOUND WEIRD. "I am wondering if it is a grammatically correct way to communicate appreciation," he writes. Wouldn't it be better, he asks, to say something more specific - "thanks for inviting us to dinner," say? Well, as far as usage is concerned, we know that having friends to dinner is OK. (Some...
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