http://www.ruraladvocate.org/2009/04/it%e2%80%99s-our-country-whether-we-like-it-or-not/ Rural health as it is and we hope it to be Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ruraladvocate.org/2009/04/it%e2%80%99s-our-country-whether-we-like-it-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Louis H, Swedarsky Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:27:44 +0000 http://www.ruraladvocate.org/?p=44#comment-18 The distinction between "this" and "our" pronouns in describing the country is a distinction without a difference if one takes the pronouns out of the contexts within which they are used. Each of the pronouns can and do connote possessive connotations of country, depending on the usage of the pronoun in the sentence. Just because one uses one or the other cannot assume a greater or lesser commitment to community or ownership of either problems or solutions. Perhaps the author is projecting his own values on those words rather than seeking clarification of the context of usage of those pronouns within the basis of analyses in which they are used. "This" and "our" are value equal in my book when ascribing problems and solutions in the social and political arena. Let's get on with "these", "their" or "our" solutions to societal problems and concerns. I am not concerned with ownership or credit for solutions, only successful ones. The distinction between “this” and “our” pronouns in describing the country is a distinction without a difference if one takes the pronouns out of the contexts within which they are used. Each of the pronouns can and do connote possessive connotations of country, depending on the usage of the pronoun in the sentence. Just because one uses one or the other cannot assume a greater or lesser commitment to community or ownership of either problems or solutions. Perhaps the author is projecting his own values on those words rather than seeking clarification of the context of usage of those pronouns within the basis of analyses in which they are used. “This” and “our” are value equal in my book when ascribing problems and solutions in the social and political arena. Let’s get on with “these”, “their” or “our” solutions to societal problems and concerns. I am not concerned with ownership or credit for solutions, only successful ones.

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