tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post1848681288124395815..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: No Climbdown from Baum on “Climb Down”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-1259948316719288622012-10-02T14:59:16.322-05:002012-10-02T14:59:16.322-05:00I prefer climb down. It's descriptive and to ...I prefer climb down. It's descriptive and to the point. My rural summers always included at least one: <br />"Climb down this instant, before you break your neck!" <br />Compared to "Descend immediately!"<br />"Come down from there!" is a nice compromise in a less excited moment. <br /><br />But climb down is exactly the right phrase for an old country horse like Jim to describe the situation.<br />Sometimes in fiction, the You-Could-Put-An-Eye-Out-With-That-Thing school of grammar trumps Strunk & White.<br />I really enjoy your love of words.<br />Best,<br />Hollyilexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746233741271710376noreply@blogger.com