Or it may be that a foolish consistency, as Emerson would have it, "...is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."

It knows it'll go back in the box if it tries to play gotcha with grammar, so it resorts to this.

Haven't seen this one in action, but she's got a look that makes me want to hatefuck the attitude out of her.