One interesting aspect of the answer to the repetitive question is that, given the chance to intonate audibly the sentences, one could obviate the question of meaning and vaporize any ambiguity.
The limitation of print leads some to add indicators like "/s" to their scrawls.
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- Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:07 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: since I left the army
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3154
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:14 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Authoress
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15700
Re: Authoress
Probably those who were not nominated had knotty-knickers.
- Sat Jan 05, 2019 11:48 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: box to store rare stones
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5792
Re: box to store rare stones
You had to bring cats into it as well.
Bella and Arwen conduct nocturnal conferences against us.
Bella and Arwen conduct nocturnal conferences against us.
- Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:47 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: box to store rare stones
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5792
Re: box to store rare stones
It seems that these constructions are purposely vague. The questions are always “are they grammatically correct?” and “are they ambiguous?”. Never do the posters say “if not, how do you make them correct and explicit”. I suspect that’s because they already know how to make them clear. What they rea...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:09 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: The backside of the moon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12758
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:44 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: The backside of the moon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12758
Re: The backside of the moon
Aren't they on the 7th planet?
"According to the Chinese plans, a Chinese will land on the moon for the first time until 2030." -rocket scientist
"According to the Chinese plans, a Chinese will land on the moon for the first time until 2030." -rocket scientist
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:43 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Fishing rites
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10933
Re: Fishing rites
Something about this just don't seem rite.
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:20 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: might win yet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5699
Re: might win yet
Yet, still it is commonly used, so it is.
Our team might win yet, once.
Our team might win yet, once.
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:46 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: so much better
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7102
Re: so much better
It is certainly not odd that the ice and snow were between the wooden blocks and the load.
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:41 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: might win yet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5699
Re: might win yet
trolley
...and here we might add "so it is" or "once".
...and here we might add "so it is" or "once".
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:16 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: might win yet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5699
Re: might win yet
"Yet" is tricky and versatile. I returned to the farm-market, and asked the Mennonite boy who was on duty at the time if they had "any basil-plants yet". The weeks had elapsed since I'd last asked, and I thought that surely they might have some started now. The boy's response indicated that they'd h...
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:46 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: so charmed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4600
Re: so charmed
Wake Up Little Susie
- Tue Jan 01, 2019 1:12 pm
- Forum: Addicts' Corner
- Topic: Useful tip for those with hard-to-open wallets
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11814
Re: Useful tip for those with hard-to-open wallets
Tony h.
I had a pair of mentors like the Olivers. Different as night and day, they worked together as you described. One of their secrets to happiness: when arguing, laughter and peace must ensue immediately after one of them brings-up a third family-member.
I had a pair of mentors like the Olivers. Different as night and day, they worked together as you described. One of their secrets to happiness: when arguing, laughter and peace must ensue immediately after one of them brings-up a third family-member.
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:45 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Rodeo Drive
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6047
Re: Rodeo Drive
Appalachian is another one of those.
And being one of those, we used to have PEEKin buns.
And being one of those, we used to have PEEKin buns.
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:25 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Rodeo Drive
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6047
Re: Rodeo Drive
Wait!
Carrie Fisher starred in Star Wars!?
Star Wars is a film-series!?
Carrie Fisher starred in Star Wars!?
Star Wars is a film-series!?