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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

when yes and no are the same thing

So, if I say, "The English language is strange, yes?" it means the same thing as if I say, "The English language is strange, no?"

Both being a placeholder for something like, "don't you agree?". (I hate punctuating with quotes and questions IN quotes and all that. Those rules are tough to remember.)

In other news, if ABC wants to build theMonica and I a home, we promise we won't do this. But we don't have a sobby enough story to get a home built, no? One time she said we were never going to find a house. Is that gut-wrenching enough?

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Thursday, October 11, 2007

grammar is always pertinent, right?

So, we are 24 days away from my hitchin'. That's what you call it when you're 50% hillbilly. And then you get a moonshine jug and some spoons and somebody fetches a fiddle! Yeehaw!

The invitation lady told theMonica that a response card line should read, "Number of vegetarian meal requested." I call balderdash. I think it should be "Number of vegetarian mealS requested" (except no capital "s" emphasizing the difference between meal and mealS). I am too lazy to actually look this up. And even if technically "meal" is correct I contend that it's one of those usage(s) which is so archaic so as to be rendered meaningless. The language has moved on. The correct usage is meals. As you can see, I've neatly set-up the problem so that I can not be wrong. That's how you debate!

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