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1 posted on 04/27/2008 8:24:20 AM PDT by nuconvert
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To: Boxsford; Irish Rose; Ditter; kitkat; Pan_Yans Wife; maryz; Ultra Sonic 007; traviskicks; Bob

Double helping of Dave, pong


2 posted on 04/27/2008 8:25:13 AM PDT by nuconvert (There are bad people in the pistachio business.)
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To: nuconvert

I resemble Dave’s insinuations about not good grammar, or is it grammer? I can’t never remember.


4 posted on 04/27/2008 8:48:44 AM PDT by Ditter
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Q. What about ''transpire'' vs. ``perspire''?

I demonstrated my pedantry early -- as a child, I was certain the lyric to the Christmas carol Winter Wonderland was "Later on we'll perspire as we dream by the fire" as opposed to the correct conspire. Seemed reasonable!

6 posted on 04/27/2008 8:56:09 AM PDT by MozarkDawg
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To: nuconvert

A college student wrote, “the woman fell prostitute at the bottom of the stairs”. His professor asked, “Don’t you mean ‘prostrate’? since there’s a difference between a fallen woman and one who has just stumbled.
An oldie but goodie.


12 posted on 04/27/2008 9:17:42 AM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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