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jls , with his colon so full, it nearly rectum, wrote: "Robert Bonomi" wrote in message ervers.com... In article , Jim Weir wrote: Are you kidding? The people around here lay awake at night worrying about whether anal-retentive should be hyphenated. Bah! *Everybody* knows that the mark-up is a full colon. Or, as our Brit friends would say, "Full colon, full stop." Not a full colon, but a semi-colon with a polyp. Damn! I have having to explain the anatomy of a joke: 1) The semi-colon is -not- an anatomical feature. 2) Enough retention upstream of the *ssh*le causes the referenced ('non-"semi"-named') anatomical feature to be incapable of holding any additional material. Otherwise you would have observed and noted the improper use of a transitive verb where an intransitive one should be. Appendix: What I observe, and what I deem 'worthy' of comment are not congruent sets. One does not "lay" awake. One _better_ be awake when/while laying. She'll get *really* upset if you fall asleep 'during'. Admittedly, contemplating grammar/spelling/punctuation at such a time may also entail risks. One *lies* awake at night. Lie, lay, lain ---weak verb. Lay, laid, laid -- strong verb taking an object. |
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"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
ervers.com... One _better_ be awake when/while laying. She'll get *really* upset if you fall asleep 'during'. Admittedly, contemplating grammar/spelling/punctuation at such a time may also entail risks. *Not* contemplating such has definite risks. Saying "Judy" may get "Julie" really p***ed off! Rich "Why am I sewed up in this sheet - and why are you holding that broom?" S. |
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