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... I have always wondered why people drive on parkways and park on driveways. ... Matt[/QUOTE] Because we toast, "Here's to you!" and drink it ourselves... |
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Amusing fake quotes for real headlines
[URL="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-missile-test-20151108-story.html"]UFO scares are the price we pay for secret missile tests, expert says[/URL]
"Aliens say they will stop scaring us if we stop secretly testing missiles against their spacecraft." |
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Hi Math People
Here is a cow. Regards Matt |
[QUOTE=MattcAnderson;415470]Hi Math People
Here is a cow. Regards Matt[/QUOTE] Oh, PLEASE! Don't have a COW! :wink: |
[QUOTE=MattcAnderson;415470]Hi Math People
Here is a cow. [/QUOTE] Here is LaurV, how can we help you? |
[QUOTE=LaurV;415493]Here is LaurV, how can we help you?[/QUOTE]
This one is not sure, but maybe the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_we"]royal we[/URL] also needs "Here are LaurV." On the other this could be what Grammar Girl calls the "[URL="http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/the-royal-we?page=all"]urban we[/URL]." [QUOTE]The we used when a person suggests completing a task that he or she can easily accomplish to someone else, with no real intention of helping out: “We should clean off the sidewalk.” - See more at: [url]http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/the-royal-we?page=all#sthash.9az0f3E9.dpuf[/url][/QUOTE] We like tassels and ribbons :ross: |
No royal we here!
"Hello math people, here is a cow" "Here is LaurV [from math people], how can we [math people] help you?" When I answer to the phone I say, "<my name> from <my company>, how can we [my company, which the caller dialed] help you?" :leaving::razz: |
Then that could be the totally cool inclusive we as in:
[QUOTE]I’m a fan of the inclusive we (as in we all struggle with this writing thing) - See more at: [url]http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/the-royal-we?page=all#sthash.kSfCShxD.dpuf[/url][/QUOTE] or when the Lone Ranger says: "It looks like we are surrounded." "Houston, there may be a snake in this space suit..." "Your call is very important to us. Please hold." Movie tie-in: Snakes in a space suit; no one can hear us squeam." :ross: :snake1: |
I say *grinz*
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