I can't take it anymore. Part 2 (sentence, quote)

[Fox Terrier]

Dead men tell no tails!

[southwest88]

Originally Posted by Retriever

I imagine that the mechanic noticed that this customer was pissed-off, and this situation led to the Incontinence Discount.

Yah. It was either that, or the pith helmet.

[southwest88]

On language:


"read up on the Tower of Babble. There's a reason why a common language is so important."


Yah, almost got it. This is a case of less is more.

[Nicci6Squirrels]

To anyone saying "I don't think the school should allow coffee/the school is going to give the student's caffeine addiction's" and ect. ect. ect.

I'm not opposed to coffee, per say.

[southwest88]

Originally Posted by Nicci6Squirrels

To anyone saying "I don't think the school should allow coffee/the school is going to give the student's caffeine addiction's" and ect. ect. ect.

I'm not opposed to coffee, per say.

Sure, but what is this stuff they're referring to? Ectoplasm? Electroconvulsive therapy? Ectopia? Ectype? Any other candidates?

[suzy_q2010]

About a young man who is starting college at age 12:

The prodigious youngster, who’s been covered in national and local news, has been reading in English and Korean since age 2 ...

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by suzy_q2010

...The prodigious youngster, who’s been covered in national and local news, has been reading in English and Korean since age 2...

What's wrong with that? Prodigious is "amazing," who's is the contraction for "who has." Is the problem "reading in English" instead of "reading English"?

[suzy_q2010]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

What's wrong with that? Prodigious is "amazing," who's is the contraction for "who has." Is the problem "reading in English" instead of "reading English"?

To me prodigious means large in size. I think the author meant precocious.

The young man's accomplishments may be prodigious. He himself is precocious.

[Redraven]

I thought "who's" is the contraction for "who is". I wasn't aware there was a contraction for "who has".
But, I could be wrong. After all, it happens frequently...

[suzy_q2010]

Originally Posted by Redraven

I thought "who's" is the contraction for "who is". I wasn't aware there was a contraction for "who has".
But, I could be wrong. After all, it happens frequently...

Who

"Who’s is a contraction of 'who is' or, less commonly, 'who has.'"