As a member of my gender, I think he's an asshole.
Actually, erika, this sentence is fine just as it's written. You are the member of your gender to whom the modifier refers. t /even more pedantic
They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.
River ,'Ariel'
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Kate P. - Jul 11, 2005 9:39:41 am PDT #5535 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Mr. Broom - Jul 11, 2005 10:09:32 am PDT #5536 of 10002
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Ooh, can I stack another glass on the pedanti...city? On its own the sentence is perfectly fine; the possibility of semantic ambiguity occurs in its coupling with the previous sentence.
See, this is actually a good thing because each pedant makes the last one look better by comparison. Linguistic hot potato.
DavidS - Jul 11, 2005 10:11:39 am PDT #5537 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I live to exploit semantic ambiguities, even imputing them where they don't belong if it makes for a good dirty joke.
Fay - Jul 11, 2005 10:12:43 am PDT #5538 of 10002
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
As a writer of dialogue, I admire Mamet. As a member of my gender, I think he's an asshole.
See, there's no problem with this, imho. Erika's a writer, as well as a woman. I read her initial comment thus:
"[Speaking] as a writer of dialogue, I admire Mamet. [Speaking] as a member of my gender, I think he's an asshole."
See? It works perfectly nicely as is.
JohnSweden - Jul 11, 2005 10:17:50 am PDT #5539 of 10002
I can't even.
I live to exploit semantic ambiguities, even imputing them where they don't belong if it makes for a good dirty joke.
Oh yeah, me too. Also, I'll just make shit up and insist that's what people said, if it makes good riffing fun.
erikaj - Jul 11, 2005 10:23:53 am PDT #5540 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, it's not like I'm ever short of Actual Dirty Stuff in my posts...but I guess I'm just flattered you like to play with my stuff.And sometimes I'm really not clear enough, and you guys are so smart and I went to a state university you have to be dead not to get into, so I have Schrodinger's Class Issues...it's not like I mind getting my chain yanked.
Volans - Jul 12, 2005 7:02:43 am PDT #5541 of 10002
move out and draw fire
ME Russell saw The Man with the Screaming Brain, Bruce Campbell's directorial debut:
So how’s “Screaming Brain”? Well, it’s really, really, really silly — basically what you’d expect from a no-budget “Sci-Fi Original Movie” starring Bruce Campbell. It’s a slapstick comedy about a millionaire who’s killed by a gorgeous gypsy, then has part of a Russian cab driver’s brain put in his head by a mad scientist played by Stacy Keach (!). Wacky chases, break-dancing robots and “All of Me”-style gags ensue.
Mr. Broom - Jul 12, 2005 7:57:43 am PDT #5542 of 10002
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Word has it, unofficial but from more or less reliable sources, that Liam Neeson has recorded dialogue to be the voice of Aslan.
Jars - Jul 12, 2005 8:03:27 am PDT #5543 of 10002
Has anyone else heard a rumour that Justin Trousersnake is lined up for Harvey Dent? I'm hoping my source is mocking me.
DavidS - Jul 12, 2005 8:11:47 am PDT #5544 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Has anyone else heard a rumour that Justin Trousersnake is lined up for Harvey Dent? I'm hoping my source is mocking me.
No fucking way that'll happen.
I want to see break-dancing robots! Oh wait, Conky on Pee Wee's Playhouse probably counts.