Kaylee: So how many fell madly in love with you and wanted to take you away from all this? Inara: Just the one. I think I'm slipping.

'Serenity'


Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Sep 28, 2011 10:15:03 am PDT #28938 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Thanks for all the kind words, everyone!


aurelia - Sep 28, 2011 10:19:36 am PDT #28939 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Um. I have, but that's probably obvious, considering.

Right.


Jesse - Sep 28, 2011 10:23:10 am PDT #28940 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Good luck, tommyrot!

Punctuation question: "newly developed engagement and outreach strategies" takes a hyphen between "newly" and "developed," right? Edit: Huh! My coworker says no.


Cass - Sep 28, 2011 10:26:47 am PDT #28941 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Compound modifier, yes.


Polter-Cow - Sep 28, 2011 10:27:25 am PDT #28942 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

No. Adverbs modify adjectives; it's what they do. There's no confusion there. Although I see it all the time.


Ginger - Sep 28, 2011 10:27:47 am PDT #28943 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

takes a hyphen between "newly" and "developed," right?

No. An adverb clearly modifies the adjective. A hyphen is needed when there are two or more adjectives, to make it clear that one adjective is modifying the other, rather than both modifying the noun.


sumi - Sep 28, 2011 10:30:58 am PDT #28944 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

Dog Driving website. . . really cool.


Jesse - Sep 28, 2011 10:32:50 am PDT #28945 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

An adverb clearly modifies the adjective. A hyphen is needed when there are two or more adjectives, to make it clear that one adjective is modifying the other, rather than both modifying the noun.

Ahhh. Now I actually get it. Thanks.


sumi - Sep 28, 2011 10:34:07 am PDT #28946 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

There's an email group for people into driving and it's called, "Chariots of the Dogs." Hahahaha.


sumi - Sep 28, 2011 10:36:04 am PDT #28947 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

Melted witch candy