whenever you have a procedure to the PTU people call you back?
But I don't know when her surgery is, except tomorrow! GROWL.
Jayne: Here's a little concept I been workin' on. Why don't we shoot her first? Wash: It is her turn.
'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.
Kat - Oct 03, 2011 3:04:58 pm PDT #29817 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
lisah - Oct 03, 2011 3:23:05 pm PDT #29818 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Kat, that is super annoying!
It's mid-60s through mid-70s, I think.Me too. And I am definitely a Gen X-er. I'm pretty snobby about some things but I don't think I'm pretentious at all. Really not a sociopath (but do all sociopaths say that?!).
Poll!! Do you use 'a' or 'an' when before an acronym that begins with a letter that sounds like a vowel? For example, would you write "an MS Excel file" or "a MS Excel file?" (The Microsoft style guide says never use MS, always spell out Microsoft so they are no help in the argument I had with my coworker today.)
Tom Scola - Oct 03, 2011 3:28:05 pm PDT #29819 of 30001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
an
SailAweigh - Oct 03, 2011 3:29:30 pm PDT #29820 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I don't know if it's correct, but I would use 'an'. It has to sound right when spoken aloud and using an 'a' in that situation would just sound wrong to me.
-t - Oct 03, 2011 3:33:09 pm PDT #29821 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am Sail wrt indefinite article choice.
Aggravating, Kat! But yay for mom gift.
Eta: oh, but I sometimes pronounce acronyms as if they are words rather than spelling them out, so that complicates matters. But for lisah's example I would use "an".
Scrappy - Oct 03, 2011 3:42:30 pm PDT #29822 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"an" all the way.
lisah - Oct 03, 2011 3:47:39 pm PDT #29823 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Yay! I need look no further for validation.
tommyrot - Oct 03, 2011 3:55:45 pm PDT #29824 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.
I am home. Tired. But the adrenaline rush of Chicago traffic kept me awake and alert until I got home.
I have a happy kitty on my lap. Life is good.
Atropa - Oct 03, 2011 3:56:38 pm PDT #29825 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Connie, that's wonderful!
Vortex - Oct 03, 2011 3:56:58 pm PDT #29826 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
How was the date? Don't tease! (unless she likes that)