Also, I feel like "Hay is for horses and better for cows" is somehow appropriate here.
Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Jesse - Mar 14, 2014 7:06:40 am PDT #22305 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
flea - Mar 14, 2014 7:10:11 am PDT #22306 of 30000
information libertarian
My father was very strict about the varying usage of "brought" vs. "took." I fear I cannot recall the distinction myself.
My grandfather had a pet peeve about the misuse of "momentarily," which means "for a moment," not, "in a moment," and always got very annoyed when on an airplane they'd announce, "The plane will be landing momentarity."
My grandmother corrected our pronunciation of Florida and orange if we did not use a short o as in "cot."
It's a wonder I can even make myself understood, I tell you.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 14, 2014 7:25:49 am PDT #22307 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
My mother was very strict about this:
When I was in kindergarten-2nd grade-ish I remember teachers and my parents telling us that you only use the word "done" when referring to food that's baking (or cooking?). Otherwise you were supposed to use the word "finished". So I dutifully followed this rule until I finished high school, at which point I stopped giving a fuck.
It made her nutty if I asked if she was done. She would say "Do I look like a cake????"
She also dislikes the phrase "graduate high school" instead of "graduate from high school"/
amych - Mar 14, 2014 7:46:42 am PDT #22308 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Maybe I'm confusing Sudafed with something else that makes people sleepy.
Sudafed (at least, the real stuff) is a close relative of speed. Many other cold drugs (especially since Sudafed got harder to get) include a bunch of antihistamines, which are the anti-speed.
tommyrot - Mar 14, 2014 7:50:27 am PDT #22309 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
For people who've encountered the "done" rule--can you apply "done" to stuff you're cooking, not baking?
sarameg - Mar 14, 2014 7:55:18 am PDT #22310 of 30000
OHMYGOD. Looks like the weather is getting DRUNK for St. Pats. [link]
It's supposed to be near or above 60 for the next couple of days.
Dana - Mar 14, 2014 7:58:59 am PDT #22311 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Momentarily means both for a moment and in a moment, according to Sports Night.
I am at a diner. They have both pie and wifi. I love the future.
Jesse - Mar 14, 2014 7:59:54 am PDT #22312 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Was it Theo who had the thing on FB where the DC metro area National Weather Service forecast was just like, "OK, FINE! You can have ALL THE WEATHER."
Sophia Brooks - Mar 14, 2014 8:06:47 am PDT #22313 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I think you could say "the dinner is done" meaning that it is ready to eat, and the dinner is finished, meaning you are done eating and the people are leaving.
Zenkitty - Mar 14, 2014 8:10:57 am PDT #22314 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Nobody ever corrected my grammar. Of course, I grew up with people who would say things like "broughten", so, maybe they thought I talked funny and just didn't mention it.