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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Probably because I'm not a parent but... This sort of thing (from Carolyn Hax's holiday discussion) baffles me:
We're trying to plan a wonderful first Christmas for our son at our house, which is also his first birthday.You know what? He's one. He's not going to remember whether it was "wonderful" or full of complaining grouches. He's really not.
I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 5:47 PM, December 04, 2009
Barry Leiba had this to say...
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At 7:42 PM, December 04, 2009
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->What's not to get?: it's for the parents, not the one-year-old. And they'll have pictures and videos and all to show him later, when he'd rather just be playing World of Warcraft XXIV.
Actually, what struck me about it, before I saw your comment, was the idea that "our house" is "also his first birthday."
Yeah, of course, but it's always "for" the kid, and they stress out so much over making it perfect for him - and he's ONE.
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