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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.
And here's a good one, from today's WaPo Crossword. Note, please, 37D:
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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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4 Comments:
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At 6:15 PM, April 09, 2010
AbbotOfUnreason had this to say...
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At 6:22 PM, April 09, 2010
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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At 7:18 PM, April 09, 2010
AbbotOfUnreason had this to say...
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At 7:19 PM, April 09, 2010
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Esta means "this," a demonstrative pronoun, yes?
Were you thinking of está?
Yes, clearly I was. After all, they don't use diacritics in crosswords... and I don't speak Spanish. Not really (as is obvious, no doubt)
Sorry.
No, no. Don't be sorry! I was wrong. It wasn't a stupid, incorrect clue - it was a good clue. It got me!
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