tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post6009941167988210818..comments2023-12-06T19:46:26.522-05:00Comments on The Greenbelt: What? C'mon, guysThe Ridger, FCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-62888570657942487722014-11-04T07:16:26.398-05:002014-11-04T07:16:26.398-05:00Oh, I dunno ... I think the principle that X is no...Oh, I dunno ... I think the principle that X is not X-esque might owe more to pragmatics than semantics, so you might be able to override it in the right context.Adrian Morganhttp://outerhoard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-52668115208971923492014-10-27T12:56:40.365-04:002014-10-27T12:56:40.365-04:00Someone at work suggested that they were going for...Someone at work suggested that they were going for "What's the adjective that uses this man's name when referring to comedy?" or something like that. The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-15635180603516162192014-10-24T20:18:05.975-04:002014-10-24T20:18:05.975-04:00That's because the answer was wrong.
-esque m...That's because the answer was wrong.<br /><br />-esque means "in the manner or style of; like". Chaplin's comedy isn't "in the manner of Chaplin" or "Chaplin-like".<br /><br />You don't say the Gettysburg address was Lincolnesque. Or Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a very Kiplingesque story. <br /><br />The contestants' answers were better, and one even had the right number of letters.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-52795819338370381042014-10-24T20:07:15.098-04:002014-10-24T20:07:15.098-04:00We both found the clue confusing.We both found the clue confusing.Kathienoreply@blogger.com