TromboneAl
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I've met zoology major who pronounced it "zoo-ology" and realtor who said he worked at a "real-ity.". How does that happen?
They probably started as sub-mare-iner nyoocyoolar engineers.I've met zoology major who pronounced it "zoo-ology" and realtor who said he worked at a "real-ity.". How does that happen?
He meant to say he was working to comprehend reality.I've met zoology major who pronounced it "zoo-ology" and realtor who said he worked at a "real-ity.". How does that happen?
There are no more parades, Mardi Gras is passed
From our local newspaper's website at New Orleans Mardi Gras 2012 | News, Photos, Videos, & More - NOLA.com under Mardi Gras Parade Schedule:
Once you have spotted a Tiger, there will be a hush silence, and you will be thrilled with stark amazement. Mere his looks will excite you immensely with goosepimples running too riot in your body. But, you don't need to worry. They won’t harm you until you disturb them.
"Ramping up" used for "increasing". As in "The candidate is ramping up his campaigning in Iowa this week". You hear it in news a lot, but almost never in real conversation.
Beginning the answer to a question with the word "so". You only hear this on NPR radio stations.
And far better than "you know"I noticed that listening to Science Friday podcasts. Seems that many scientist types would start explaining something.... 'So, if we place this in a vacuum.... So, if we were to extrapolate... ' I don't know if it is more with science types, maybe it is better than ' Ummmm, bla, bla, bla '.
-ERD50
And far better than "you know"
We used this term all the time at work. As in "We need to ramp up production on those assembly lines; we need to ramp up our efforts at cost-reduction; demand is ramping up on xyz products'. I don't think anything of it when I hear it in normal conversation. These things don't normally increase as a step function, so ramping up seems pretty accurate.
-ERD50
Without the comma(s), in this instance, it might indicate that you (only) like Neapolitan?for example - I like chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream.
A recent, and quite exciting, discussion of the comma can be found here http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f27/loser-vs-looser-58057.html#post1114823I didn't read all the posts, so I don't know if this has already been mentioned.
When did it become proper punctuation to put a comma just before the word "and" when finishing a list of items in a sentence ? (for example - I like chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream.)
I thought the reason to use "and" was to signify the end of the list.