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To: E who wrote (3874)10/22/2003 7:40:16 AM
From: Jack Clarke  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4710
 
In the same group with abused apostrophes and misused quotation marks is the "absent participle ending". Some of the ones I see in the grocery store always produce a smile, such as:

CAN VEGETABLES

I also love that homemade sign on the road:

BOIL PEANUTS

Jack



To: E who wrote (3874)10/22/2003 1:53:36 PM
From: Stan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4710
 
Comma misplacement:

I used to think the song was "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen," which makes it sound as if they don't need much in the way of Rest; "Merry" as they already are.

What a dramatic blessing the actual title invokes: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.


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