(Really, you never think twice about these constructions when you're living in the language. But come home, and suddenly the literal meaning hits you between the eyes in a sort of 'aw shuckins' way.)
(Really, you never think twice about these constructions when you're living in the language. But come home, and suddenly the literal meaning hits you between the eyes in a sort of 'aw shuckins' way.)
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Went to get my laundry last night and discovered that electrician had left his lamp hanging off a hook in the not-ceiling of the basement. Emailed…
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Everyone else's life is being so traumatic just now that I'm trying to be grateful that the only thing bothering me is that the plumber somehow got…
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Dentist appointment today, in spite of flailing through snowdrifts to get to cabs, at least got me a good half hour of conversation with the…
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Went to get my laundry last night and discovered that electrician had left his lamp hanging off a hook in the not-ceiling of the basement. Emailed…
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Everyone else's life is being so traumatic just now that I'm trying to be grateful that the only thing bothering me is that the plumber somehow got…
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Dentist appointment today, in spite of flailing through snowdrifts to get to cabs, at least got me a good half hour of conversation with the…
