Andy Cunningham » Language http://www.cunningham.me.uk/wordpress Musing, Ranting, and What's happening to me Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:08:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The importance of punctuation. http://www.cunningham.me.uk/wordpress/2009/08/19/the-importance-of-punctuation/ http://www.cunningham.me.uk/wordpress/2009/08/19/the-importance-of-punctuation/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:53:01 +0000 AndyC http://www.cunningham.me.uk/wordpress/?p=724 Version 1:

Dear Jon,
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy – will you let me be yours?
Gloria
Version 2:
Dear Jon,
I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Gloria

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I added a couple of new phrases to my vocabulary today.  The first  is “Business-Provocative”, from The Ridiculous Business Jargon Dictionary.

Business-provocative [adj.] Work attire that is sexy to the point of being inappropriate. “I see Kim has decided that the dress code for today is business-provocative.”

And the second is gaysted, describing a state of inebriation sufficient to do something that would normally be considered gay (from www.kottke.org).  This is a portmanteau of “gay” and “wasted”.

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