I’m at a salon having a martini and my hair done. And although true, this statement illustrates one of the verbal monstrosities that populate student essays.
6 responses to “Tipsy and Linguistic”
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Your salon serves martinis? Wow. That’s amazing.
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Yes. It’s a GREAT place. :-))
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It’s a syllepsis, used by Pope:
Here thou, great Anna, whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take, and sometimes tea.LikeLike
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It’s a syllepsis, used by Alexander Pope:
Here thou, great Anna, whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take, and sometimes tea.LikeLike
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The “Rape of the Lock!’ I just love that line. Makes me giggle every time.
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As a nurse she has many duties. She has tended babies and broken bones….
In other news, in what universe is that a martini? It looks nice, but a martini…?
The only type of martini I like is shaken, wet a dishrag with three olives. I haven’t actually had one in years (too rough).
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