colorful christopher (duh) writes:
> well, Supple Levitations were once one of the Out Standing Features of this
> List, and, speaking for myself, I *Miss* em like hell.
> ....
>
> plus, i thought that i was, slowly, making progress getting the old guy
> to reform his attrocious grammer.
It's always fun to poke at the pokers, so it occurs to me to observe that
"I miss em like hall" is hardly the same as "like hell I miss em," given
the context. Ain't words wonderful! No wonder translation of idiomatic
language is so tough. And word order sometimes does make a big difference!
In any event, I hadn't realized until this thread arose that I miss his
presence (having been alerted to his absence) as well, if not "like hell."
Can we have a recount (chads and all -- what the h- is a "chad"?) and
coax the wandering Oriens back? Without him, much of the chemistry is
lost, I fear.
Bob
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