Post by michaelludwig on Aug 19, 2011 13:03:51 GMT -5
I love my Classic Dave Barry Calendar. Today's entry is called Ask Mr. Language Person. It's awesome!
I especially like: "Q. Recently, did your research assistant Judi Smith make a grammatically interesting statement regarding where her friend, Vicki, parks at the Miami Herald?
A. Yes. She said: 'She comes and parks in whoever's not here's space that day.'
Q. Can that sentence be dagrammed?
A. Not without powerful pharmaceuticals."
ps. I am on powerful pharaceuticals so I know that "whoever's not here's" is a pronoun phrase.
I especially like: "Q. Recently, did your research assistant Judi Smith make a grammatically interesting statement regarding where her friend, Vicki, parks at the Miami Herald?
A. Yes. She said: 'She comes and parks in whoever's not here's space that day.'
Q. Can that sentence be dagrammed?
A. Not without powerful pharmaceuticals."
ps. I am on powerful pharaceuticals so I know that "whoever's not here's" is a pronoun phrase.