I just finished posting a couch on Craigslist. So if
anyone needs a beautiful three-piece sofa set in excellent condition …
I’m kidding. I’m kidding. I would not use my grammar blog to try
to sell you something. (Did I mention it’s in excellent condition?)
I bring up my Craigslist experience merely as a way to share
something grammatical. Actually, I am not sure it’s technically grammatical,
but if not, it’s grammar-adjacent.
As I mentioned, I was posting the sofa set, and, since I like to
be thorough, I decided to include the dimensions of the set. And as I was
typing them up, I realized that I wasn’t sure if inches are represented by ‘ or
“. So I Googled it, and I found that inches are represented by “. And then I
thought to myself, “What if the zombie invasion happens and Wi-Fi is down and Google
isn’t available and I need to know how to represent inches?”
At that moment, I realized I needed a way to remember what I had
just learned. So here’s what I came up with. One of the most common ways to belittle
men is to make fun of their penises, right? And isn’t two inches the go-to
number? So if we remember that, then we can remember that inches are
represented by two apostrophes.
Who has a way to remember that feet are represented by one
apostrophe?
11 comments:
You'd think remembering one little thing wouldn't be such a feat?
Working in a lumber yard I know about inches. Remember that there is only one foot at the end of each leg. If you want to belittle men you will find that pointing and laughing is also very effective.
Hmm? That's hitting a "little" below the belt, don't you think? ;)
How have you been, my friend? I haven't been here in a while. *slaps hand* Hope you and yours are well. How's the new school year treating you? Have a great week!
-Jimmy
I have never had a problem remembering this fun fact. My husband can't keep track of T. And t. (for tablespoon and teaspoon.)
Wow, really?
You're going right for a penis joke?
Of course you're showing an Obama picture, so if you're making fun of him....
...nope-I still think he's got too much else of substance to mock.
Larry
Ha ha ha! Love it!
I just put a signed electric guitar on Craig's list. Don't know the size of the musician that signed it though!
Hehehe! Lol! What a way to remember!
Nas
mnemonics are fun, huh?
Unrelated, but congrats! Your book is kind of viral on one of the largest websites online:
http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1nbpsm/clever/
You would be proud of me, I googled the proper way to use punctuation within and outside of parenthesis. I'm not master of grammar but well on my way. lol Good luck unloading the sofa. Hopefully a buyer will be super impressed by the accuracy of your dimensions.
Something for Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares Book 2.
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