At last. A home for drinkers!

Fri Dec 14 16:55:57 UTC 2007

Ow! Ow! Ow!

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On Dec 13, 2007 8:25 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:

> My favorite is the one featuring the TV character who "finally get's
> the big break he has sort for on a new TV show from America but has
> to challenge the love of girlfriend Susie to achieve these
> goals"--combining the "sort for" reanalysis with the greengrocer's
> apostrophe and a clause (following the "but") that means god only
> knows what.
>
> LH
>

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