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Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in
1. social
2. humour
"glenn close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening.".

.. what did the reporter mean to say?

coco.
compound complex

Good Morning, smiddy and Magnum:

Your comments are very much appreciated!

Thank you.

CC

Smiddy: Yeah -- understood and agreed. Something like Bette Midler's emotional "The Wind Beneath My Wings" a person can watch over and over, but what you described -- is once too much?!?!?!?

Magnum: Your point is well made and could, conceivably, describe either scenario. Notice what the following snippet indicates:

A specific type of disjunct is the sentence adverb (or sentence adverbial), which modifies a sentence, or a clause within a sentence, to convey the mood, attitude or sentiments of the speaker, rather than an adverb modifying a verb, an adjective or another adverb within a sentence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disjunct_(linguistics)
39
Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in
1. social
2. humour
"glenn close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening.".

.. what did the reporter mean to say?

coco.
compound complex

"Glenn Close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening."

"Glenn Close stepped on stage this evening to honor the academy members who, sadly, [had] passed away."

The big, confusing deal here is the misplacement of the adverbial phrase "this evening," describing at what time Ms. Close STEPPED onto the stage. The deceased, obviously, did not pass away on the night of the Oscars. Two past tenses are needed here. The earlier past action must employ the auxiliary verb "had" to indicate an action previous to another, namely, the deceased HAD DIED before Ms. Close STEPPED onto the stage. BTW, I would say that she stepped on stage, rather than on the stage, as the former is treated like an expression. There is no need to specify through the direct article the a particular stage as distinct from all others.

Sheesh! Enuf already!!!!!!!!!!

The disjunct sadly -- not essential to the sentence -- must be set off by commas.

THANKS!

CC
39
Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in
1. social
2. humour
"glenn close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening.".

.. what did the reporter mean to say?

coco.
compound complex

Welcome, Magnum!

Thanks for joining in. We're happy to have you here.

Blessings and peace.

CoCo
39
Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in
1. social
2. humour
"glenn close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening.".

.. what did the reporter mean to say?

coco.
compound complex

Hola, rip!

As usual, your word play is muy fabuloso!

!!!

Muchas gracias.

CC
39
Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in
1. social
2. humour
"glenn close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening.".

.. what did the reporter mean to say?

coco.
compound complex

YES, YES, Oubliette and Shirley!

I went for the lower case deliberately; a good writer knows that the astute reader (vous-meme) will get the correct inference from a well-placed implication . . .

Kudos and thanks.

Scary -- I have her hair.

CC
39
Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in
1. social
2. humour
"glenn close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening.".

.. what did the reporter mean to say?

coco.
compound complex

Dear humorists, et al:

What a joy to come home to such a variety of treatments!

I believe that it was a dark and stormy night, given Ellen's reference to worldwide concern over the menacing rain and her gratitude for everyone's prayers . . .

Yoouse guys and gals is too much!!!

It was, sadly, a close call for those in proximity, an attraction, to be sure, though not necessarily fatal.

CC
39
Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in
1. social
2. humour
"glenn close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening.".

.. what did the reporter mean to say?

coco.
compound complex

Thanks, Oubliette!

Your writing and proper use of punctuation have long impressed me, within or without the PJs!

Best.

CC
39
Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in
1. social
2. humour
"glenn close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening.".

.. what did the reporter mean to say?

coco.
compound complex

"Glenn Close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening."

www.eonline.com/news/516415/bette-midler-sings-during . . .

What did the reporter MEAN to say?

Thanks. CoCo
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You Needed Me
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1. watchtower
2. scandals
heavy, heavy upon my failing heart weighs your aching.

need for my full and loving devotion.. oh, how i spend myself willingly on your behalf as,.

truly, your desires outstrip my own.. were i but a younger and wiry man, would i scale.
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Thank you, Michelle:

The perfect tune and lyrics for this broken, bleeding heart!

Blessings and peace, dear one.

Love,

CoCo
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You Needed Me
by compound complex in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
heavy, heavy upon my failing heart weighs your aching.

need for my full and loving devotion.. oh, how i spend myself willingly on your behalf as,.

truly, your desires outstrip my own.. were i but a younger and wiry man, would i scale.
compound complex

I dont know who this dude is but is this what you call disfunctional? Yeah if her friends cared enough about her sure there going to warn her hes unhealthy. What a maipulater, smooth words and lovey dovey sad sack. I hope she ran fast and long.

He can find a good shrink back home in lala land.

Get a life!

Seen enough to spot a looser!

MacGuffin