Off and running to work soon, Syl, but hadda say hi!!!
CoCo
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Come On And PLAY!!!
by snowbird inthis here is very educational.. http://www.funtrivia.com/tournament/jwd-trivia-quiz-75350.html.
come on, y'all.. sylvia.
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The Observer
by compound complex inrecent happenings close to home bewilder me by day, terrify me by night.
i am immersed in the profound waters of doubt and, sometimes, despair, as i struggle swimmingly to a far off shore that itself is encased in black mist.. yet, the shroud of fog does rise.
i am able to see outward, through the windows to my soul.
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Recent happenings close to home bewilder me by day, terrify me by night. I am immersed in the profound waters of doubt and, sometimes, despair, as I struggle swimmingly to a far off shore that itself is encased in black mist.
Yet, the shroud of fog does rise. I am able to see outward, through the windows to my soul. A sense of tranquility replaces anxiety and confusion. Arrived, at last, to a calmer state of mind, I am permitted to sort through the simpler things. Scattered pieces of life's puzzle come together of their own accord; my intervention is neither required nor sought. What one commonly refers to as the past is not a block of time and events disconnected from today but a continuance of life, of living, through to this present moment. A flowing stream, irresistible, from my so-called past of no discernible nor recorded beginning. What man's every breath, every move, every thought, is put to paper for a posterity indifferent to the life of a man of no importance?
In that timeless flow from then to now, I see myself not as participant but as onshore observer. Rushing past me are images of people and buildings and books and the beauties of Nature. And so much more, the more of my former childhood surroundings that have edged their way into my today's reality. It is a continuation of what I started out as and what I continue to be. It is, thus, my own small world of scant reality and too much imagination. All to be forgotten, today's man and his trifling matters . . .
Of no importance.
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Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in"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.
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Hi Nancy:
I dunno . . . still agathering my wits and a cup o' coffee!
I'm stuck trying to write a funny, wrongly-worded sentence and everything I come up with is grammatically correct. Better get some more sleep until I unimprove!
Best.
CC
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Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in"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.
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Hi rip and Mr. Shirley!
CC
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Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in"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.
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O, Nancy, O Nancy!
Out, out brief-lived instructor, life's but faulty grammar that struts and laughs its hour in the classroom and is praised yet more. It is a tale told by a scorned teacher, full of wisdom and good intentions, and he's heard no more . . .
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Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in"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.
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Mr. Shirley:
I wanna go to the planet you're from. Truly, you are droll!
The potential pomposity and ballooning seriousness of these grammar threads can do with an occasional deflation . . . Mind you, occasional. . . .
Best regards.
CC
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You Needed Me
by compound complex inheavy, 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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Good morning, dear Nancy!
I, likewise, do not know what it means. It's a relief not to feel compelled to assign significance to every little or big thing that comes our way. You always express the imponderable so well! I'm grateful that I can put on paper past suffering and not 'go to pieces.' Yesterday I read at our writers' group:
Absorbed though I am in the moment -- all alone in this merciless world -- yet I think of sweeter days, days when you, my faithful, loving companion were at my side, at the ready to meet my ever pressing needs: those of heart, body, soul. [. . .]
The above and all the rest came out, and I didn't fall apart as I would have in earlier days.
Thanks again for your wonderful post.
Love,
CoCo
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Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in"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.
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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.
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Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in"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.
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"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
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Sad topic but wrongly worded.
by compound complex in"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.
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Welcome, Magnum!
Thanks for joining in. We're happy to have you here.
Blessings and peace.
CoCo