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[and_not_ginger]

You lot certainly know how to throw a diverting New Year's party, don't you? It wasn't quite on the scale of, say, fireworks above the London Eye, but it was extremely...well...diverting. Didn't expect to see her, so I suppose it was actually more than just run-of-the-mill diverting. Diverting with...the element of surprise thrown in, perhaps.

Comments

[angelic_lawyer]

I'm not sure it would be an effective diversion if it weren't surprising.

[and_not_ginger]

Well, depends on your use of the word diverting, doesn't it? Words are wonderfully complex little things, and this one is quite the interesting word, actually. Something can be entertaining, or just plain fascinating, without actually having to shock or surprise you. If you're using it to mean an actual diversion or distraction, on the other hand, then yes, I suppose you have a very good point! It would be a rather rubbish diversion without the element of surprise.

[angelic_lawyer]

Ah. I suppose that's true. I was going by the latter definition, though.

Sorry, the Doctor is obsessed with words. ^^;

[and_not_ginger]

Well, then, you certainly have a very good point. That's what's so tricky about language, though, isn't it? Particularly Earth languages. Particularly the English language. Nearly every word has half a dozen different definitions. Well. Maybe not that many. But that's what makes it such a remarkable language to study, I think!

[angelic_lawyer]

Language is quite interesting, isn't it? An aptly chosen word or phrase can make all the difference.

I have to admit, I'm far more comfortable with Japanese than English for obvious reasons.

[and_not_ginger]

Absolutely! Two nearly identical sentences can mean two utterly different things based on the presence of one extra little word here or there, or a subtle difference in phrasing.

Well, I admit that I'm not really that familiar with Japanese, but I've heard various people say that English is one of the trickier Earth languages to learn, so I suppose that's quite understandable!