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wisteria_

I'm close to/with this post.

Mar 05, 2007 23:27

Whew. Much to say about BSG, especially the hilarious spoilers fracas on TWOP today, but I'll defer that to another post. I will say here, though, that I laughed long and hard at one of the talkbacks on the Pop Candy post-ep. ( No spoilers past Maelstrom. )

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sarmoti March 6 2007, 04:37:17 UTC

Your poll reminds me of how I recently learned that saying "this is different than that" is wrong, and "this is different FROM that" is right. I think I've been saying this wrong for my entire life!!! Luckily though, I've been saying "closer to" and not "closer with." :)

Don't we set out clocks forward? "Spring forward, Fall back?"

wisteria_ March 6 2007, 05:37:01 UTC

DUH re: spring forward. Must edit.

I hadn't heard about "this is different than/from". Hmm.

magnolia888 March 7 2007, 00:00:09 UTC

Different FROM is correct and different THAN is incorrect.

I used to teach GMAT and GRE courses and it was one of the major grammar mistakes that were used on the tests. Apparently it's one of the most common grammar mistakes made b/c I see "different than" all the time, even in professional publications.

I can't believe you mentioned the Bay Bridge!! And mentioned "Gautier" in a post. Heh. Thanks for that. People seem to have forgotten all about the MS coast, but things are still pretty grim there. And probably will be for many years to come.

wisteria_ March 7 2007, 07:15:56 UTC

Oh, I can't imagine how grim things must be there. My mom's family is from MS, and a beloved cousin (one of the few relatives we genuinely like *g*) lives in Gautier. I used to take 90 from there through Pass Christian -- that's "Christy-Anne", thankyouverymuch -- on the way to New Orleans. :)

magnolia888 March 7 2007, 15:30:15 UTC

I was just down there a couple of weeks ago and drove down 90 just in Biloxi and Gulfport and couldn't make it any further b/c it was too depressing. Everybody kept telling me that it gets only worse as you move West, but I can't imagine it.

What's sad is that it will probably be another couple of years before the 2 bridges are built so you can even drive down 90 all the way anymore. Right now you have to take 2 major detours to get around the missing bridges.

But if you know someone in Gautier, you should visit! They could use your $$ at the restaurants and casinos and stuff. Everybody there was constantly thanking us for coming b/c tourist $$ means more jobs and helps the recovery.

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