Comments | _spinningplates: Incredible

_spinningplates

Sep 26, 2005 06:24

English seems to be built around saying the opposite of what we mean ( Read more... )

Comments 3

method_acting6 September 26 2005, 07:45:06 UTC

But you see the thing is...we use this word in the context of something so amazing that it's impossible to believe.

_spinningplates September 27 2005, 12:17:16 UTC

Hence what I was saying about it revealing our cynical nature. It often seems like anything amazing has to be unbelievable.

anonymous September 28 2005, 05:58:48 UTC

That's brilliant!
-Kayla