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[espresso_mafia]

Revelations of today-

1) Ginger tea is initially off-putting, but then becomes REALLY good.

2) That last sentance contains diazeugma, but not hypozeuxis.

3) While my mother was in college her bike broke, and she got a ride from Ben and Jerry. THE Ben and Jerry

Comments

[daintydewdrop]

I'm probably not going!

[espresso_mafia]

Nooooooooo!
...Although I still don't know what I'm doing, so that might have been a bit of a premature lament...

Are you feeling better? We miss you!

[cimikat]

Hehe, same question here. Though in my case I seem to have no option as to whether I'm going or not (ie, my mom will make me if it requires setting me up). Though as is, that brings us back to the first question, with who? Need to know what people are going anyway.

Ice creame Ben and Jerry?? o.0

[espresso_mafia]

THE Ice Cream Ben and Jerry!

I'm still flabbergasted that she didn't mention it before this.

You'll find somebody! Maybe my mom can call up some of her fictional Ice Cream Connections and set you up with some sort of Mint or Rocky Road Guru.

[whipd_creme]

Responses:

1) heh i have similar feeling about ginger tea. I put a little honey in there to "calm" it down
2) I'd love to know what those words mean, for my own edification...
3) that's amazing.... like UBERamazing...

Finally: i am!!! that should be reason enough for you to go... you can see me in my three piece suit

[espresso_mafia]

1) You are the coolest. Especially because you drink ginger tea and actually care about literary terms. Rock on.

2) diazeugma is where one subject governs more than one verb; ie- off-putting, becomes...
hypozeuxis is the opposite, and will be the name of my band, if ever I have one.... each subject has a different verb. Ex- "the Republicans filibustered, the Democrats snored, and the independents complained."

3) I KNOW!

[robosycho]

I'm going. And what the heck do diazeugma and hypozeuxis mean?

[espresso_mafia]

Diazeugma is a term describing a sentence where one subject has several different verb offshoots, while hypozeuxis is the opposite- every subject has a different verb... Fantastic, really.

[espresso_mafia]

I'm really too excitable about grammar.

[lets_gogetlost]

arr, I still haven't decided if I want to go or not.
I don't want to take off time from work, but I do enjoy the whole-dressing up thing.
EEEHHH. I'll make up my mind next week.

[espresso_mafia]

Go go go! There's the barest chance I might see you there! Where do you work?

[lets_gogetlost]

Hmm.. I have a dress, a date, and a free hair appointment, but I'm really not enthusiastic.

[lets_gogetlost]

I'm a birthday party hostess!