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“Goldilocks and the Three Bears: No one ever questions why the Papa Bear and Mama Bear slept in separate beds. What was going on in that marriage? More backstory needed.”
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“No one is yet using figuratively to mean literally; the confusion, such as it is, is all in one direction.”
― Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation
― Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation
“While working on The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci regularly took off from painting for several hours at a time and seemed to be daydreaming aimlessly. Urged by his patron, the prior of Santa Maria delle Grazie, to work more continuously, da Vinci is reported to have replied, immodestly but accurately, 'The greatest geniuses accomplish more when they work less.”
― The Way We're Working Isn't Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance
― The Way We're Working Isn't Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance
“Among people who might be described as having at least a passing regard for the English language, there are few instances of usage that evoke a desire to mutilate more than the perceived misuse of literally.”
― Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation
― Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation
“My daughter breaks both her wrists jumping off of a swing. Her friend, who is five, told her to jump off of it. I promise nothing will happen, she said. But why did she promise that? she wails later at the hospital.”
― Dept. of Speculation
― Dept. of Speculation
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