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Mirzhan Irkegulov
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I admit I cracked up more often than I expected. Sensible chuckle, if you will. Good for a rainy day.
The book is much more lighthearted than I initially thought.
But yeah, take a joke and all that.
— May 19, 2019 08:12AM
The book is much more lighthearted than I initially thought.
But yeah, take a joke and all that.
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Mirzhan Irkegulov
is on page 72 of 222
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«Serial comma
The Times once published an unintentionally humorous description of a Peter Ustinov documentary, noting that “highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector”. This is ambiguous as it stands, and would still be ambiguous if a serial comma were added, as Mandela could then be mistaken for a demigod.»
— May 19, 2019 08:04AM
«Serial comma
The Times once published an unintentionally humorous description of a Peter Ustinov documentary, noting that “highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector”. This is ambiguous as it stands, and would still be ambiguous if a serial comma were added, as Mandela could then be mistaken for a demigod.»
Mirzhan Irkegulov
is on page 20 of 222
I keep telling myself: don't be a party pooper, take a joke. But it is tiny bit annoying that it isn't really a critique of WP, but just quotes of crappy writing that is bound to be in WP. I did chuckle a few times, especially @ this:
«Fuzzy Wuzzy (poem), a popular children’s poem/tongue-twister in which a bear is thought to be fuzzy, but it turns out he’s not
[Author's italics:] Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.»
— May 19, 2019 07:45AM
«Fuzzy Wuzzy (poem), a popular children’s poem/tongue-twister in which a bear is thought to be fuzzy, but it turns out he’s not
[Author's italics:] Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.»
