It all began with a stupid little sentence.
It was a long night.
It was a long (and rather boring) night.
It was a long (and rather - but not too - boring) night.
It was a long (and rather - but not, and especially not, too - boring) night.
It was a long (and rather - but not, and - even if I say so myself - especially not, too - boring) night.
It was a long (and rather - but not, and - even if I (since I ought to know) say so myself - especially not, too - boring) night.
It was a long (and rather - but not, and - even if I (since - especially since - I ought to know) say so myself - especially not, too - boring) night.
It was a long ( and rather - but not, and - even if I (since - especially, considering I'm an authority, since - I ought to know) say so myself - especially not, too - boring ) night.
It was a long (and rather - but not, and - even if I (since - especially, considering (since I am the author) I'm an authority, since - I ought to know) say so myself - especially not, too - boring) night.
It was a long (and rather - but not, and - even if I (since - especially, considering (since I am, and you know this to be true, the author) I'm an authority, since - I ought to know) say so myself - especially not, too - boring) night.
" And one might ask 'If a single sentence takes so long to say so little, is it still a single sentence?'"
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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3 comments:
This in an extremely original (and may I add- I suppose I may, for it is a compliment, and not an interference- humorous) blogpost :D
(The smiley was the saviour.)
The repeated use of parenthesis in the preceding sentence was the de-saviour.
Ok, I'm really sorry, you don't deserve this.
heh, love the use of the em dash :D
is this a result of rhet/comp classes?
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