Comments on: So close http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/ tales of life from North Queensland, Australia Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:33:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rodders http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4999 Rodders Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:19:46 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4999 Mate, I feel for you. I've had only about a week and a half of full on thesis writing and I'm already sick of it! Keep us posted about the outcome and then we should celebrate with a beer or two *note the desperate need for distraction* And yeah... What is Zoe doing? We want her posts... with gerundives and all that. Mate, I feel for you. I’ve had only about a week and a half of full on thesis writing and I’m already sick of it!

Keep us posted about the outcome and then we should celebrate with a beer or two *note the desperate need for distraction*

And yeah… What is Zoe doing? We want her posts… with gerundives and all that.

]]> By: ylm http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4996 ylm Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:02:26 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4996 Keep going, baby. Tables, refs, discussion, intro - wow. Monday looks a bit close. Keep going, baby.
Tables, refs, discussion, intro - wow.
Monday looks a bit close.

]]> By: YLD http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4993 YLD Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:56:24 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4993 It seems English is a bit short on gerundives. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerundive It seems English is a bit short on gerundives. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerundive

]]> By: Retired Lady http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4992 Retired Lady Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:53:19 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4992 A 'gerundive' is a scuba dive performed by a person over the age of 75 years. A ‘gerundive’ is a scuba dive performed by a person over the age of 75 years.

]]> By: tom http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4991 tom Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:27:25 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4991 <a href="http://tomandzoe.com/log/index.php?s=decorum" rel="nofollow">Yeah, right...</a> Yeah, right…

]]> By: lock http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4990 lock Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:34:54 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4990 I think, at the very least, having it under you gown, close to your skin, could give you the inner strength to dominate a polite smile, a tipping of your floppy hat and a shake of the Chancelor's hand with perfect decorum. I think, at the very least, having it under you gown, close to your skin, could give you the inner strength to dominate a polite smile, a tipping of your floppy hat and a shake of the Chancelor’s hand with perfect decorum.

]]> By: tom http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4989 tom Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:07:59 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4989 This is typical of the sort of comments Richard has been giving me: <blockquote>Don’t hyphenate adverb and adjective. The purpose of a hyphen in these circumstances is to make it clear which word a modifier is modifying. In this case the adverb can only be modifying the adjective (derived – actually a gerundive!), not the noun (litter) so it’s unambiguous. </blockquote> A gerundive! What? A verb is a doing word, right? ;) Also, how cool would it be to tear off my academic gown at graduation, to reveal my Dominators singlet? This is typical of the sort of comments Richard has been giving me:

Don’t hyphenate adverb and adjective. The purpose of a hyphen in these circumstances is to make it clear which word a modifier is modifying. In this case the adverb can only be modifying the adjective (derived – actually a gerundive!), not the noun (litter) so it’s unambiguous.

A gerundive! What? A verb is a doing word, right? ;)

Also, how cool would it be to tear off my academic gown at graduation, to reveal my Dominators singlet?

]]> By: Kiki http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4988 Kiki Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:46:53 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4988 Yeah, more Zoe!! Good on yo, Tom. I am so happy for you, then you can come and visite me in Europe and do some fly-fishing, here. Yeah, more Zoe!!

Good on yo, Tom. I am so happy for you, then you can come and visite me in Europe and do some fly-fishing, here.

]]> By: tom http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4987 tom Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:11:32 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4987 Hi Ves, I've updated the poll to rank the desire for more Zoe posts! Hi Ves, I’ve updated the poll to rank the desire for more Zoe posts!

]]> By: Ves http://tomandzoe.com/log/2006/10/so-close/#comment-4986 Ves Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:24:32 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=482#comment-4986 Exciting, Tom! Yes, more posts from Zoe please.... Judging by your poll I'm not the only one who's hoping (against hope - surely not?) for it! Exciting, Tom!

Yes, more posts from Zoe please…. Judging by your poll I’m not the only one who’s hoping (against hope - surely not?) for it!

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