Strange Conversations: Part Three Hundred and Thirty-Two
Posted 26 November 2010 in Strange Conversations by Catriona
In which my brother and I debate grammar, a subject to which we came via the topic of ducks. (As you do.)
ME: No, I’ve looked “oleaginous” up, and it does mean containing oil, producing oil, or having the qualities of oil.
BROTHER: Well, I guess the ducks are oleaginous. You’d get quite a bit of fat if you cooked them.
ME: “Oleaginous” is also an adjective.
BROTHER: So?
ME: So that’s why I said “Your ducks are oleaginous.” Because it’s an adjective, you need a verb, and “are” is …
BROTHER (belches): That was a burp. It’s probably an adverb or something.
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Heather wrote at Dec 13, 11:05 pm
LOL!! Ok. I’m at work and people are looking at me funny because of the laughing. I am just going to burp from now on when I need a bit of grammar.