darkstar
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Tue Mar-02-04 10:23 PM
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True or False: "If you'd've gone up like you came down, |
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Edited on Tue Mar-02-04 10:25 PM by darkstar
you could have come down like you went up."
edit: spelling
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ChiefHappyButt
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Tue Mar-02-04 11:39 PM
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1. I ain't no digestive system! |
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Tue Mar-02-04 11:48 PM
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You would have come down like you went up. The distinction being would not could.
Jay
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Tue Mar-02-04 11:50 PM
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3. woodchucks chuck a lot of wood |
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because others know they could does not change things.
yes?
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Wed Mar-03-04 12:14 AM
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6. Is Your Punctuation Correct? |
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Is that to be read as a single sentence? Am I drooling?
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darkstar
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Tue Mar-02-04 11:57 PM
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This has driven me to the point of distraction. I almost can't even digest your answer. The word "would" is hidden in the contraction, and "would" is hypothetical vs. the concrete of the "could"? That's what you're getting at?
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Wed Mar-03-04 12:12 AM
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5. If You Went Up The Same Way You Came Down... |
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then you would have to come down the same way you went up. I think that the concrete is "would" not "could". "would" being in the past tense and "could" being hypothetical. I also think it has something to do with what the definition of "if" is :crazy:... I think. My head hurts now.
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Wed Mar-03-04 01:31 AM
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7. Sorry 'bout the headache |
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Not sure of the punctuation. It's from the song "Never Gonna End" by Tranquility Bass. My wife and I always thought it was funny--an announcer repeats it over and over--but just sat down to puzzle it out last night. It's a bender....
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Wed Mar-03-04 01:36 AM
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8. Just Kidding About The Ache. |
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Edited on Wed Mar-03-04 01:37 AM by jayfish
It did take me about 10 minutes to figure out how to explain myself though (and I'm not sure that was even correct). The punctuation ? was for the Chief.
Jay
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