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WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
akronnick:
Well, t least she remembers his name now, that's something.
themacnut:
Marten may grow on Padma if he continues spending most of his off-work time there. Now Renee on the other hand...
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: Smoot on 07 Jun 2011, 19:00 ---If it's all the same, I'll continue to call my nearest city a city
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A city? Sure. The city? Probably not. [laugh] (I live about half an hour from the city...yes, that one, so I'm just used to it. I remember visiting Colorado College in high school and trying not to laugh when they called Denver "The City". Sure, it's definitely a city, but it's hardly earned a "the".)
Smoot:
Marten sure seemed to think there was something wrong with being a townie, though- given how much he was kicking about having the term applied to him.
What's the matter- Amherst's good enough to live in, but not good enough to let people think you're from there? ;)
Though, with a college-library job, he might be enough of a remora on the Smif shark to legitimately consider himself not-a-townie. Question is: does he now sigh in relief? :)
Tova:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 07 Jun 2011, 19:48 ---
--- Quote from: Smoot on 07 Jun 2011, 19:00 ---If it's all the same, I'll continue to call my nearest city a city
--- End quote ---
A city? Sure. The city? Probably not. [laugh] (I live about half an hour from the city...yes, that one, so I'm just used to it. I remember visiting Colorado College in high school and trying not to laugh when they called Denver "The City". Sure, it's definitely a city, but it's hardly earned a "the".)
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The word "the" isn't limited to the sense of superlative or unique.
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