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Storel:

--- Quote from: Border Reiver on 29 Nov 2014, 15:13 ---Marten:  "I think that's Clinton coming up the street, take my hand."

Claire:  "That's not my hand!"

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Amazing how hard it is to interpret simple statements without being able to hear the person's tone. I'm totally torn over whether to interpret Claire's response here as "That's not my HAND you're grabbing!" or as "That's not MY hand you're grabbing!"  :angel:

DSL:
Ordinarily I'd fall back on context, in this case the fact there's no one else on frame, and put the emphasis on "hand." However, the mention of Clinton, with the implications of his semi-autonomous robohand, does derail that somewhat ...

Storel:

--- Quote from: DSL on 29 Nov 2014, 15:24 ---Ordinarily I'd fall back on context, in this case the fact there's no one else on frame, and put the emphasis on "hand." However, the mention of Clinton, with the implications of his semi-autonomous robohand, does derail that somewhat ...

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Exactly what I was thinking, hence the ambiguity.  :-D

Border Reiver:
I'll remember to keep future innuendo to the level of the 3 Stooges subtlety.

DSL:
Abbott and Costello will do just fine
THIRD BASE! Oh, did you, now?

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