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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 02:37 AM
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Even Grammar Nazis can be flexible
Normally, I wouldn't think of dangling a participle. But "blow shit up" sounds a lot funnier than "blow up shit."

:popcorn:
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 04:27 AM
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1. As a grammar Nazi, I'll go along with that. n/t
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 04:50 AM
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2. Plus
"Blow shit up" tells people you are going to blow up objects.

Whereas "blow up shit" suggests you are going to blow up
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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 05:16 AM
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3. I think the correct term is 'inflate shit'
:P
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 05:54 AM
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4. Or 'explode shit'
Which merely illustrates what a bad formulation it was in the first place. :P
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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 06:29 AM
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6. Blow shit away ?
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 05:55 AM
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5. a grammar NAZI??
You tellin' me that's a skinhead underneath that kerchief? :banghead:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 06:32 AM
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7. Sure, you say that now but do you really mean it?

You told me you'd overlook my boo-boos. :cry:
:scared: ya never know with Nazis types.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 07:50 AM
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8. it's "initiate a negative physical integrity outcome"
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Dangerously Amused Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 11:29 AM
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9. Baby, you can dangle your participle around me ANYTIME.




And if you do it juuuuust right, I might show you my split infinitive.
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