Explicit content warning! Wow! That got your attention, I bet!
Actually I just wanted to warn you explicitly that this blog item contains nothing that is the slightest bit VB.NET related. So if you were hoping for some meaningful insight into a nagging technical VB problem, you’ll probably be disappointed.
Then again, if you’ve read my other blog items that are VB.NET related, you’ll be no stranger to disappointment.
Anyhow, moving quickly on, I was browsing a newsgroup recently where somebody came up with the tongue in cheek question; “What’s the plural of spouse – is it spice?” As in variety … of life.
I know, I know I don’t have to explain it for a switched on cookie like you , but it’s the others, you know …..
That post kind of got me thinking about things like that. You know, questions like:
“What’s the singular of spouse - is it divorcee?”
Or is the past participle of spouse: girlfriend?
And one for the mathematicians; “Is the negative of spouse: space?” - something my wife would attest to as she mutters her way round the house picking up my computer clutter.
Which made me wonder - if you attest twice, have you passed the whole examination, or is that just two tests?
And is the future tense of “Marriage” having to meet the father in law? Or "true love" the definite article?
Words and grammar is lots very confusing, innit?
I mean, for example what’s the definition of definition?
Or what’s the opposite of apposite? (And is it appropriate to ask?)
And is the plural of opera: Winfreys ? Or the plural of Song: a Korean couple?
Questions, questions, questions. Luckily, I’m not going to ramble on with answers, answers, answers. Enough of this nonsense - back to the coding board and get some real work done. Er, that’s me I’m talking to, not you. You obviously have nothing to do if you’re still sat there reading this drivel .