You have described a Sophie's Choice, not a Catch-22.

^ I think he's also effectively described what I like to call being "in a pickle".

But my name is not Sophie.

So then it's a "____________'s Choice"... I've always thought that novel needed a sequel.
^insert name above

Oh THIS. One hundred thousand times THIS. Been a pet peeve of mine for more years than I can remember. If you're going to try to look "smart" or "technical" by putting the TZ on your invitation, use the RIGHT ONE. If you don't want to think about it, just use "(eastern)".

jb

Beautiful riposte, sir. I always forget my Euro Smeggery until I post again in OOT...

Um, on a related signage note (is it the designer's fault or the company who order and display the sign), I noted in Marks & Spencer (a very very longstanding company in the UK) even their signage - which must be done inhouse - was a disaster.

One side of the sign said "Mensear" instead of "Menswear". I mean, I hate clothes shopping any time, but adding the word "sear" into my consciousness?

Also they had "Exit to Princess St". It's Princes Street. There is no Princess Street in Edinburgh. Jeez.

Oh here's another doozy from this Summer. I WORK FOR THIS EMPLOYER, OMG HOW CAN IT BE WRONG?!



Sad thing is, this is the _second_ time I've seen the "Univeristy" [sic] mistake on Uni signage. *twitch*

I have been meaning to ask this for quite some time now, but never really gotten around to it: Who in here speaks a second language profoundly enough to be able to participate in a discussion analogous to this thread in that language?
I am of the opinion that learning a second language helps you having a better understanding of your native language. To me, the "than me" vs. "than I" discussion is absolutely mind-boggling - if you know any other Germanic language (where the grammatical cases are more salient) there's no doubt as to which of the two is correct.

[Edit]
It appears the matter of "than me" vs. "than I" is not as clear as I thought, the lack of a regulatory body à la "Académie française" in the anglophonic world being the main reason. "Than I", however, appears to have logic on its side.

save that debate for le weekend, imo

We covered this earlier in the thread, and often the purpose of it can be to clarify meaning. For example:

A: "Dan likes tacos better than me."
B: "Dan likes tacos better than I."

Sentence A implies that Dan doesn't like me very much, or at least doesn't like me as much as he likes eating tacos.

Sentence B implies that he likes eating tacos more than I enjoy eating tacos. It makes no inference as to how much Dan can tolerate my presence in his company.

So "... than me" and "... than I" can have two different meanings. In cases where they can't, I think you have more leeway to interchange the two, though what TTI wrote ("He runs faster than I [run]") helps you figure out which one you should do by default.

Oh my god.

moon language

Link was worth it. Especially the part up at the top that said: "Order Now".

xlibris is pretty terrible in general. no excerpt for this one, even though it's part of the "Critic's Choice" - but lol at the series title and the implicit "this sounds catchy" thinking:

In the spirit of the recent discussion of Daylight Saving Time, I thought I'd post a note about the official name of tomorrow's (i.e., Friday, Nov. 11) holiday. From Wikpedia:

Call me old fashioned, but I still prefer "Armistice Day."

You are going to give us all an aneurysm.

How does one see someone allegedly do something?

I imagine it's something like softcore porn where the act is implied but not actually happening.

Quick question. Which is correct:

The girls each have scars on their arms.
The girls each have a scar on her arm.
The girls each have a scar on their arms.

I know it'd be easier to simply say something like, "Each of the girls has a scar on her arm," but I'm not looking for an easy solution.

#1 and #3.

edit: #1 if each has >=1 scar and #3 if each has only one scar.

Hmm, I thought #3 should be "The girls each have a scar on their arm." (in the case of one scar a piece).

But yeah, obv it's "Each girl has a scar on her arm."

Yeah I think you are right.

Cutting is a serious problem.

Which is correct:

I was informed I have to move.
I was informed I will have to move.
I was informed that I have to move.
I was informed that I will have to move.

Fwiw, I'm mostly concerned with whether or not the word "that" is required in the sentence.