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offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2009-11-18 12:09 [#02345166]
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How many contracted words can you legitimately use in one
sentence?

Just curious.


 

offline MetallicaDude from the stazhole on 2009-11-18 12:15 [#02345168]
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an INFINITE number


 

offline Guybrush from the white room on 2009-11-18 12:26 [#02345169]
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10


 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2009-11-18 12:33 [#02345170]
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Oh, I guess I should have asked for examples. Please give
examples and not just sums.

And, um, I suppose this is more for the British/English than
anyone else. But everyone feel free to answer.

Just Curious.


 

offline Guybrush from the white room on 2009-11-18 13:06 [#02345176]
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10


 

offline PS on 2009-11-18 13:14 [#02345179]
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Can't you read? The answer is 10.


 

offline MetallicaDude from the stazhole on 2009-11-18 14:03 [#02345188]
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im right


 

offline MetallicaDude from the stazhole on 2009-11-18 14:06 [#02345189]
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for example.

he said she'd say he'd say she'd say he'd say she'd say....
etc.... "wieners"


 

offline otiarc on 2009-11-18 14:12 [#02345190]
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Just Curious


 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2009-11-18 18:00 [#02345262]
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Can you read? I asked for examples and not just sums.



 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2009-11-18 18:04 [#02345263]
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It's not a riddle like that MetallicaDude. Thanks though.
I'm just curious about the English and their use of
contractions, I suppose.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-11-18 18:04 [#02345264]
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I'm gonna have to agree with MetallicaDude on this important
line of scientific pursuit. Not necessarily because he's
right, but more just because he's sexy.


 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2009-11-18 18:18 [#02345266]
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But it's not a riddle thingy, w M w. Not like MetallicaDude
presents, anyway.

Can you produce a sentence with many contractions? I know
you can do it.

I Believe In You.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-11-18 19:03 [#02345268]
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He said she'd say he'd say she'd say he'd say she'd say
"wieners".


 

offline atwood from The Library (United Kingdom) on 2009-11-18 19:28 [#02345272]
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It's not as easy as I'd previously thought...
"They've made their minds up that she'd do anything he'd ask
her,i'm certain of this but i'll make sure she won't."

:,



 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2009-11-18 20:32 [#02345300]
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That's good atwood. You have a better grasp at what I'm
thinking of than anyone else so far.

Can you do one with "haven't" or "hadn't?"

I like those.


 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2009-11-18 20:32 [#02345302]
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Have you heard of "mayn't?"

Mayn't!


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-11-18 20:42 [#02345305]
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Would you eat this motherfucker?:
LAZY_TITLE

His legs are pulsing bee abdomens and he probably shoots
plasma balls from his tesla coil. Probably all his inside
juices are acid.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-11-18 20:47 [#02345307]
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puss moth caterpillar


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2009-11-18 20:59 [#02345310]
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Look, I'm really, really sorry, I have no excuse and,
of course, no real explanation, I wish there was some other
way, boy, are you going to be mad, but, honestly, it was an
accident, I'd do it all again if I could, there's just no
easy way to say this, God, I can't believe I let this
happen and promise it won't again, if only you knew how
truly remorseful I am from the depths of my very being, and
please tell me if there is anything I can do to make it
right, Lord knows I never intended for this to happen,
whilst I believe it was inevitable, there just aren't words
to express how deeply I regret the fact that the image has
expired, sorry, please visit pixdaus.com and get new link.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-11-18 21:03 [#02345311]
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Let's boycott that site since they censor images. If I
wasn't lazy I'd just use the streisand effect and post the
image to a file hoster.


 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2009-11-18 21:09 [#02345312]
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You mayn't post links from that site w M w.


 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2009-11-18 21:09 [#02345313]
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mayn't


 

offline atwood from The Library (United Kingdom) on 2009-11-18 21:14 [#02345314]
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See,you've been so busy you didn't realise that there'll be
SOMEONE here who'll be good at this kind of thing...I
haven't quite cracked it as well as Zephyr and I'm ashamed
to say that I may've been a bit hasty in my judgement as I
tell you that I was going to suggest that you should've
asked either Steinvordhosbn or Descent who've proved time
and time again that they're both jolly good writers.
There..hadn't thought of that had you?
:)


 

offline atwood from The Library (United Kingdom) on 2009-11-18 21:20 [#02345315]
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N'night x
:)


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2009-11-18 21:44 [#02345317]
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I wish I could say I had intended that post to have so many
contractions. I feel it is worth mentioning that, while I
had forgotten which thread I was typing in, my post was, in
fact, inspired by steinvordhosbn's wonderful style, even
though I clearly fall well short of his ability.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-11-18 21:55 [#02345320]
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Anyway the best contraction is 'n' since its a double
contraction.

Fish 'n' ships.
Its pretty lol considering they merely substituted both
letters (of an already short word) with another character:
', thus 'n' is the same length as and. But humanity is the
one who thought of this and they can be expected to fail.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2009-11-18 22:32 [#02345328]
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*hugs and kisses for wumwuh and atty*


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-11-18 22:34 [#02345330]
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i wub all of u


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2009-11-18 22:37 [#02345332]
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<3


 


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