Saturday, May 12, 2012

Linguistics joke

Thanks to a non-linguist, Celia Boone, for this.

5 comments:

  1. The future wasn't so much tense, but moody.

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  2. Eugene4:46 AM

    I don't mean to be "Unknown." but the Blogger comment posting system is funky.

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  3. Anonymous6:23 AM

    I found the joke lacking in certain aspects.

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  4. Eugene3:44 AM

    OK.
    Progressive Aspect was still drinking after Perfect Aspect had finished.

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  5. Eugene1:23 AM

    Thanks, Monica.
    There are more aspect jokes one could make here (Iterative, Habitual and so on) but I don't want to just keep on making them; it would look like I can't stop.

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