Gori the Grey
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It's sad to me if mother and father would, in a collective address to their son, each speak of him as "my" son rather than together speak of him as "our" son.
The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XXXIV
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Gori the Grey
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I'm sorry to hear that, Syn. I will adopt you just for the length of time it takes me to say "Carry on, my wayward son."
(I didn't think my pointing out an ungrammaticality I'd just noticed in long-beloved song lyrics would be productive of so much response.)
(I'm starting to think part of the power of the lyrics is the ungrammiticality)
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Yeah, I've been thinking about "wayward," too, in the wake of suddenly actually paying attention to these song lyrics.
I think I'd always just silently corrected it to "wandering." You're on life's voyage, it's wearying, but bear it out, and you'll reach a point of rest.
But "wayward" isn't just "wandering." Those voices are forgiving their son, even as they encourage him to continue on in the voyage.
(Oh, by the way, on a related note, the other day, I saw the coolest of those "Keep Calm and Carry On" t-shirts I've ever seen: "Keep Calm and Carry On, Wayward Son.")
I think I'd always just silently corrected it to "wandering." You're on life's voyage, it's wearying, but bear it out, and you'll reach a point of rest.
But "wayward" isn't just "wandering." Those voices are forgiving their son, even as they encourage him to continue on in the voyage.
(Oh, by the way, on a related note, the other day, I saw the coolest of those "Keep Calm and Carry On" t-shirts I've ever seen: "Keep Calm and Carry On, Wayward Son.")
I thought they called you Vincour.The only thing my parents ever called me was a disappointment.
Zkribbler
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Yesterday, the Fox News website carried a story about Elizabeth Warren introducing a bill to nationalize all U.S. corporations. 
No other news service I checked carried the story. There's no follow up story today on Fox. So...is the US about to adopt a Marxist-Leninist economy, or was Fox News lying to me. 
No other news service I checked carried the story. There's no follow up story today on Fox. So...is the US about to adopt a Marxist-Leninist economy, or was Fox News lying to me. 
Broken_Erika
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That's obviously the true purpose of the anti-corruption bill.Yesterday, the Fox News website carried a story about Elizabeth Warren introducing a bill to nationalize all U.S. corporations.
tjs282
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Hmmm... Tricky question... Let me think...So...is the US about to adopt a Marxist-Leninist economy, or was Fox News lying to me.
Fearr not, Comrrade Zkribbler. In name of interrnational brrotherhood, Mother Russia is happy to extend and explain frriendships to you. All USA are belong to USSR.Yesterday, the Fox News website carried a story about Elizabeth Warren introducing a bill to nationalize all U.S. corporations.
Lexicus
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I believe it is referring to the Accountable Capitalism Act.
Chukchi Husky
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Do louder volumes need more power?
Traitorfish
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Today I saw an American ruler which showed inches-only, no centimeters. Is this commonplace?
Snerk
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Yes. The louder the volume, the more energy required.
No idea but why not if you don't use metric?
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Not as far as I am aware. Every ruler I can think of shows inches and centimeters.
) a couple times.Less common than they used to be. But by no means unlikely to be run across. But, like this is 3 minutes effort in my workshop:
The actual ruler, 1 tape measure, the template, and the level have metric and inches. The rest just inches.
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