Monthly Archives: November 2010

Night of the living Whos

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Travis

This weekend the Komplexify family went to the Parade of Lights, Rapid City’s annual kick-off for the X-mas season.   Among the more interesting floats was the Air Force’s light-fighter or the water utility’s choir of caroling toilet seats However, … Continue reading →

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Implication

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Travis

One of the hazards of a specialized technical training is suffering through bad representations of it in pop culture.   I know scientists who pull their hair at the ability of TV’s CSIs to instantly extract an entire genetic sequence … Continue reading →

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Sentence fragments II

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Travis

In deference to Wednesday’s post on it’s not versus it isn’t,* I threw out the potential compromise of it’sn’t.   It turns out, courtesy of languagehat, that there actually once was a common contraction of the two: ’tisn’t. That’s so … Continue reading →

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TGIT

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Travis

Thanksgiving dinner at the Komplexify household… Ladybug: Before we eat, let’s say what we’re thankful for.   Mom? Queen B: I’m thankful for my family: my wonderful husband and my two beautiful girls.   I’m thankful for this delicious meal. … Continue reading →

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Sentence fragments

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Travis

Why do we have two different contractions for the phrase “it is not,” namely, it isn’t and it’s not?   (Three contractions if you count it ain’t). Then again, no one ever expects the English language to be a model … Continue reading →

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