Rec contr' Amor non es guirens lai on sos poclers, s'autra.

If there is one thing I know, it's words. I know why anglophones use certain words over others - the inherent difference between "Copy this file for me", "Would you copy this file for me", and "I was wondering if you could copy this file for me". I know why we choose what we do - even if a person doesn't understand the analytic minute details, I know why they instinctively, as a native speaker, choose the option that they do.

So when I left that note for my neighbours that said "Did someone spill coffee in my car earlier today?" what I really meant was "I know someone did, but I'm trying to be polite and not say "Look, fuckers, if you spill coffee in my car, at least leave a note, rather than let me get in the car, put a bag down on the floor mat on the passengers side, only to see a puddle of hazelnut coffee already occupying that space, and rapidly soaking into my bag, mm-k?"

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Christ I need to get out of the house.

I've been sitting at my computer and working for two hours now. I'm all hunched, and my shoulders hurt. If I stay home, I'm just going to fiddle around with work -- looking up song lyrics to use in class (specifically ones that use modals - must, can, could, may, might - and phrasal verbs - touch on, turn up, call off, get up, etc.)

I need to get oooooouuuuuttttt. Get into the sunshine and pretend that I have a life that doesn't revolve around grammar.

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This is a wild goose chase if ever I heard of one.

Search out English songs that use conditionals, and find someone who has a copy of it in their possession (must be either CD or tape), for use tomorrow in an ESL classroom, at StatsCan.

The students are apparently sick of "If I had $1,000,000" by the Barenaked Ladies.

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