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Entries for September 2012

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bad guyWriting is not a contact sport, but still, if you’re not careful you can hurt yourself.  You might think I’m being flippant, but look at this dialogue and see how dangerous it can be.

“I am turning in the store,” you say.

“Be careful, you’ll knock stuff over.  The store shelves are very full,” your friend replies.

And you have no idea what she is talking about.

Specifically:  “I am turning in the store” indicates that you are already in (inside) the store and you are turning around,

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