In our house, I AM the dishwasher. I haven’t had access to an electric dishwasher in 27 years. (Unfortunately, I have to get up before my daughters, so I don’t get breakfast in bed.)
But English usage requires the indefinite article in the first line; “off special kind of tray” sounds like something a native speaker of a Slavic language (which doesn’t use articles) would write, and wouldn’t make sense. Similarly, while “dishwasher full of Tide” might arguably make sense, it would look syntactically off, again because English would normally require the use of an article before the singular countable noun “dishwasher.”
Just finished the best Mother’s Day. My children came over, made me a delicious steak dinner-mushrooms-asparagus-salad. A nice bottle of wine. Chocolate for dessert. Cleaned up the kitchen, and then put everything away. I just sat around and enjoyed myself. Of course, they are all grown up now. A great familyl
pawpawbear about 11 years ago
You sure about that? I got a neighbor lady who says she has three kids—-two girls and a husband.
Wren Fahel almost 11 years ago
In our house, I AM the dishwasher. I haven’t had access to an electric dishwasher in 27 years. (Unfortunately, I have to get up before my daughters, so I don’t get breakfast in bed.)
g.iangoodson almost 11 years ago
His screen name is known in the book of Daniel ( Old Testament) as Nebuchadnezzar.
brklnbern almost 11 years ago
There’s a cloud in every silver lining.
Skylark almost 11 years ago
I know this to be true. Three inches of foam on the floor!!
legaleagle48 almost 11 years ago
But English usage requires the indefinite article in the first line; “off special kind of tray” sounds like something a native speaker of a Slavic language (which doesn’t use articles) would write, and wouldn’t make sense. Similarly, while “dishwasher full of Tide” might arguably make sense, it would look syntactically off, again because English would normally require the use of an article before the singular countable noun “dishwasher.”
Spooky D Cat almost 11 years ago
Heh-heh, The Doozies has a similar theme today. Pretty funny.
Prawnclaw almost 11 years ago
Beats Keats any-day
Hawthorne almost 11 years ago
Thank you, but no one actually consults us on this, and the kids mean well. It’s really nice if Dad does the clean up, but no guarantee on that.
Of course it’s more commercial exploitation, but we’ve pretty much become inured to that, haven’t we?
scrabblefiend almost 11 years ago
Just finished the best Mother’s Day. My children came over, made me a delicious steak dinner-mushrooms-asparagus-salad. A nice bottle of wine. Chocolate for dessert. Cleaned up the kitchen, and then put everything away. I just sat around and enjoyed myself. Of course, they are all grown up now. A great familyl