Why is “etiolate” being used as an adjective here when it’s actually a verb that means “to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight; to make pale; to deprive of natural vigor; to make feeble?” To paraphrase Calvin, adjectiving weirds language!
A snowy joke (and we’ve just had a good snow in Chicagoland, as this winter goes). Knights of honor, days of being snowed-under. Steeds smarter than the average horse….
fred.grenouille about 4 years ago
Smart horses!
LeeCox about 4 years ago
Why is “etiolate” being used as an adjective here when it’s actually a verb that means “to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight; to make pale; to deprive of natural vigor; to make feeble?” To paraphrase Calvin, adjectiving weirds language!
Kirk Barnes Premium Member about 4 years ago
Gratification delayed is gratification …delayed.
Plods with ...™ about 4 years ago
“Tis but a scratch.”
craigwestlake about 4 years ago
They’ll both be gone by Spring – the Snow Sharks are coming!…
Sisyphos about 4 years ago
A snowy joke (and we’ve just had a good snow in Chicagoland, as this winter goes). Knights of honor, days of being snowed-under. Steeds smarter than the average horse….