Last’s weeks puzzler on Car Talk seemed almost relevant to this class. Perhaps a bit of a stretch. We needed a new sign above our garage and Tommy decided to hire a sign painter for the job, instead of turning Crusty loose with a can of spray paint, like the last time. He instructed the …
I came across an entry in the Language Log that talks a bit about the de dicto/de re distinction from about a year ago, pondering a statement made by a CNN reporter. Perhaps of interest.
Rather than the usual 426,600 seconds between Thursday and Tuesday classes, this week the Tuesday class isn’t until an entire 430,200 seconds have elapsed since Thursday. On the upside, if you don’t like how your 1-2am Sunday morning goes, you can have a second go at it, immediately afterwards.