Revised
I can't tell if jo(e) is teasing me or not when she says hyphens are not allowed in Fib poems, but, since the hyphen does look ugly, here's a revision, well, really, an alternate version, of the poem (and I use the term loosely) from yesterday's post.
Does
it
mean the
waiter likes
you if he pretends
to hit you with the menu? My
friend was impressed. "I've never seen that before," she said.
Does
it
mean the
waiter likes
you if he pretends
to hit you with the menu? My
friend was impressed. "I've never seen that before," she said.
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What? Are you doubting that I am not the ultimate authority on everything?
Now I'm really confused. I'm not sure if I'm doubting that you're not or doubting that you are....Did you put that double negative in just to confuse me?
Oh, I guess I did use a double negative. Have I lost all credibility now?
Not at all! You're just using historically appropriate English; we used to be able to use double negatives for emphasis just like pretty much every other lanugage out there.
You're just going back to what works!
So have no doubts: Jo(e) IS the ultimate authority!
I think the waiter likes you. And I have no opinions on hyphens.
I think the waiter likes you. More importantly, do YOU like the waiter?
Bitty: ah yes, that's the question I always lose sight of in these situations...
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