Thank you! That's sad: all other whales are wrong whales!
Though if Right whales are endangered, they will soon be no more, i.e. in the wrong, and all the other, wrong whales will be right, and be saying ' We've always told ya.' Perhaps the Prince of Wales can set the right wrong, or the right right, or whatever, seeing that he is into preservation?
I think it means McConnell is trying to block the stimulus checks by combining two parts of Trump's proposal (which are? who knows?), but I don't think I could have drafted such a confusing headline even if I'd tried...
Marsupial's got it right. There's a current US colloquial usage of "asks" that means "requests", "demands", etc. I don't think T's asks are limited to two, though.
Another query about this mystery headline. I'm assuming 'checks' is a noun, not a verb. I don't think there's a workable syntax if it's a verb. But are the 'checks' what we'd mean over here by 'checks', 'occasions when something is checked' or are they what we'd spell 'cheques', i.e. 'a bill of exchange drawn on a banker payable on demand'?
Even with @Marsupial's help, it still doesn't make sense with either meaning.
In this case, "checks" = "cheques". Earlier this year, the fed'l gov't distributed $1200 (?) checks to most (?) Americans as an economic stimulus and aid to survival.
There's been a lot of wrangling over sending another check. Congress finally settled on $600. T suddenly announced he wouldn't sign the bill into law, and that there should be a $2000 check instead. Many, many jaws dropped, even among Congressional and other noted Republicans. People are desperate for money, and their unemployment insurance checks ended just after Christmas, IIRC. Redoing the bill would delay getting much-needed money to them.
There's lots more. Look up "US economic stimulus check", "Trump $2000", etc.
I'm moseying toward sleep, so apologies if I made any mistakes.
The "Sun" today has the headline: 1 in 50 has the virus; while the "Guardian" proclaims that 1 in 50 have (it). My first instinct was that the "Sun" is correct and that the "Guardian" got it wrong - but they could each be using different forms of ellipsis: 1 person in 50 has ... vs 1 in 50 people have ..... Somehow I think the "Sun" is more correct but the "Guardian" sounds more natural. Call me a pedant if you like ...
It should be "has" even if it's "people", because that shit is within a prepositional phrase and thus not the subject; but an obvious plural occurring just before a verb tends to attract it into a matching form regardless of the facts of the sentence structure.
This isn't a headline but a quote in a news article that puzzled/bugged me:
“Officers do not suspect foul play and are working with witnesses and Amtrak personnel to determine what led to the train striking the man,” Puyallup police said.
What led to the train striking the man? It was moving and he was in the way. The question is why the hell was he in the way. It's not about the train; it's about the man.
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Whut?!
Though if Right whales are endangered, they will soon be no more, i.e. in the wrong, and all the other, wrong whales will be right, and be saying ' We've always told ya.' Perhaps the Prince of Wales can set the right wrong, or the right right, or whatever, seeing that he is into preservation?
The iguanas are alive, BTW. Response to cold weather.
I suppose it is nice that, on Christmas Day, they found a way to destroy ire. But, of course, that is not what they meant.
And here's a rare typo from CNN:
We always have.
Even with @Marsupial's help, it still doesn't make sense with either meaning.
There's been a lot of wrangling over sending another check. Congress finally settled on $600. T suddenly announced he wouldn't sign the bill into law, and that there should be a $2000 check instead. Many, many jaws dropped, even among Congressional and other noted Republicans. People are desperate for money, and their unemployment insurance checks ended just after Christmas, IIRC. Redoing the bill would delay getting much-needed money to them.
There's lots more. Look up "US economic stimulus check", "Trump $2000", etc.
I'm moseying toward sleep, so apologies if I made any mistakes.
Has pics. FYI: The mask is a particularly nasty one, to my sensibilities. Just a small warning, in case someone isn't in the mood for that.
Oh, and there are some interesting quotes from social media.
Well, yes ... (although the story is obviously a sad one).
Different context. But nice try.
Man held after armed raid in search of cat
and, directly next to that:
Siegfried from magic duo Siegfried and Roy dies
If anybody could make a cat disappear.....
What led to the train striking the man? It was moving and he was in the way. The question is why the hell was he in the way. It's not about the train; it's about the man.
"Corgi butt or loaf of bread? Both are magical."
With pics to compare!
Hadn't been to that site in a lonnnggg time.
Vaccine bombs? Anti-virus missiles? A new arms race?
Errm... no, 'shutdown' is not a verb, it is 'shut down' - silly CNN!
That makes me want to give you alot of hugs! I love these kinds of ways of defusing my own perfectionism and legalism.
Yes, please; shaken, not stirred. Distract the person getting the jab with a milkshake.
Every time I went by, I wondered how one enforced a High Collision Location.
"Scientists Now Know Why Wombat Poop Comes Out In Cubes" (HuffPost).
And yes, there are pictures.
And said scientists published their research in the journal "Soft Matter". Seriously.
Re pips: Sesame seeds?