'I'm always looking for the Hows and the Whys and the Whats,' said Muskrat, 'That is why I speak as I do. You've heard of Muskrat's Much-in-Little, of course?' 'No,' said the child. 'What is it?'
- The Mouse and his Child. Russell Hoban.
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I love those old labels! They lied through their teeth, sometimes, but they were decorative and entertaining!
ReplyDeleteHmm. Can a label lie through its teeth? 'Lied through their typography' doesn't have quite the same ring though, does it? LOL!
Yes! They are wonderful! I found this one on the Te Papa Museum website - I love the way she 'prepared it ONLY by herself, *and* EXCLUSIVELY by herself, AND (somehow - eh???!) UNDER HER OWN SUPERVISION.
ReplyDeleteBeing a nun, perhaps she had abilities us only 3-dimensional people don't have...
Mary Joseph Aubert was a sexy Sheila. I'm off to bed now but I know her gorgeous visage will infiltrate my dreams....
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ReplyDeleteI haven't been round your blog recently - my loss! I always learn something new (love the Kiwi explanation) and I'd love to go to a drawing class like yours (it might improve my cartoons).
Bon weekend!
A wonderful example of tautology and probably pleonasm also in addition as well.
ReplyDeleteGB this is a family blog.
ReplyDeleteOops. Humble apologies, Katherine, to you and your readers. I'll try and remember my Ts and Ps in future. Come to think of it I wonedr where minding one's Ps and Qs comes from. Another one for CJ.
ReplyDeleteWiki offers a number of possible origins.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Many thanks Katherine. I have become quite lazy about things like that and just refer them to CJ's Word Blog so that he can blog on them.
ReplyDeleteI think I rather like the Pints and Quarts explanation. However there seems to have been an earlier usage as mentioned in The Phrase Finder
Geeb, please tell me how you made a Blogger comment link. I'd love to know.
DeleteHello. I’m just on my way north. I’ll send you the formula when I’ve got access to my laptop later or tomorrow morning.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels. x
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