Re: Gordon and food waste
In message , Jenny M Benson
writes
>In message <bnt$rHUK+HeIFwar@soft255.demon.co.uk>, "J. P. Gilliver
>(John)" writes
>>* "Both of us love fresh peas" - well, mum died some years ago (and
>>being a devout atheist is probably _not_ in a heaven still loving
>>them) - but I couldn't think of an easy wordform to go there; suggestions?
>
>"My Mum loved fresh peas - as do I."
Hmm. That's a lot more elegant than anything I'd thought of, though I
still feel a little uneasy about mixing a past and present tense like
that.
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Humphries) on "Parkinson" 1982-1-30
date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:37:57 +0100
author: J. P. Gilliver (John)
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