Have you ever wondered about the phrase 'a month of Sundays' ? I heard it today and it has been plaguing me. Does it mean a month with all the normal Sundays in it - if so, why not just say a month? Or is it thirty Sundays, which would be what - seven, eight months? Doe sthat seem likely? Hyperbole, I know. It's just a phrase, but when you think about them do phrases ever make sense? 'Happy as a clam' - how can clams be happy?! Even if they were, how do we know they are all the time happier than your average human being? These things frustrate me... and take over brain space that should be concentrating on my growing mountain of reading. Oops.
23 January 2008
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