Running the Gambit... AND the Wolverine
Speaking of grammar mistakes, here's one I heard confused today. It wasn't the kind of thing that drives me insane, but I heard it and thought, 'That doesn't sound quite right. What did she mean to say?'
gambit - n. 1. An opening in chess in which a minor piece, or pieces, usually a pawn, is offered in exchange for a favorable position. 2. A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy, especially one used at an initial stage. 3. A remark intended to open a conversation.
gamut - n. 1. A complete range or extent: a face that expressed a gamut of emotions, from rage to peaceful contentment. 2. Music. The entire series of recognized notes.
srah - Monday, 31 January 2005 - 4:36 PM
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srah - February 1, 2005 - 10:35 AM - ℓ
Perhaps if you'd read the comments on the post you would have seen that it was all explained to me by people who have lived in DC. I don't know anything about Georgia's or Connecticut's state politics, either, having never lived in either of those places. It never occurred to me that a license plate would be used for political gripes when all of the others seem to celebrate things that the state is proud of.
this isn't related to your post at all but, in feb04 you said you didn't understand wash d.c. license plates and the 'taxation w/o representation' bit. i guess this just reinforces my thoughts of u of m students, but that is neither here nor there. anyway, perhaps you have figured this out in the last year, but washingtonians are taxed without representation.