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Grammar joke #2
A girl from Oklahoma and a girl from Wisconsin were seated side by side on a plane. The girl from the Oklahoma, being friendly and all, said: "So, where y'all from?"
The Wisconsin girl said, "From a place where they know better than to use a preposition at the end of a sentence."
The girl from Oklahoma sat quietly for a few moments and then replied, "So, where y'all from, bitch?!"
The Wisconsin girl said, "From a place where they know better than to use a preposition at the end of a sentence."
The girl from Oklahoma sat quietly for a few moments and then replied, "So, where y'all from, bitch?!"
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[nq:1]A girl from Oklahoma and a girl from Wisconsin were seated side by side on a plane. The girl from ... "[/nq] It's an old joke, but reliable.
- [nq:1]A girl from Oklahoma and a girl from Wisconsin were seated side by side on a plane.
- The girl from ...
- "[/nq] It's an old joke, but reliable.
- What I want to know, however, is why the girl from Oklahoma is using a plural second person pronoun when a singular pronoun is clearly called for?
- Perhaps the joke is peculiarly subtle.
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[nq:1]A girl from Oklahoma and a girl from Wisconsin were seated side by side on a plane. The girl from ... a sentence." The girl from Oklahoma sat quietly for a few moments and then replied, "So, where y'all from, *****?!"[/nq]
It's an old joke, but reliable. What I want to know, however, is why the girl from Oklahoma is using a plural second person pronoun when a singular pronoun is clearly
It's an old joke, but reliable. What I want to know, however, is why the girl from Oklahoma is using a plural second person pronoun when a singular pronoun is clearly
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