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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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0When you go to pick up the wedding gown, don't forget/remember to pick up a bag of dog food.02br
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00Two questions.02br
001. Which choice is better?02br
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002. Does it imply the location of the bridal store is near a pet store?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0either is ok.02br
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00You would assume so.0-
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0It does bring to mind an image of an odd "to-do" list:02br
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001. Mow lawn02br
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002. Feed dog02br
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003. Get married02br
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004. Take out trash0-
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0I'm not sure I get the joke (if it's one). Sorry 050010id6
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0Only that picking up your wedding dress is a pretty momentous thing - and to couple with "get dog food" seems to make it rather trivial.0-
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0That's funny... I shouldn't have combined them. Is there a way to avoid the "insult"?02br
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00My take:02br
00I know today's your big day (I'm not sure whether picking up a wedding gown is considered a big day02br
00in US culture), if you don't mind could you get a bag of dog food on your way home? (Will pretending02br
00to want to run t
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0It's not insulting - it's just a bit... funny.02br
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00Just say "When you go to pick up the dry cleaning, don't forget to swing by the pet store to get the dog food!"02br
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00There's nothing exciting about picking up the dry cleaning.0-
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0Thanks for correcting me, GG. I didn't know whether it was a humorous thing or an insult. 02br
00To be on the safe side, it's better to treat something as an insult and avoid them.02br
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00There's just one little thing about your answer that bothers me.02br
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00Why all of a sudden is picking up a wedding gown changed to picking up the dr
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0I was simply suggesting a more routine errand. When you go to get stamps at the post office, while you're out dropping off the donations for the food pantry, when you head out pick up Jeff from soccer practice... any of those are pretty routine errands.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Or how about this?02br
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01font00When you go to pick up a bag of dogfood, don't forget to pick up a wedding gown.02font05002br
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00Clive010id4

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