0When you go to pick up the wedding gown, don't forget/remember to pick up a bag of dog food.02br 02br 00Two questions.02br 001. Which choice is better?02br 02br 002. Does it imply the location of the bridal store is near a pet store?02br 02br 00Thanks in advance!0-
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0It does bring to mind an image of an odd "to-do" list:02br 02br 001. Mow lawn02br 02br 002. Feed dog02br 02br 003. Get married02br 02br 004. Take out trash0-
0That's funny... I shouldn't have combined them. Is there a way to avoid the "insult"?02br 02br 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
0It's not insulting - it's just a bit... funny.02br 02br 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 02br 00There's nothing exciting about picking up the dry cleaning.0-
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 02br 00There's just one little thing about your answer that bothers me.02br 02br 00Why all of a sudden is picking up a wedding gown changed to picking up the dr
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-
0Hi,02br 02br 00Or how about this?02br 02br 01font00When you go to pick up a bag of dogfood, don't forget to pick up a wedding gown.02font05002br 02br 00Clive010id4