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thismazThe multiplicity of 'and's that I fell into back there reminded me of a riddle.
Can you come up with a grammatically correct sentence in which the word 'and' occurs five times in a row?
Answer:
So, there is this pub, right?
It's called "The Pig and Whistle".
And the landlord wants to attract the passing trade for the nearby motorway, which the pub overlooks. So he hires a sign writer to paint the name of the pub on a big wall, which will be clearly visible to the passing drivers.
So, the sign writer sets to work, while the landlord goes back inside to serve behind the bar.
By mid afternoon the custom has calmed down a little, so he thinks he'll go see how the sign is coming along.
The sign writer has got the words all sketched out and has started filling in the word 'Pig'.
The landlord stands back from the sign to admire the size and colours, when he realises something is wrong.
"Thank goodness I came out when I did," he says. "You need to change that."
The sign writer looks at his work. "What's wrong with it?" he asks.
"Well," says the landlord. "The letters are wonderful and the colours are great. But the gaps between the words 'Pig' and 'and' and 'and' and 'Whistle' are not big enough. They all look like one word.
Da Dah! ::Silly Grin::
Can you come up with a grammatically correct sentence in which the word 'and' occurs five times in a row?
Answer:
So, there is this pub, right?
It's called "The Pig and Whistle".
And the landlord wants to attract the passing trade for the nearby motorway, which the pub overlooks. So he hires a sign writer to paint the name of the pub on a big wall, which will be clearly visible to the passing drivers.
So, the sign writer sets to work, while the landlord goes back inside to serve behind the bar.
By mid afternoon the custom has calmed down a little, so he thinks he'll go see how the sign is coming along.
The sign writer has got the words all sketched out and has started filling in the word 'Pig'.
The landlord stands back from the sign to admire the size and colours, when he realises something is wrong.
"Thank goodness I came out when I did," he says. "You need to change that."
The sign writer looks at his work. "What's wrong with it?" he asks.
"Well," says the landlord. "The letters are wonderful and the colours are great. But the gaps between the words 'Pig' and 'and' and 'and' and 'Whistle' are not big enough. They all look like one word.
Da Dah! ::Silly Grin::
