tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post4196446212056329400..comments2023-09-27T01:23:35.214-07:00Comments on Knitting Linguist - The Year of the Magpie: Linguists are wackyKnitting Linguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289230533275408343noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-37201152106486998912008-10-03T21:10:00.000-07:002008-10-03T21:10:00.000-07:00Your yarn is beautiful. I have also discovered tha...Your yarn is beautiful. I have also discovered that dark yarn and movie theaters don't mix. Hope you weren't caught with no knitting! <BR/><BR/>Wackernagel's Position (giggle)! Is it something that lives up to the absurdity of its name?EGunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941668303286640744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-18581892712399060822008-10-03T07:06:00.000-07:002008-10-03T07:06:00.000-07:00Ok...the grammarian in me was hooting before I got...Ok...the grammarian in me was hooting before I got to your part...is that a misspelling? "Clitics?" Or am I showing my own "arse?"<BR/><BR/>That stitch pattern looks suspiciously like Feather & Fan! What a lovely scarf it will make...I love F&F, I use a variation of it in my favorite sock pattern.<BR/><BR/>My word verification is qhxjrvt. I always think they're amusing...<BR/>(((hugs)))Nana Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-86583809539257576182008-10-02T13:09:00.000-07:002008-10-02T13:09:00.000-07:00I dread to think what Wackernagel's Position is. T...I dread to think what Wackernagel's Position is. <BR/><BR/>The scarf is gorgeous and what do you mean "real yarn"? What else is it, licorice? Don't denigrade that beautiful handspun. Or I'll.....invoke Verner's Law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-52844551136742354612008-10-01T21:55:00.000-07:002008-10-01T21:55:00.000-07:00*snicker*I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices...*snicker*<BR/>I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices the verification words! The other day I got 'heckus'.<BR/><BR/>The handspun IS real yarn. The realest kind of yarn. The color is wonderfully autumny and the texture is perfect for the pattern!Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-90711675657431653172008-10-01T20:52:00.000-07:002008-10-01T20:52:00.000-07:00I had to Google Wackernagel's Position, and in an ...I had to Google Wackernagel's Position, and in an even more hilariously suggestive spin, got a hit titled "Wackernagel's Law and the Placement of the Copula Esse". This blog is now officially rated R for really amusing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-19415447376643324192008-10-01T18:13:00.000-07:002008-10-01T18:13:00.000-07:00Yes Wackernagel's position does sound a bit off.I ...Yes Wackernagel's position does sound a bit off.<BR/><BR/>I love the scarf. It looks like feather and fan from here.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858229995977474385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-61030924200584935072008-10-01T15:28:00.000-07:002008-10-01T15:28:00.000-07:00I love the scarf and must now think about making s...I love the scarf and must now think about making some of that pear cake....boy that looks delicious!Alishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385181218337778128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-57498782514584182732008-10-01T09:52:00.000-07:002008-10-01T09:52:00.000-07:00that is funny, especially with the word "clitics" ...that is funny, especially with the word "clitics" inserted there. add in a linguist and well, yeah, you laugh AND cross your legs!knitspot annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261226333872796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-24183926471565252772008-09-30T22:27:00.000-07:002008-09-30T22:27:00.000-07:00Okay, I was laughing even before you told me to. ...Okay, I was laughing even before you told me to. Heh.<BR/><BR/>I did that pattern back when I was trying to teach myself to knit lace via Barbara Walker. I made a whole afghan out of it, to try to demystify the process. I don't think it's theater knitting, but my memory is jaded by my then-beginneryness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-51317654732797745802008-09-30T17:50:00.000-07:002008-09-30T17:50:00.000-07:00Hey I'm all over the Wackernagel's Position with g...Hey I'm all over the Wackernagel's Position with giggles.<BR/>That green on my monitor is divine, and what do you mean.. "doesn't it almost look like real yarn?" Not only does it look very much like real yarn, it IS real yarn! It's beautiful!<BR/>That cake looks so yummy. mmmmm, pears.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500636360349398921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-14052859295489337482008-09-30T17:22:00.000-07:002008-09-30T17:22:00.000-07:00Wackernagel's Position - hee hee hee. I have no i...Wackernagel's Position - hee hee hee. I have no idea what it means, but it does sound funny.<BR/><BR/>I love that green on my monitor.<BR/><BR/>Am I the only one who often finds the verification "word" funny? Just now I got <I>zuxgxpaw</I>!Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.com