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One entry person, please
Now this reminds me of a little misunderstanding which occurred when I sent in my order for tickets to the annual MSU basketball bust. We wanted tickets at a table with a couple of friends of ours, whose surname is "Person." Per the system for getting adjacent seats, we sent in our applications together, in the same envelope, with a note on mine saying, "please seat us with the Persons, whose application is also enclosed." Sure enough, I got a call the next week from the ticket office, and the woman said, "I see that you want your tickets with your friends, but what is their name?" I didn't mind the confusion over "Persons," but I was woefully distressed that someone would think I would write such an egregious sentence as was understood by the reader. Ack!
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Oxford Dictionary Quiz Erin McKean 11/21/01 02:09 PM Re: Oxford Dictionary Quiz of troy 11/21/01 04:08 PM Re: Oxford Dictionary Quiz wow 11/21/01 05:04 PM Max Quordlepleen 11/21/01 05:31 PM Re: Oxford Dictionary Quiz Jackie 11/22/01 01:45 AM Re: Oxford Dictionary Quiz Wordwind 11/22/01 02:32 PM Persons who need persons Sparteye 11/22/01 11:53 PM One entry per son TEd Remington 11/23/01 04:25 PM Re: One entry wow 11/24/01 04:41 PM Re: One entry tsuwm 11/24/01 09:32 PM Re: One entry wow 11/25/01 02:01 PM Re: One entry Jackie 11/25/01 05:06 PM Re: One entry Erin McKean 11/25/01 07:40 PM Did I read "recipes"? consuelo 11/25/01 09:32 PM Advice to the lovelorn! TEd Remington 11/27/01 05:59 PM Ask the Lexicographer Sparteye 11/25/01 11:10 PM Re: One entry of troy 11/25/01 11:28 PM Re: One entry Jackie 11/26/01 01:18 AM
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