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I agree with Buffle: Person 2 either is trying to prolong his visit, and/or is genuinely hungry.
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Round these parts, it would be "I need some shut-eye".
I also agree. I think it is a non sequitur thrown in for comic effect. Probable motive: to be as annoying as possible!
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I didn't read that *particular COED extract as having anything to say against the singular they -- only regarding theyself.
Or either that or "themself", one.
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The "not generally accepted as good English" was referring to "themself", not singular "they" in general. Singular "they" is standard English, but "themself" is not standard (yet).
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I agree with Buffle: Person 2 either is trying to prolong his visit, and/or is genuinely hungry. I miss Buffle's post ( deleted?)  . I agree with your final analyses . But I'm a bit puzzled by this double issue about themself and/or they ,theirselves. A strange melee. I mean Buffle......
Last edited by BranShea; 10/16/09 02:45 PM.
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Buffle is me, Bran.
(took me a minute, too!)
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I think J must be trying to stretch (or shrink?) a point about shortening user-names!
-joe (caveat lector) friday
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No; actually it came from my daughter: when she was about two years old, we took her to see some buffalo, which she referred to as buffles.
But, speaking of name shortening: Formerly-eta, you do realize your initials are now B.S., don't you? (bwah-hah-hahhhh)
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