tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546755332895914029.post8260605329362003843..comments2024-03-28T05:39:03.457+00:00Comments on Stuff that occurs to me: Inspired by *that* Mumsnet thread, I have a linguistics-related queryJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17150960025351599805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546755332895914029.post-69789116721552564572013-10-10T16:41:05.794+01:002013-10-10T16:41:05.794+01:00Haha - nice examp, thanks :)Haha - nice examp, thanks :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150960025351599805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546755332895914029.post-79657447901138906802013-10-10T16:16:10.446+01:002013-10-10T16:16:10.446+01:00I remember seeing this this technique used in The ...I remember seeing this this technique used in The Brand New Monty Python Bok [sic] (1973) in a piece called "Hamsters: A warning". In one panel, a Terry Gilliam cartoon of a volubly farting hamster is shown with the caption "They take up very little space and are very quiet" with the "very" crossed out and replaced with "fairly", then that crossed out, and Sean Ellishttp://moteprime.orgnoreply@blogger.com