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So here we were, getting back one evening from a walk with the dog. In the house I could hear the phone ringing. I dashed inside to pick it up, but the machine got it before I could.| Pointless Anecdote About My Childhood |
When I was a kid, my very first usage of the perjorative, "..., considering..." was met with a spanking. My parents used it a LOT. "That's very nice, considering..." That sort of thing. I wanted so badly to use it, even though I wasn't sure of its ramifications. So one night the neighbor lady came over for dinner. She brought a green bean dish. My dad made some remark like, "The dish is very good!" and I tacked on, ", considering." She stared at me, and then my dad hauled me off for a whipping. | |
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