tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294141728297871688.post6264521932653474553..comments2024-03-26T07:09:21.701+00:00Comments on linguistlaura: Lost 'lost ''lost' sign' sign' signLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15599735346062899537noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294141728297871688.post-46688865085068615752012-08-17T11:13:49.516+01:002012-08-17T11:13:49.516+01:00Thanks! Great examples too :)Thanks! Great examples too :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599735346062899537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294141728297871688.post-16552886550196710922012-08-15T17:26:06.153+01:002012-08-15T17:26:06.153+01:00Nice post! I'm fond of centre-embedding, and l...Nice post! I'm fond of centre-embedding, and love Language Log's Trent Reznor Prize. Sometimes I play with the construction on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/StanCarey/status/195543522739355648" rel="nofollow">e.g.</a>, 'To say "To say 'To say X would be an understatement' would be a cliché" would be stating the obvious.'<br /><br />And '100 lists of 100 books that everyone should read that everyone should read', to which Kyle Jasmin replied: 'The grammar the tweet the man wrote contained entertained.'Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386875624025404452noreply@blogger.com