April 21, 2008

It's British Semantics really

Earlier today I avoided my take-home exam by sitting at Starbucks where I feigned work.

I sat in my stool at the bar and watched as Gary deviated from the perpendicular, resting his hand atop the sanitizer machine. He stood aghast at his now crud-laden hand and exclaimed, "I leant over and now look what's on my hand!"

I told him leant isn't a word. But I was proven wrong:

leant (lěnt)
v. Chiefly British
1. A past tense and a past participle of lean.
2. To Deviate from the perpendicular.

While I generally prefer the British version of all things relating to the English language, this time my ego is involved. So today I think Stupid Gary and his stupid British sayings.

We're in Canada Gary.

4 comments:

  1. blogfaceblogApril 21, 2008 at 10:29 PM

    uhhh, sorry ryan but we're speaking ENGLISH.

    as in from ENGLAND.

    england.

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  2. blogfaceblogApril 21, 2008 at 11:38 PM

    furthermore, i think it would be 'feigning work' or 'feigning working', not 'feigning to work.'

    bow down at my mastery of the english language. bwah ha ha ha ha.

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  3. My Name is RyanApril 21, 2008 at 11:59 PM

    Meh

    It's my blog. I can write what I want, you tinge.

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  4. blogfaceblogApril 22, 2008 at 10:58 AM

    i've never been more insulted in my life!

    you tinge!

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