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April 27, 2013

Plural of “Stir-Fry?”

If you liked, “What’s the Past Tense of “Sight-See?” here’s another:  what’s the plural form of ‘stir-fry?’ Somehow, “stir-fries” — as in, “this restaurant specializes in ‘stir-fries'”– just doesn’t sound right . . . . P.S.:  the past tense of “sight-see” in fact appears to be “went sight-seeing.” Want one more? If you’re one of the...
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World’s Longest Porch? Not Exactly

Misleading Marketing Judging by the photo (above), the far end of the porch looks like it’s practically in another zip code. It’s not. According to MLS, the porch measures a rather modest 14′ x 4.’ Hmmm . . . I wonder how the photographer made it look so big (actually, I don’t).
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