Thursday, September 15, 2005
The Lost Art of the Participle
Has anybody else noticed how, a few years ago, processed cheese suddenly became process cheese? Well, along similar lines, I've noticed in recent days such products for sale as "ice tea", "toss salad", and "bottle water".
You'd think we were suffering a shortage of Ds.
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Has anybody else noticed how, a few years ago, processed cheese suddenly became process cheese? Well, along similar lines, I've noticed in recent days such products for sale as "ice tea", "toss salad", and "bottle water".
You'd think we were suffering a shortage of Ds.
