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About sentence fragments.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

I asked my caddie for a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye.

(1935 – ) Puerto Rican professional golfer
Communication Language

I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.

(1623 – 1662) French mathematician & physicist
Communication Language

Why does your nose run and your feet smell?

Appearance Body Language

I am a bear of very little brain, and long words bother me.

fictional character from the book series by A. A. Milne
Communication Language Reading/Writing

Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offence.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Language

Acquaintance: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Individuals Language Money

A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor
Communication Entertainment Language

Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author
Animals Language

The original Mickey Mouse cartoon was in Mouse, with English subtitles.

comedian
Communication Entertainment Language

I wonder what the word for dots looks like in Braille.

(1973 – ) American comedian
Communication Language

Physician: One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Health Language

Easy way to make someone sound less powerful, just put DJ in front of their name… DJ Abraham Lincoln.

(1973 – ) American comedian
Communication Language

Abstainer: A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Individuals Language

Outdo: To make an enemy.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Language

Slang: Language that takes off its coat, spits on its hands, and goes to work.

Communication Definitions Language

A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the other one.


Communication Language

Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

It was so quiet, you could hear a pun drop.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist
Communication Language

I worship the quicksand he walks in.

(1925 – 2007) humorist & columnist
Beliefs Insults Language Opinion

I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Language Science/Weather