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A corrosive deathcake
Mar. 3rd, 2007 07:44 pmInternet, I have a question. Why do people use this sort of construction (make-up)? Why is this even considered? What's wrong with 'make up'? I've seen this a lot, make-out, shut-up, set-up. It's like a verbing of a noun, only it STARTED as a verb. I can set up things. I can even set up a setup. I suspect that this is where it's coming from; people use the noun (setup, makeout (session?)) and forget that the original verb phrase was the cause of it.
I am also almost starting to think that 'should of' is cute, but it still bites at the back of my wordly pattern recogniser.
I am also almost starting to think that 'should of' is cute, but it still bites at the back of my wordly pattern recogniser.
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Oct. 4th, 2006 02:00 pmSlightly entertaining worldview affirmation re: fashion:
I forget what Barneys is. I guess it is some fancy store.
Simon Doonan, the creative director of Barneys, told me that the key to running a store is having a point of view: "You have to hate things. You have to love things. You have to be able to wrap together the things you love and stuff them down the consumers' throats—but without asphyxiating them." Joan agreed, adding, "You have to be able to convince people that it looks good even when it doesn't. … These shapeless, boxy tops over leggings can make an average American woman look horrible, but everyone's gonna buy it."
I forget what Barneys is. I guess it is some fancy store.
