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Wonderful rear-gunner flannelry. [[Shall]], or will, implies an [[obligation]]. [[Discretion]] implies a right — the ''lack'' of an obligation. So this elegant phrase reverses over its own tracks and runs itself over.
Wonderful rear-gunner {{f|flannel}}ry. [[Shall]], or [[will]], implies an ''[[obligation]]''. [[Discretion]] implies a ''[[right]]'' not just the ''lack'' of an obligation, but its ''very antithesis''.


The word your chauffeur is looking for is “''[[may]]''”.
So the driver who steers using this elegant phrase reverses over {{sex|her}} own flowerbed and runs herself over.
 
The word your {{sex|chauffeuse}} is looking for is “''[[may]]''”.


Carry on.
Carry on.


 
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*[[May, at its discretion]]

Latest revision as of 11:32, 13 August 2024

Wonderful rear-gunner flannelry. Shall, or will, implies an obligation. Discretion implies a right — not just the lack of an obligation, but its very antithesis.

So the driver who steers using this elegant phrase reverses over her own flowerbed and runs herself over.

The word your chauffeuse is looking for is “may”.

Carry on.

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