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The beauty, for an agent, of the raging [[the victory of form over substance|war between form and substance]] is the invitation it provides to ''stand on ceremony''. | The beauty, for an agent, of the raging [[the victory of form over substance|war between form and substance]] is the invitation it provides to ''stand on ceremony''. | ||
Usually expressed in the [[subjunctive]]: You ''could get comfortable'' by being [[inclined]] to be [[supportive]] [[at this stage|at this point in time]] — proverbial broomsticks propping up any number of escape hatches, barn doors, and manholes through which you ''could'' scarper, bolt or drop, were the circumstances to recommend it — there goes that [[subjunctive]] again — but through which you know you won’t have to, because should this whole thing turn to mud, ''so many other people'' will be put in the stockade before you that those lovely portals — still propped up by your trusty broomsticks, if you’ve played it right — will give your sorry behind all the shelter it should need from the forthcoming [[The tempest]]. | |||
Usually expressed in the [[subjunctive]]: You ''could get comfortable'' by being [[inclined]] to be [[supportive]] [[at this stage|at this point in time]] — proverbial broomsticks propping up any number of escape hatches, barn doors, and manholes through which you ''could'' scarper, bolt or drop, were the circumstances to recommend it — there goes that [[subjunctive]] again — but through which you know you won’t have to, because should this whole thing turn to mud, ''so many other people'' will be put in the stockade before you that those lovely portals — still propped up by your trusty broomsticks, if you’ve played it right — will give your sorry behind all the shelter it should need from the forthcoming [[The tempest]]. | |||
So — get ''comfortable'' in there. | So — get ''comfortable'' in there. | ||
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*[[Subjunctive]] | *[[Subjunctive]] | ||
*[[The map and the territory]] | *[[The map and the territory]] | ||
*[[Protestant and catholic]] | |||
*[[If in doubt, stick it in]] | *[[If in doubt, stick it in]] | ||
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