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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 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 {{sex|her}} own flowerbed and runs herself over.


The word your chauffeur is looking for is “''[[may]]''”.
The word your {{sex|chauffeuse}} is looking for is “''[[may]]''”.


Carry on.
Carry on.

Revision as of 17:22, 8 December 2016

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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