Here’s the first grammar point up for debate! The last line of the last post (’Blasphemous Rumors’ in the Dealing with Pregnancy Loss category) ends in “…cracking, the fuck, up.” In this sentence, what part of speech is the phrase “the fuck”? Though I haven’t done any research, I would guess that it’s an adverb phrase. Am I wrong?
The real question is this: should these two words be offset by commas? I think the commas indicate pauses and make my meaning clearer. If there were no commas, it could be read as, “cracking the fuck-up”, which would be a different subject altogether. Monica disagrees.
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I agree that it’s an adverb phrase and also that the commas are unnecessary. I also agree that god is up there cracking the fuck up.
And I think you have too many nerdy friends willing to actually ponder this.
A public thanks to Kevin for the Fathers Day gift - an electric keyboard. When I saw it, I actually exclaimed, “WTF!” Or words to that effect.
hmm, and interesting point. my first reaction was no comma. but, you’re right: you aren’t interested in cracking (verb) the fuck-up (noun). perhaps it should read “cracking the fuck up,” no hyphen? in that case, i would agree it’s an adverb modifying the verb “cracking up.”
at any rate, i agree with the sentiment.
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