November 27th, 2019 at 8:21:39 AM
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Quote: HugoSlaviaWe all have our particular areas of excellence. I have a 14 year old nephew who can answer any question about Android phones, but yesterday I sought help from him on proper semicolon usage, and he just shrugged.
Let me rephrase that. Yesterday I sought help from him on proper semicolon usage; he just shrugged.
You might want to eat a lot of leafy greens to help with digestion in the semicolon
For Whom the bus tolls; The bus tolls for thee
November 27th, 2019 at 9:17:32 AM
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My nephew is extremely tech savvy but was stumped by a rotary phone.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
November 27th, 2019 at 9:49:58 AM
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Quote: billryanMy nephew is extremely tech savvy but was stumped by a rotary phone.
When I was a kid in CA we had a push button phone. When I visited my grandparents in a small town in Kansas I always liked using their rotary phone. Thankfully you only had to dial the last 4 numbers when calling another town number.