tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post807727054235598281..comments2023-05-06T01:52:27.335-07:00Comments on The Sentence Sleuth: Criminal Sentence 543: I Question That!The Sentence Sleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-51240641376967300322011-04-22T07:37:57.021-07:002011-04-22T07:37:57.021-07:00Good job, guys!Good job, guys!The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-85460410362126760652011-04-22T01:21:11.345-07:002011-04-22T01:21:11.345-07:00Marilee is, of course, right. I completely missed ...Marilee is, of course, right. I completely missed that one. But on my own point, I don't think the semantic problem lies with 'deluge'. We often say he was deluged or showered with questions. It's that they fill the air that bothers me. But that's a minor point compared with Marilee's. Silly me!Warsaw Willhttp://random-idea-english.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-31167956454037470352011-04-21T19:59:06.500-07:002011-04-21T19:59:06.500-07:00Marilee's right, but so is Will. What a weird ...Marilee's right, but so is Will. What a weird word to use!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451134989199249673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-77481224166024621002011-04-21T12:54:15.905-07:002011-04-21T12:54:15.905-07:00I think it's something to do with air and wate...I think it's something to do with air and water. A downpour usually comes groundward <b>from</b> the air, not vice-versa. And I don't think I've seen a flood, the other meaning of deluge, suddenly rise into the air either.Warsaw Willhttp://random-idea-english.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-84621199182574951102011-04-21T08:33:25.974-07:002011-04-21T08:33:25.974-07:00Subject/verb agreement? "Deluge fills"Subject/verb agreement? "Deluge fills"Marilee Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588627746045657288noreply@blogger.com