One of my co-workers (the family I never wanted) loaned me his copy of "Interviews From Red Sox Nation", written by one David Laurila, who I apparantly cannot stop talking about.
What you need to know is that this book is fucking great. Have you ever read a player interview on redsox.com or something? Are you sick of the four thousandth response to "How great is it to be part of such a great, historical, amazing and great organization like the incomparable 2004 World Series Champions the Boston Red Sox?" ? Do you need to hear Varitek wearily defending the pitching staff AGAIN? Would you like to stay up way past your bedtime and keep glancing at your faux-wood grain clock radio as it gets closer and closer to the time you have to get up for work? YES.
I realize that I'm probably the last lady on earth to read this book, but I'm sorry. I had to read Sammy Sosa's horrible book first. Ah-CHOO!
While we're at it, Quotes of the Year '06!
Grammarians: Is the hyphen in "faux-wood grain" kosher or jank? It's bugging me for some reason.
ReplyDeleteI guess it depends if your grain is faux wood or your wood grain is faux.
ReplyDeleteWood grain itself isn't hyphenated, and so when you add the faux, you'd put a hyphen after the faux.
Faux-wood grain.
Or you could could just not use a hyphen at all, I think.
Wait. Actually, I don't think you use one. Because "faux" is a word by itself, not a prefix. Just another adjective, tryin' to get by, while being ridiculed for its beret and striped shirt. It's not like "anti" or "sub." For example, "faux finishing" is not hyphenated, and I think that's the most common use of "faux," outside of "faux pas," which we won't delve into here.
Faux wood grain WINS!
Thanks for breakin' it down, Hammer. I have a tendency to overhyphen.
ReplyDeleteI almost hyphenated that.