apostropher: Things you oughtn't throw at the police.

March 17, 2006

Posted by apostropher

1. Knives
2. Your penis.

(h/t: Ben)

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Hmmm... your post title got me thinking: Why do we say "You should do X", but "You ought to do X"?

Posted by: Gaijin Biker at March 19, 2006 04:35 AM

Hmm. And why does the "to" get dropped in the negative, like in the title?

I've no idea.

Posted by: apostropher at March 19, 2006 07:04 AM