The Year Without a Catten
Yeah, I know, I haven’t posted anything for a while. There’s a lot to write about, but I just haven’t been in the mood.
I keep thinking of 2007 as…well, you know. Man, did that suck; I was probably flirting with clinical depression there for a week or so.
But hey! It wouldn’t hurt to have another look! There he is, ready for anything:
See the first Catten post, and follow them along! You’ll laugh! You’ll cry!
Alicia Coral wrote:
You might be surprised at how much we follow the Catten story. You knew from the first it might not last, and I think maybe that’s why he was so precious. I know it sounds trite, but it’s those of us that are left behind that feel the pain. Catten is not. Long live Catten!
Posted 19 Jan 2007 at 9:32 pm ¶
Tom Chappell wrote:
I appreciate these words, and yet am such an incorrigable pedant that I must now provide an important Usage Note: one does not use Catten as if it were a proper noun - it is more of an honorific title, such as “Swedish Ambassador”.
So, one will write “…the Catten…”, or “Poor little Catten”, or even “Who’s a medium-sized Catten?” - these are all completely correct. But not, “Look, it’s Catten”: in that sentence, we’d either say “the Catten”, or just “Tony”.
And now, having just written the above, can you believe that the computer wants me to log in and prove that it’s me? As if anyone else would write two paragraphs on Proper Catten Usage.
Posted 19 Jan 2007 at 10:33 pm ¶
Alicia Coral wrote:
Of course…how silly of me. This would be like saying “King is dead, long live King”. What I meant, of course, is “The Catten is not, long live The Catten”. I’m sure there will only ever be The Catten, tho’, and not another one.
So now, we can get into the pedantry of whether or not “The” should be capitalized or not I suppose…
Posted 02 Mar 2007 at 12:32 pm ¶