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Eve by Nan. This was Alina^ lead: “It was dark, and Fred was bored.” Said the computer: “Check if you want to use the passive voice sentence.”
Alina wrote: “Fred decided to then make light.” The computer, which abhors split infinitives, suggested that she move “then” to the end of the sentence.
Alina: “He went galaxy-hopping for thousands of eons, but gaseous giants and black holes ceased to amaze him." Chided the computer: “Check if you need to insert the word ‘to’ before the imperative verb.” (What imperative verb?)
Ned asks Fred how Fred can go galaxy-hopping, and. Fred says; •That, I am afraid, will always remain a mystery to all except me.” The computer was not pleased: “Check if you want to split the infinitive phrase. The phrase ‘to...except’ is a split infinitive.” (Come now!)
Fred invents fire, and Ned asks, “Will fire let my meat taste good?” Said PC-Proof: “The sentence does not appear to be a question.”
Ned gets angry with Fred. He says, “Just leave.” The computer shook its head: “If this sentence contains a verb phrase, it may be difficult to understand.”
Nan (Eve) comes on the scene. Ned (Adam) rushes to embrace her, but she pushes him off: “Ned, how long has it been since you’ve taken a bath?” PC-Proof commented that “‘long’ followed by ‘has’ may be an unusual usage in this sentence.”
■“I’m thirsty,” says Nan. The
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