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JustABozoOnThisBus

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4. Once she inserts it, it's his Foley. She doesn't want it back

Reply to valerief (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 02:34 PM

Nov 2015

except to dispose of it.

That, plus, a "female" foley would probably be unsuitable for the average male. It wouldn't reach the bladder.

Your other sentence looks ok. I loved the winter days of my middle years. That is not in conflict with "I curently long for the summer days of my youth". But I'm no editor either.

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grammar tests suck [View all] Bertha Venation Nov 2015 OP

What's a Foley? I thought it was something used for sound in filmmaking. valerief Nov 2015 #1

Foley catheter pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #2

Thanks. I've been healthy so far (knock on wood), so I didn't know. nt valerief Nov 2015 #5

it's a type of catheter. but I wouldn't expect it to be referred to as "her foley" magical thyme Nov 2015 #3

Definitely a lousy sentence. If it's from a paragraph from the woman's (nurse's/doctor's) POV, valerief Nov 2015 #6

Once she inserts it, it's his Foley. She doesn't want it back JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2015 #4

I think the sentence is fine. It tells me that the speaker longs for the summer days of CTyankee Nov 2015 #18

Right, so how is it different from the OP's example? It isn't. nt valerief Nov 2015 #19

Well, the Foley sentence had the gender pronoun mixed up...or did I miss something... CTyankee Nov 2015 #22

Well, I addressed that in post 1. You may agree or disagree with me on that. nt valerief Nov 2015 #23

LOL! I skipped over post 1, and thought this was your interpretation of the 'foley' sentence petronius Nov 2015 #27

I would go with verb tense NV Whino Nov 2015 #7

I agree with you. That is one mess of a sentence. Tipperary Nov 2015 #9

Funny movie. nt valerief Nov 2015 #20

verb tense LWolf Nov 2015 #8

He/Her. elleng Nov 2015 #10

Well pronoun agreement kind of sticks out. Wounded Bear Nov 2015 #11

I'd say the verb agreement is most likely to be wrong, and the pronoun petronius Nov 2015 #12

Complains & was TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 #13

I concer Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #15

Since you can only pick one, then: he/her. nt LiberalElite Nov 2015 #14

Well, this certainly doesn't help. BlueJazz Nov 2015 #16

Isn't he complaining about three separate pains? MrScorpio Nov 2015 #17

I think it's a group pain. nt valerief Nov 2015 #21

"The" Foley was in place. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2015 #24

Verbs are awkward but okay. Pronoun "her" is without an antecedent. WinkyDink Nov 2015 #25

He/her for sure discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #26

The outright error is pronoun agreement malthaussen Nov 2015 #28

Granpar tests are MUCH worse though! <eom> dorkzilla Nov 2015 #29

If you can ony choose one, the pronoun mismatch is the most egregious. Fla Dem Nov 2015 #30