Slog - Comments on If We Only Knew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew If we only knew now what we know now, maybe we would take some action. This clever line was tossed off at the end of a rant in a discussion thread at this site about Minneapolis politics. The discussion was about implementing Green building standards. The line strikes me as great sound bite for today's environmental movement to use as much as constantly possible.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:17:03 -0800 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:49:12 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by asdf If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.

]]> asdf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765213 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765213 Politics Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:25:24 -0800 Comment by jk Yes, the phrase "we would we take some action" will surely rouse everyone to nonsensical action.

]]> jk http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765219 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765219 Politics Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:33:51 -0800 Comment by tell me another one If we only knew, would we be deriding use of the bus system?

Pathetic wankers.

]]> tell me another one http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765221 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765221 Politics Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:36:11 -0800 Comment by monkey If only Barbara Bush had decided to abort.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765235 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765235 Politics Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:47:29 -0800 Comment by grammar monkey should be "if only we knew." if we only knew means we would only know but not do anything else. ruler slap for feit and the original author.

]]> grammar monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765318 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765318 Politics Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:01:33 -0800 Comment by Chris Only, doesn't your revised version mean "only us, and not anybody else"?

It seems wrong both ways, only you have to remember that "only" has more the one definition. The syntax would only matter in the most common definition, which is only too obviously not the case here.

]]> Chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765902 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/if_we_only_knew#c765902 Politics Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:49:12 -0800