Spacewater  +  797074 Sat, 27 Jun 09 12:24 AM Dr. Block and his wife lived next door to the Nthertons, and he and his wife, who were so absurd as to be very happy in each other's company, have the benefit of the beautiful yard." I don't understand the part "who were so absurd as to be very happy in each other's company"  Who were very happy in each other's company?   What does it mean by "so absurd as to be " Spacewater Joined on Wed, Jun 3 2009 Junior Member 77 If I happen to make grammatical errors on any of my post, please do not hesitate to inform me with correct grammar. Marriage, Relationships, Sentences

	Mr Wordy  +  797094 Sat, 27 Jun 09 12:42 AM Per http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absurd, "absurd" means "ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous".   "so absurd as to be very happy in each other's company" means that Dr Block and his wife were very happy in each other's company, and they must have been very absurd people to feel that way.   The reason why the writer thinks this is "absurd" is hard to say just from this fragment. Perhaps they seemed an incompatible couple, perhaps they had disagreeable characters, or perhaps the writer is just making a wry observation that husbands and wives usually aren't happy in each other's company. Mr Wordy Joined on Tue, May 27 2008 Senior Member 2,359 Native British English speaker Marriage, Relationships, Sentences

	Clive  +  797160 Sat, 27 Jun 09 01:49 AM Hi, A very minor point.   Are you sure you typed the tenses correctly? The grammar seems to need 'had'. ie . . . lived next door . . .  and . . .  had have the benefit . . .   Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,672 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Tenses, Sentences

	Yoong Liat  +  797291 Sat, 27 Jun 09 04:02 AM Another minor point. If anybody isn't too busy, I can use a quick explaination on the sentence below explain, but explanation Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757 Sentences