Osee  +  423235 Tue, 25 Sep 07 04:14 AM as titled, thanks. Osee Joined on Mon, Jan 8 2007 Canada Regular Member 922 Truths are hard to prove, rumors are easy to make.

	Grammar Geek  +  423236 Tue, 25 Sep 07 04:17 AM Osee, what was the context? Back in the 70s, there was this fad to have a bar across your doorway and these boots that you could sort of clip to the bar to hang upside down. It was very odd. But I can't imagine that's what you mean! Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Osee  +  423269 Tue, 25 Sep 07 06:28 AM Hello Grammar, This is from Friends: Ross wants an apartment, which is being subletted by the so-called Ugly Naked Guy (UNG). Rech suggests him to find out what the UNG's hobbies are and use that to bond with him. Then Ross recalls that the UNG had trampoline. Pheeb tells Ross UNG broke that. Then Ross says the UNG had gravity boots, ... BTW, regarding the red "that", do you think I should use "those" instead of "that" since it is supposed to refer to "hobbieS"? Thanks. Osee  Grammar Geek wrote: Osee, what was the context? Back in the 70s, there was this fad to have a bar across your doorway and these boots that you could sort of clip to the bar to hang upside down. It was very odd. But I can't imagine that's what you mean! Osee Grammar

	nona the brit  +  423342 Tue, 25 Sep 07 10:44 AM No, 'that' is correct as it refers to 'that knowledge/information' not the hobbies directly. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Lil' Ruby Rose  +  423358 Tue, 25 Sep 07 11:59 AM Like trampolening, hanging upside-down from a bar would be a pretty unappealing thing to see an UNG doing! Lil' Ruby Rose Joined on Wed, Dec 20 2006 Regular Member 879 Enlightenment is always preceded by confusion.

	Osee  +  423458 Tue, 25 Sep 07 04:35 PM LOL. Exactly. But, unlike trampolening, I can not see why hanging upside-down from a bar with gravity boots is such a fun that it became a fad in 70's. __________ _______________ ___________________ Like trampolening, hanging upside-down from a bar would be a pretty unappealing thing to see an UNG doing! Osee