Monday, June 22, 2009

Hummin'

One of my favorite vernacular exclamations is definitely the self-explanatory, "Shut up talkin'." It is also acceptable to replace the "talkin'" with any gerund--say, "Shut up typin'," or, hypothetically, "Shut up pontificatin'." Here's my favorite real-life example:


A student hums in class.

"Shut up hummin'!"

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