2011-04-01, 03:39 AM
Okay. Wow. If you really think that I'm talking about people hanging themselves from some large pond, you're either grammatically inept or you're a complete idiot.
A Mass Hanging from a Spring
If the spring were a water spring, then it would be impossible for anyone or anything to hang from it. And if that were the case, then I would have titled this thread, "A Mass Drowning in a Spring", or "A Mass Suicide at a Spring". If I meant that a religious mass or a mob were hanging themselves in the vicinity of a spring, then I would have titled this "A Mass Hanging at a Spring", or "A Mass Hanging near a Spring". If I meant the seasonal Spring, then I would have titled it "A Mass Hanging in Spring", or "A Mass Hanging During Spring".
The only possible to interpret the statement is that a spring, which is a mechanical device that stores energy and oscillates when perturbed, has a mass hanging from it. And obviously, I'm not referring to a large group of people hanging themselves from a giant mechanical spring.
I often wonder how people pass middle school English without a basic understanding of prepositions and modifiers. I wonder how they even survive day to day life. It must be such a pain to locate give or receive instructions, which pretty much underlies everything.
A Mass Hanging from a Spring
If the spring were a water spring, then it would be impossible for anyone or anything to hang from it. And if that were the case, then I would have titled this thread, "A Mass Drowning in a Spring", or "A Mass Suicide at a Spring". If I meant that a religious mass or a mob were hanging themselves in the vicinity of a spring, then I would have titled this "A Mass Hanging at a Spring", or "A Mass Hanging near a Spring". If I meant the seasonal Spring, then I would have titled it "A Mass Hanging in Spring", or "A Mass Hanging During Spring".
The only possible to interpret the statement is that a spring, which is a mechanical device that stores energy and oscillates when perturbed, has a mass hanging from it. And obviously, I'm not referring to a large group of people hanging themselves from a giant mechanical spring.
I often wonder how people pass middle school English without a basic understanding of prepositions and modifiers. I wonder how they even survive day to day life. It must be such a pain to locate give or receive instructions, which pretty much underlies everything.