Jim Gysin sent the following on 3/19/2008 3:51 PM:
> Anybody sent the following on 3/19/2008 4:08 PM:
>> Here in New Zealand, the next week's episode is Sun's one and it's
>> being advertised in promos as the same "find out the last of the
>> Oceanic Six and some returns".
>
> "The last" definitely suggests that only one O6 remains. (Or does it?*)
> And since Sun is clearly an O6, that suggests that Michael is not, and
> also suggests that Aaron is. And the "and some returns" suggests
> Michael and... who else? There's a plural there.
>
> For now, I'm going to assume that the promo people are bad writers
> and/or wrong.
>
> * If you're talking about the remaining, say, ten people of some
> school's Class of 1935, you might refer to "the last of the class of
> '35," in which case "the last" refers to more than one person. But if
> that's the case and it's Michael, who are the "some returns"?
I should have said: But if that's the case and it's Michael and Sun, who
are the "some returns"?
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Jim Gysin
Waukesha, WI
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