Fucking shut the fuck up

The Irish singer Van Morrison was well into his set at a concert in his native isle before a crowd in high spirits. Enthusiastic applause followed every song. At one point in the excited hubbub as Van tried to signal the band to start a new song, a voice yelled out over the crowd, “We love you, Van!”. This moved the dour and laconic performer to make his only remark of the evening to his audience. Said Van emphatically to his adoringly ebullient fan: “> . > ”

via languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu

An excellent deconstruction of the grammar behind Van Morrison’s, um, remark. (Thanks @georgiaporgia)

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