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Old 24-Oct-2004, 01:14
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Hello,

I came across this:
"life is --- time"

This was written on a message board at a memorial house of a certain beverage company in Britain. I think a tourist wrote it praising the company or its beverage brand.

You could put for example in the --- and say:
"life is Budweiser time"
(are you allowed to put proper nouns -actual names- in the forum...?)

Might this be equivalent as:
"Let's enjoy --- !" ?

Any suggestions are heartfeltly welcome.
Thank you.
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Hello,

I came across this:
"life is --- time"

This was written on a message board at a memorial house of a certain beverage company in Britain. I think a tourist wrote it praising the company or its beverage brand.

You could put for example in the --- and say:
"life is Budweiser time"
(are you allowed to put proper nouns -actual names- in the forum...?)

Might this be equivalent as:
"Let's enjoy --- !" ?

Any suggestions are heartfeltly welcome.
Thank you.
It's defining 'Life'. Notice the copular structure:

Life = Bud Time
Bud Time = Life

EX: Life is a bowl of cherries.
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Thank you Casiopea,

So then I can rewrite it as:
"We were born to enjoy Bud."?
or
"Life is there to enjoy Bud."
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Thank you Casiopea,

So then I can rewrite it as:
"We were born to enjoy Bud."?
or
"Life is there to enjoy Bud."
I think Bud Time functions as a predicate nominal. That is, it's renaming Life. What's Life? Life is Bud Time. The definition of Life is Bud Time (i.e., a joyous occasion).
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Thank you Casiopea.
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