[stylist] What am I saying?

[vejas]

Hi.
I think that the quotation means something about a foster sister.
As Barbara said, there is no comma, so the sister would have to 
be the guest.  But if my brother was visiting, I would feel weird 
calling him a "guest brother." Therefore I think it is a sister 
who is just temporarily there, like a guest.
Vejas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com
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Date sent: Tue, 14 May 2013 13:34:42 -0500
Subject: Re: [stylist] What am I saying?

Since there is no comma after guest, to me it's saying that we 
have a sister
who is a guest.  If there was a comma, then the speaker would be 
informing
her sister that a guest has arrived.
Barbara




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-----Original Message-----
From: Eve Sanchez
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:10 AM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] What am I saying?

This is an example of texte, a quote.  What does it say? Some 
people
say that it is a person talking to their sister and telling her 
they
have a guest.  Others say that the speaker is saying the guest is 
a
sister.  I am asking about what it says in context of its 
punctuation.
It is not a quote you are going to find on google.  It is an 
example
for you all to decipher for me.  Thanks, Eve

On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Donna Hill <penatwork at epix.net> 
wrote:
 Eve,
 I've never heard this saying.  Can you describe in what context 
it was
 used?
 I Googled "We have a guest sister," and then when I got nothing 
Googled
 "Define we have a guest sister" and still nothing.  I checked 
idioms and
 specifically checked Urban Dictionary, and still nothing.
 Donna

 -----Original Message-----
 From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Eve Sanchez
 Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 11:35 PM
 To: "Writer's Division Mailing List
 Subject: [stylist] What am I saying?

 "We have a guest sister."  This is a quote that seems to be 
controvercial
 in
 its meaning.  You all know, I am not good with puncuation, so I 
am asking
 for
 your educated abilities here.  What is this above quote saying? 
Thanks, Eve

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