"We'll have to amputate from the shoulder",he said disarmingly.

"Technically he should be referred to as a 'Master Mariner', not 'Skipper'", said Tom semantically.

"Technically it should be referred to as a 'seminal fluid'", said Tom semantically.

"Well, I'm wearing this frock", she said distressed.

"I hate Quaker Oats!", she said disparaging.