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09/18/2010 06:54:39 PM · #51 |
Originally posted by keenon:
Originally posted by Jac:
An armed gunman entered the bank.... |
...Don't you love 'free rent'? If it's rent, it ain't free.
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I gather you have never owned rental property... trust me, rent free does indeed occur.
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09/18/2010 07:10:43 PM · #52 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by jomari:
Originally posted by JulietNN:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I despise the euphemism "friggin" ... ;-) |
well, flipping pigs snot, I upset the General! =P |
That should be flipping pig's snot, unless more than one pig is snotty, in which case it would be flipping pigs' snot. |
How To Make Fake Snot |
I dunno, but for one reason or another, I am NOT going to open that kink.
ETA: I mean "link"
Message edited by author 2010-09-18 19:25:52.
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09/18/2010 07:14:20 PM · #53 |
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09/18/2010 07:22:32 PM · #54 |
friggin and freakin are old school. effin is the hip, new word.
read 'em and weep. here are some of my favorite non-words: gonna, hafta, dontcha, sumpin.
also, capitalization is too much extra work and unnecessary (except for the hoi polloi). |
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09/18/2010 07:25:51 PM · #55 |
I will try and get over there tonight.
So after you try (try what?) you will get over here?
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09/18/2010 07:26:54 PM · #56 |
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09/18/2010 07:31:22 PM · #57 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
read 'em and weep. here are some of my favorite non-words: gonna, hafta, dontcha, sumpin.
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U forget: U betcha!
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09/18/2010 07:39:15 PM · #58 |
| There's a saying around here... "So don't I." But they mean..."So DO I." Drives me up the wall. |
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09/18/2010 07:39:43 PM · #59 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
i could care less. |
I could too, but why bother? |
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09/18/2010 07:50:20 PM · #60 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
(except for the hoi polloi). |
see? |
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09/18/2010 09:17:33 PM · #61 |
Originally posted by NathanWert:
Drives me up the wall. |
me neither. |
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09/18/2010 09:48:09 PM · #62 |
| I was having a problem with my Hot Water Heater, turns out I was filling it with cold water. |
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09/19/2010 06:02:31 AM · #63 |
Originally posted by David Ey:
Originally posted by David Ey:
Originally posted by George:
ETA: I do hate improperly used prepositions almost as much as  GeneralE does. |
I do hate improperly used prepositions almost as much as GeneralE. |
I do hate improperly used prepositions.
I do hate GeneralE.
I do hate improperly used prepositions almost as much.
I do hate GeneralEmore than improperly used prepositions.
Got it? |
Actually... No, I don't.
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09/19/2010 10:57:00 AM · #64 |
You do not 'loose' a race if you come in last.
Grr! |
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09/19/2010 11:26:50 AM · #65 |
Originally posted by daryn:
You do not 'loose' a race if you come in last.
Grr! |
Lose, not loose. |
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09/19/2010 11:46:26 AM · #66 |
And yet, if you really let loose you are said to lose it ...
More ...
"He received kudos for his performance." Kudos is a singular noun (Greek) which just happens to end with an "s" -- it needs to read either "a kudos" or "many kudos" ...
Also, it's funny to see how many people here ask what is the best "lense" to get for their camera ... |
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09/19/2010 11:49:28 AM · #67 |
lense is a proper word, it is a noun
LOL
Message edited by author 2010-09-19 11:52:16. |
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09/19/2010 11:50:57 AM · #68 |
It is usually spelled "lens" without the trailing "e" ...
BTW: The term derives from the usual double convex shape's resemblance to the legume "lentil" ...
Message edited by author 2010-09-19 11:53:09. |
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09/19/2010 11:52:37 AM · #69 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
"He received kudos for his performance." Kudos is a singular noun (Greek) which just happens to end with an "s" -- it needs to read either "a kudos" or "many kudos" ... |
I don't see how you can have "many kudos" if "kudos" is a singular (which it is); could you have "many cherry" or "many potato"? In any event, here's a discussion of the word:
Originally posted by //dictionary.reference.com/browse/kudos:
Origin:
1825â35; irreg. transliteration of Gk kŷdos
Usage note
In the 19th century, kudos 1 entered English as a singular noun, a transliteration of a Greek singular noun kŷdos meaning âpraise or renown.â It was at first used largely in academic circles, but it gained wider currency in the 1920s in journalistic use, particularly in headlines: Playwright receives kudos. Kudos given to track record breakers. Kudos is often used, as in these examples, in contexts that do not clearly indicate whether it is singular or plural; and because it ends in -s, the marker of regular plurals in English, kudos has come to be widely regarded and used as a plural noun meaning âaccoladesâ rather than as a singular mass noun meaning âhonor or glory.â
The singular form kudo has been produced from kudos by back formation, the same process that gave us the singular pea from pease, originally both singular and plural, sherry from Xeres (an earlier spelling of the Spanish city Jerez), and cherry from the French singular noun cherise. This singular form has developed the meanings âhonorâ and âstatement of praise, accolade.â
Both the singular form kudo and kudos as a plural are today most common in journalistic writing. Some usage guides warn against using them. |
Message edited by author 2010-09-19 11:54:16. |
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09/19/2010 11:53:16 AM · #70 |
| No not really, it is a English word, it is in dictionaries. |
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09/19/2010 11:56:30 AM · #71 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
I don't see how you can have "many kudos" if "kudos" is a singular (which it is) ... |
The singular and plural forms are the same. I know in common usage today it is used as a plural noun, as your citation explains. |
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09/19/2010 12:10:42 PM · #72 |
Originally posted by JulietNN:
lense is a proper word, it is a noun
LOL |
A verb, actually; cinematographers will talk about how they are going to "lense" a scene.
R.
ETA: These people say it's a noun though.
Message edited by author 2010-09-19 12:11:53. |
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09/19/2010 01:39:32 PM · #73 |
Originally posted by ubique:
'... begs the question ...' |
I hated learning this one. It was a real loss to me. The real meaning is just about useless. I like the misuse. |
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09/19/2010 02:23:45 PM · #74 |
I think "The proof is in the pudding" should be "the proof of the pudding is in the eating."
"The exception proves the rule" makes not much sense (I've seen an explanation of this one, but I can't remember it right now).
Some words have come to mean the opposite of their original meaning; for example, "moot" means subject to argument, not "settled" as most people use the phrase "that's a moot point."
Some words are their own opposite; sanction means both prohibited and sponsored by, while the seeming opposites flammable and inflammable both mean the same thing. |
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09/19/2010 04:57:12 PM · #75 |
| A pet pieve of mine is the use of "could of, would of, should of" instead of "could have, would have, should have". |
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