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09/17/2010 08:30:15 PM · #26 |
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. |
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09/17/2010 08:49:33 PM · #27 |
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. |
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09/17/2010 08:55:07 PM · #28 |
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. |
=) glad you caught it! lol |
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09/17/2010 09:01:42 PM · #29 |
I love the antics exemplified by the contributors to this thread.
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09/17/2010 09:11:31 PM · #30 |
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09/17/2010 09:15:03 PM · #31 |
| It seems that no one I know realizes that "nother" is not a word. It's "another". I correct everyone that says it and they all look at me like I'm crazy. |
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09/17/2010 09:18:55 PM · #32 |
My twin grand daughters used to do things with (to, as well) each chother. For example, doing up each chother's leckerklaces.
Message edited by author 2010-09-17 21:30:33. |
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09/17/2010 10:09:24 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Near where I grew up is the town of Los Altos Hills (Los Altos means "The Hills" in Spanish) so it's The Hills Hills ... |
That's where my sister lives :-)
R. |
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09/17/2010 11:10:04 PM · #34 |
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. |
//www.englishforums.com/English/AsHeHimHis/xvlvc/post.htm
Also, from //www.perfectyourenglish.com/grammar/positive.htm:
"As much/many â€Â¦ as â€Â¦/as few/little â€Â¦ asâ€Â¦
This structure is used to make a comparison of quantity.
I earn as much money as you.
Alice has as many children as Mary.
Tom earns as much as Harry.
We have as many cars as them.
They have as few visitors as we have.
They have as little money as we have.
In an informal style, we use object pronouns (us, them, him etc.) after as.
In a more formal style, subject pronouns are used usually with verbs.
I earn as much money as he does.
We have as many children as they have."
Message edited by author 2010-09-17 23:14:56. |
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09/18/2010 10:19:03 AM · #35 |
The mainstream media is as guilty as the rest of us and they're supposed to be professional writers.
Top examples:
HIV virus - Human immunodeficiency virus virus
CNN Network - Cable News Network network
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09/18/2010 10:58:00 AM · #36 |
Last night I saw a commercial for a minivan that claimed it LITERALLY gave birth to all other minivans.
A truly awesome accomplishment. |
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09/18/2010 11:29:35 AM · #37 |
Originally posted by tnun:
Don't forget "the hoi polloi." (the the many/the the masses). As well it is as often misused as redundicated to mean hoity toity. |
Redundicated?
Funny, I thought it meant "hoity toity" from the context used in Caddyshack. It's interesting to learn that was incorrect.
ETA: supposably
Message edited by author 2010-09-18 11:43:14. |
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09/18/2010 11:34:18 AM · #38 |
| '... begs the question ...' |
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09/18/2010 11:41:26 AM · #39 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
But redundancy is good... |
Do you work in the Dept. of Redundancy Department?
Near where I grew up is the town of Los Altos Hills (Los Altos means "The Hills" in Spanish) so it's The Hills Hills ...
There's also the Piñon Pine (the Pine Pine), which is the source of pine nuts, and the Rio Grande River (the Big River River). |
Don't you have the "la brea tar pits" somewhere in California? Brea = tar in Spanish. |
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09/18/2010 11:42:18 AM · #40 |
| An armed gunman entered the bank.... |
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09/18/2010 11:44:24 AM · #41 |
| You don't itch yourself, you scratch yourself. |
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09/18/2010 11:48:06 AM · #42 |
Originally posted by Jac:
An armed gunman entered the bank.... |
... and killed innocent bystanders. Are there any guilty bystanders?
Don't you love 'free rent'? If it's rent, it ain't free.
Or 'free gift'? If it's a gift, it's free by nature of being a gift, no? |
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09/18/2010 11:57:11 AM · #43 |
.dbl post
Message edited by author 2010-09-18 11:59:17.
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09/18/2010 11:57:29 AM · #44 |
| If there were a contest "free gift" would win. I think it has been around for a lot longer than the others, and it is just so totally noxicating. |
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09/18/2010 11:58:46 AM · #45 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
Originally posted by ursula:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
But redundancy is good... |
Do you work in the Dept. of Redundancy Department?
Near where I grew up is the town of Los Altos Hills (Los Altos means "The Hills" in Spanish) so it's The Hills Hills ...
There's also the Piñon Pine (the Pine Pine), which is the source of pine nuts, and the Rio Grande River (the Big River River). |
Don't you have the "la brea tar pits" somewhere in California? Brea = tar in Spanish. |
LOl, we have "The El Camino Real" too. |
Oh, yes, and the Sierra Mountains!
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09/18/2010 12:17:02 PM · #46 |
According to game theory the simplest model of a consensus appears to be that represented by the prisoners' dilemma -
Two suspects are arrested by the police. The police have insufficient evidence for a conviction, and, having separated the prisoners, visit each of them to offer the same deal. If one testifies for the prosecution against the other (defects) and the other remains silent (cooperates), the defector goes free and the silent accomplice receives the full 10-year sentence. If both remain silent, both prisoners are sentenced to only six months in jail for a minor charge. If each betrays the other, each receives a five-year sentence. Each prisoner must choose to betray the other or to remain silent. Each one is assured that the other would not know about the betrayal before the end of the investigation. How should the prisoners act?
Let us say that they protect each other.
If this is indeed a consensus (and I personally think that tius would only be the case if they were allowed to talk it over and thus collude deliberrately) then it is not a general consensus but a biprtisan consensus running, one imagines, against the general consensus in the police station that they should stitch each other up. |
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09/18/2010 12:25:37 PM · #47 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
You don't itch yourself, you scratch yourself. |
Sometimes that's questionable :-P
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09/18/2010 02:32:13 PM · #48 |
Originally posted by Louis:
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
I hate the use of the term "short circuit" to describe any electrical failure. A short circuit is a specific condition. |
...or "glitch" to describe all manner of computer problems (including the one between the chair and the keyboard). |
That's more correctly described as the ID-10-T error. |
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09/18/2010 02:36:04 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by Spork99:
Originally posted by Louis:
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
I hate the use of the term "short circuit" to describe any electrical failure. A short circuit is a specific condition. |
...or "glitch" to describe all manner of computer problems (including the one between the chair and the keyboard). |
That's more correctly described as the ID-10-T error. |
a.k.a. PEBKAC (problem exists between keyboard and chair) |
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09/18/2010 02:39:30 PM · #50 |
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 |
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