For all intensive purposes.......

[dullard]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
other debatable things that still annoy me are "sherbert" (unless your an aussie drinking a beer, just say sherbet)

From the American Heritage Dictionary:

NOUN: 1. also sher·bert (-bûrt)

 

[JS80]

how much capitol do i need to start a business?

 

[JS80]

that scene in snakes on a plane was very anti-climatic

 

[JS80]

thank you for the complement

 

[compuwiz1]

Originally posted by: JS80
how much capitol do i need to start a business?

alot, and your undercapitolized.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: tikwanleap

Originally posted by: Mr N8
I was about ready to go grammar Nazi on you.

Me too. So disappointed. :brokenheart:

Same here!

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Back in the day, Jimmy Carter used to annoy me with calling it Nucular. It's nuclear, Jimmy, can you learn to say it right?

Guess what other president does that >_>

 

[aircooled]

i was totally saying it wrong.

sometimes it just has to sound right, fvck the meaning

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: Syrch
actually someone I used to work with always said, as yet. That is not done as yet. Drove me up the wall she added the as

she probably means to say "as OF yet" which is ok.

 

[Cutterhead]

I had to make a call to a car dealership last night after the service guy had told my fiance it was going to cost her over $500 for a mandatory 30,000 mile routine maintenance check-up to keep her car under warranty. This seemed completely ridiculous to me, as I know they just look under the hood, change the oil, and rotate the tires. Well, the service guys she talked to had left for the evening, so this poor girl at the dealership had to hear my rant about it.

Anyway, I told her that unless they are going to make sweet sweet love to the car, there is no way it should cost that much, so please tell me what exactly I would be getting for my $500+. She clearly had no idea what to say, so she put me on hold for a minute and then came back, slowly reading through a list she looked up, "Well, uh... they will check the spark plugs and the battery, and uh... change the oil... and, uh.. well, it's a pretty, uh, exorbitant inspection."

I had to laugh at this, and then I say, "Yes, I agree with you completely. It sounds very exorbitant to charge over $500 for what I must have done for state inspections that cost only $40 anyway. I think the word you were looking for was comprehensive, but ironically you hit the nail right on the head."

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
other debatable things that still annoy me are "sherbert" (unless your an aussie drinking a beer, just say sherbet)

From the American Heritage Dictionary:

NOUN: 1. also sher·bert (-bûrt)

i didn't say it was wrong necessarily. it just annoys me. same with myriad, it has become accepted as an adjective, but was originally only to be used as an adjective in prose.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
i didn't say it was wrong necessarily. it just annoys me. same with myriad, it has become accepted as an adjective, but was originally only to be used as an adjective in prose.

I'm here playing devils advocate for a reason. Language is fluid; it is like a flowing river. Placing a dam in the river doesn't stop the water from coming. Instead, the dam causes a massive backlog of problems.

I feel that we should embrace the changes within the language. Let "myriad" become a common adjective instead of just a noun. Don't try to block the change. I suggest you try sitting back and watch in awe at the beauty of a flowing language.

Think how boring language would be if we weren't allowed to bend and stretch it. Say goodbye to your thesarus because there is only one proper word for each application.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
other debatable things that still annoy me are "sherbert" (unless your an aussie drinking a beer, just say sherbet)
and "myriad" It's a goddamn noun not an adjective! i'll let it slide if your writing peotry but in a newspaper article i want a goddamn "of" after it!

Dullard got the sherbert, here's the myriad (an adjective as well as a noun). It''s been an adjective for 200 years. I think it's here to stay.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: allisolm
Dullard got the sherbert, here's the myriad (an adjective as well as a noun).

Read the usage note on the page you linked.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: allisolm
Dullard got the sherbert, here's the myriad (an adjective as well as a noun).

Read the usage note on the page you linked.

I did.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: allisolm
I did.

So are you using that to agree or disagree with Mordantmonkey's point?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
If I didn't read the thread and replied only based upon the topic I would have said "It's intents and purposes dummy."

Same.

Hold me closer, Tony Danza!

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: mugs
Hold me closer, Tony Danza!

Did you ever see my post on the overtly gay theme in that song?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

"Ex cetera" is one that really annoys me. I have heard even very well-educated, accomplished people say it.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: mugs
Hold me closer, Tony Danza!

Did you ever see my post on the overtly gay theme in that song?

no

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: mugs
Hold me closer, Tony Danza!

Did you ever see my post on the overtly gay theme in that song?

no

Ah, then I think it is obvious if you look at the lyrics while remembering Elton's orientation.
[*]With that sexual orientation in mind, what is this 'baby' in the blue jeans?
[*]Would Elton's 'baby' have an odd pirate smile?
[*]Would Elton like this 'baby' to dance in his hands?
[*]Would this 'baby' then make a stand?
[*]Would that 'baby' like a hum?
[*]Would Elton like that 'baby' to feel so real?
[*]Would he hold that 'baby' closer? While in sheets of linen? Is he getting busy with it?
[*]Oh, wait, now that 'baby' is in him. And he has another always with him.
[*]He is holding that tiny dancer in his hands.

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Oh man, did I ever wander into the wrong thread.

As a professional writer, I cringed at many of the posts, even though the mistakes were obviously intentional.

:thumbsup:

 

[Quasmo]

CAMPING IS INTENTS!

 

[Kwaipie]

My old boss always said it was a "mute" point.

Try having a pair of teenagers living in your house. How my head doesn't asplode daily is beyond me.

 

[Electric Amish]

Irregardless

Excuse me while I kiss this guy....

 

[compuwiz1]

So this guy goes to the shrink, and says doc, I've been having some really weird dreams. Last night I dreamt I was a tee pee, and the night before, I dreamt I was a wig wam. The answer to your problem is simple, said the shrink. You're two tents.