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Having now read the whole post, twice, a comment, about style, not content.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2016 Feb 9
Subjects: language

OregonMuse: I'm leaving it up there, because I'm too lazy to change it.
But you're right. There are no 50 shades of 'unique'. Something either is or isn't.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2016 Feb 7
Subjects: language

Okay, finished scanning the EMT, had some breakfast, read the Book post, and now ready to plunge into comments. But before I refill my coffee cup for that...

Read all… Subjects: added on 2016 Feb 7
Subjects: language, Ronald Reagan

Been thinking of doing a compilation of guttermouth Trump's expletives. But, then, I'd want to bleep them out, which rather defeats the purpose.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2016 Feb 5
Subjects: Donald Trump, language

Dang it! The language nazi in my head won't let me sleep unless I say...

It's SIPHON, not "cipher"!

But you knew that.

Good night Gracies fer realz.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2016 Jan 25
Subjects: language

ThisBeingMilt: One in the same...

"One in the same" is meaningless!

It's "one and the same!"

A redundancy, meaning "the same thing."

Read all… Subjects: added on 2016 Jan 14
Subjects: language

Read the first 160 comments. Seems kind-of quiet this morning. Only dispute was between Victionary.com and MP4 over the origin of "vamp." Need some more serious dispute about that!

Read all… Subjects: added on 2016 Jan 12
Subjects: language, television

mustbequantum" Okay, this is my current campaign -- to stop everyone from the 'yeah, no' tic verbally.

It's one of those things that was funny the first time.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2016 Jan 10
Subjects: humor, language

The um.. what?? Business Machine Co?

Engrish.com
http://bit.ly/1UnQaSX

Read all… Subjects: added on 2016 Jan 2
Subjects: fail, language

Morning, glorious fellow children of the Almighty!

It's the penultimate day of the year.

And the sixth day of Christmas.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Dec 30
Subjects: Christmas, language

chemjeff, "chaste" -don't think it's specifically what I was thinking of (if I was thinking of a specific word), but a good word for what I wanted. Thanks.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Dec 20
Subjects: language, sex

For something I was writing, I've been trying to think of a word. At least, I think there's a word. My agitated brain cells even think it starts with "c." Online thesauri have not been helpful.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Dec 20
Subjects: language, sex

Anybody tell Ace how to spell San Bernardino? (headline)

(I wouldn't know, myself, except for some pedant in comments shortly after the attack.)

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Dec 18
Subjects: language

Paul M. Winistorfer, the dean of the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech:

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Dec 18
Subjects: fear, language

Bandersnatch: That's quay quay.

Unfortunately for the pun, isn't that pronounced "key"? Or is that just the Brits' pronunskiation?

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Dec 10
Subjects: language

VIA, "Spirit fingers"??? Do I want to know?

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Dec 5
Subjects: language

"Dead ringer"

I wonder how a little bell with a pullstring into a coffin ended up with the meaning "look's just like"? Just plain "ringer" got conflated with the coffin bell phrase?

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Nov 10
Subjects: language

My usual technique of not getting on with my day until the art thread is superceded is just not working today.

For some strange reason.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Nov 5
Subjects: AoSHQ, language

Alberta Oil Peon: Their slogan... [I can't recopy it, really!] No kidding.

Oh, thanks for that! I knew it could only get worse.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Oct 6
Subjects: computers, language

Since I still seem to be here and so are you...
funny pic from Engrish.com

http://www.engrish.com/2015/10/by-order/

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Oct 3
Subjects: humor, language

It's a black day with lunatics retarding our communications with their niggardly approach to language.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Sep 23
Subjects: language

HR: (Oh, shit, are we still allowed to type 'fuck'? I've been away a few days.)

Thanks for the hook to hang this on:
News for Morons

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Sep 14
Subjects: language

Today's Engrish.com graphic for your edutainment.
http://bit.ly/1KAi65K

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Sep 7
Subjects: fail, language

160 This post should've included the "girding your loins" graphic from the ONT weeks back.

Of course, that would've required Krak to do some digging on a Sunday morning.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Aug 23
Subjects: language

This post should've included the "girding your loins" graphic from the ONT weeks back.

Of course, that would've required Krak to do some digging on a Sunday morning.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Aug 23
Subjects: language

Alberta Oil Peon: ...The "voi" portion, spoken in French, sounds like "vwah", as spoken in English.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Aug 21
Subjects: language

(looks at my own last comment, mumbles to self)

Valleys is pluralized without y-to-an-i-and-add-e-s.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Aug 6
Subjects: language

Morning, Glories!

Because it's Saturday,
http://www.engrish.com/2015/07/try-a-pair/

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Aug 1
Subjects: language

Here's a funny, esp for FenelonSpoke if you're about.

from Engrish.com - all-powerful food
http://bit.ly/power-biscuits

Read all… Subjects: added on 2015 Jul 3
Subjects: fail, language

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