language
Having now read the whole post, twice, a comment, about style, not content.
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.
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...
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.
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.
ThisBeingMilt: One in the same...
"One in the same" is meaningless!
It's "one and the same!"
A redundancy, meaning "the same thing."
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!
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.
The um.. what?? Business Machine Co?
Engrish.com
http://bit.ly/1UnQaSX
Morning, glorious fellow children of the Almighty!
It's the penultimate day of the year.
And the sixth day of Christmas.
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.
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.
Anybody tell Ace how to spell San Bernardino? (headline)
(I wouldn't know, myself, except for some pedant in comments shortly after the attack.)
Paul M. Winistorfer, the dean of the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech:
Bandersnatch: That's quay quay.
Unfortunately for the pun, isn't that pronounced "key"? Or is that just the Brits' pronunskiation?
VIA, "Spirit fingers"??? Do I want to know?
"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?
My usual technique of not getting on with my day until the art thread is superceded is just not working today.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.
Alberta Oil Peon: Their slogan... [I can't recopy it, really!] No kidding.
Oh, thanks for that! I knew it could only get worse.
Since I still seem to be here and so are you...
funny pic from Engrish.com
It's a black day with lunatics retarding our communications with their niggardly approach to 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
Today's Engrish.com graphic for your edutainment.
http://bit.ly/1KAi65K
But was it chapless?
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.
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.
Alberta Oil Peon: ...The "voi" portion, spoken in French, sounds like "vwah", as spoken in English.
(looks at my own last comment, mumbles to self)
Valleys is pluralized without y-to-an-i-and-add-e-s.
Morning, Glories!
Because it's Saturday,
http://www.engrish.com/2015/07/try-a-pair/
Here's a funny, esp for FenelonSpoke if you're about.
from Engrish.com - all-powerful food
http://bit.ly/power-biscuits