That's English for you! Just all cobbled together.
Yes...like a fine pair of Italian shoes.
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Fairydown, or, more proof Australian English is a separate language. WHY can't the English teach their children how to SPEAK?
What accent? Do they speak in short, clipped sentences with a broad accent? Do they axe people questions?
Either doesn't mean that!
I would say, "What are the chances?", but that would be an insult to the Moorluckian genius.TANK GIRL: Under-appreciated cinematic classic? Discuss.Despite it being what many consider a cinematic abortion, and pretty much killing her career, I liked it. Still do actually, I watched it just last week, and still got just as much entertainment out of as I always did. All good, but I believe you misspelled, "redunculous."
Farasha means butterfly in Arabic. How the hell did we come up with 'Butterfly?' Do they like butter? I like the Spanish Mariposa too. The French Papillion isn't bad either. Butterfly is just lame. Something wacky happened to flutterfly on the way to the lexicon.
Something is interesting about someone not getting the concept "monster?" Sure, "interesting" has a very wide range of usage...
What's the plural of "doofus"? Doofides.
You prayed, for that? Why?When the French and the Germans speak to one another, they have to do so in English? My prayers were answered!Now thut thur iz whut we call Ironic. [Yeah, I know, wrong musical] He IS an ENGLISHman!
Naked confusing English. Very saxy.
Blerg, Gary says. Allow me to assist. It is from the Indo-Europoean Blaergen which means "to enlarge." Clearly he is indicating that the subject of evil is too big to fit into a subforum. Further, he may be expressing anxiety that such an addition would cause too large an influx of posts, stressing the servers. Blerg, indeed. This PIE moment was brought to you by all those dead guys that brought most of us language. (No, not that kind of PIE, but the other kind.)
You missed me, rapscallion!
Now you spoiled it and let him know it was a book.Hey, if you want to go down as the non-appreciator of the Great Lady of English Literature, then this Janeite is not going to stop you.Says the guy who says Pride and Prejudice is boring.On Snow White: Meh.I have never seen Snow White.You poor man. Snow White is awesome! Oopsies.
I say, FAWTLies or Fawtlies -- being consistent with words of the acronym. Over time, it's possible the acronym gets nominalized, but then it will be a proper noun and the first letter would be capitalized. A Fawtly is one member of Fawtl, or the adjective to describe something fawtly.
I say, FAWTLies or Fawtlies -- being consistent with words of the acronym. Over time, it's possible the acronym gets nominalized, but then it will be a proper noun and the first letter would be capitalized.
I know someone whose parents actually named him Thor. Well, I hope they are of the appropriate Scandanavian background, because everybody knows Anglo-Saxons should name their kids, Thunnar.
I have this to say to any dissolution of the union: UGH. Also, it's stupid and you'll be sorry.
Because English names come from other languages, especially Latin and Greek and Hebrew. Spoiler: But since NONE of those languages have the sound J in them, why do they get anglicized as J? Aaaaa!
Going to school in Texas -- it took me a while before I figured out that "tar" was the round thing you changed on the car.Awesome. Actually, there's a slight difference b/n the two vowels undetectable to yankee ears. /ta'r/ vs /ta:r/
This Xday=the Xday of this current week. To avoid the confusion I prefer to speak/write of this past Xday, this coming Xday, or the Xday after next. This following Xday would mean the Xday of the following week, which suffers from the same tendency of confusion as "this Xday."
If people don't want burritos, how about some Mock Turtle soup? ::Stirs ladle::
But ridicule is just a subset of mock, so I think we're still good. :) Yes, but unfortunately, one cannot make soup out of ridicule, only mockery. ::slurps loudly::
FlAfflededarin...SPetz! Pherdkettl!Have you been hosting the Grammys? Dictionary.com agrees with the Princeton word website in listing it as definition number 1.
Damn, I just lost the internet. I feel badly for those who don't know me well enough to know the score. They might lose confidence in me.When I was speaking about staring into the Abyss and having it stare back at you, I meant the Internet. It's impolite to stare.
As long as you're an Oxford Comma man, we're cool.
The English as a race should get a penalty to Linguistics, but automatic specialty with the longbow, and a racial hatred bonus against the French.
A bit more information on the diminutive suffix, for those actually interested.Lord Buzz Killington? Think: Lord Buzz Killington with a doctorate and a chainsaw.
A bit more information on the diminutive suffix, for those actually interested.
And what about "albeit", Professor?If it's I before E except after C, why does Feint break this rule?? is because its such a sneaky word? That's a compound, in which the ei is not a diphthong, but two separate vowels. Could be written with hyphens or diaeresis, but it's too old. And weird is weird. My attempts to get people to change it to wierd have failed. Even wyrd is better. I'm happy to report, however, that I'm having more success in getting people to pronounce deity with an ey rather than an ee.
If it's I before E except after C, why does Feint break this rule?? is because its such a sneaky word? That's not the whole rule. Addendum: Except when "ey" as in neighbor and weigh.Hence, "feint."
I just learned it. 10 years ago. Aren't you ahead of the curve? Here, have a star sticker.
No more snow! Or else I shall start wielding dual hair dryers, and my aim shall be deadly! (At least to the snow it will be.) WCTETTCHTS?
It is true, Flamegut, last time he sold your glass spice carousel and your collection of stackable glass mixing bowls. You, sir, look SMASHING!
People are trying to make the word "elitist" insulting? Pshaw. Good tea really is better than Orange Pekoe, Belgian Ale really is better than American Pilsner, and some RPGs really are better than others. You want me to feel bad about myself for having superior taste? HAH!
Monsters are such damned inconvenient people!
::Singing and dancing:: "If you're blue and you donknow
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EDIT: I was suckered! A sure sign it's time to go to bed.
Are you sure she didn't mean "refudiate"? In the name of English, I refudiate silly words.
Alas, language changes. If it's bad change, language and it's lovers can count on me to stomp on it.
Did you just qualify? ::Scribbles notes in booklet::
Very good, Treppa. How did you live before the Nook?
<descriptivism> Ah yes, but some people, unable to grasp the notion that languages are always developing, mutating, and changing the meaning of words, and that some of those developments are bad and must be stopped, try to rule out salutary prescriptions! ;)
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As do I.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.Again! By George, he's got it! I think he's got it!
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains. Again!
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
That's Sir Anthony Hopkins...
Good show, Fawlties, good show.
You're going to have to define "mean" before I can explain "learn."
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