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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts 
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Critter-
That may well be what they are trying to imply. The problem is they are using the wrong word. |
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Slide Special user 533 Posts
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In the phrase "I could care less" there is an implied " but I'm not able to (because I don't care at all" . I believe that people assume the implied second part of the thought which is why people use it and understand what people mean when they say it.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 14:09, mastermindreader wrote: "Freight?" or "Train?" :innocent:
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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A few days ago I was listening to a story on NPR about a school whose faculty were trying to come up with imaginative ways to motivate their students to work harder. Apparently one of the classrooms had had a visitor when they were brainstorming ideas. (Who this visitor was I don't know: I missed the opening of the story.)
The teacher describing the incident said that it was hard to underestimate the impact that this gentleman had. I'm pretty sure that that's not what she meant. |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 14:26, Slide wrote: But if they cannot (because they don't care at all), then how could they? Perhaps they mean that they would care less if they could, but they can't (so they don't). That's different. |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 14:27, critter wrote: The proper word was "locomotive."  |
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts
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My pet peeve:
"What are your top 5" threads. "What's the best xxx" threads. Oh, wait.. this is just like one LOL.
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Trophy Husband, Father of the Year Candidate, Chippendale's Dancer applicant, Unofficial World Record Holder. |
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Slide Special user 533 Posts
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The phrase that bothers me is "pushing the outside of the envelope" You can push the envelope, but you can't push outside the envelope.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 13:41, critter wrote: Under "Bring and Take", the author begins with, "In order to employ proper usage . . . ." Of course, "In order" is superfluous here; it should begin, "To employ proper usage . . . ." One should use "in order" when the order matters; e.g., it's proper to say that you should don socks and shoes in order to get dressed, because if you change the order, the result is significantly different (and arguably undesirable). |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 13:41, critter wrote: By the way, what does it mean to get a mistake wrong? It sounds as though you don't make the error. That's good, no? |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 15:35, S2000magician wrote: The authors of that site should re-read their Strunk and White. |
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Ray Tupper. Special user NG16. 749 Posts
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Aloominum.
IT'S ALUMINIUM!
What do we want?
A cure for tourettes! When do we want it? C*nt! |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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Re: LitReactor- There is a comments section on the page.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 16:08, critter wrote: For those who are registered and logged in. I'm neither. |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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One of my pet peeves is when strangers be correcting my grammar.
If you're my professor, go ahead. If we're just having a casual conversation and you understood enough to tell me what I meant to say, then I guess I done pretty smegging effectively communicated, desu ne?
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 16:12, S2000magician wrote: Registration is free 
I learned of the site through the guy who wrote Fight Club.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 13:38, LobowolfXXX wrote: I prefer to just drop the first "in." Although it actually should be just "if this ever changing world-"
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
I won't forget you Robert. |
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rockwall Special user 762 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 16:14, critter wrote: what?!?!? |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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On 2012-02-15 16:18, rockwall wrote: It's like this, my damie, Pootie Tang don't wa-da-tah to the shama cow... 'cause that's a cama cama leepa-chaiii, dig?
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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Ray Tupper. Special user NG16. 749 Posts
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Oh,now I get it.
What do we want?
A cure for tourettes! When do we want it? C*nt! |
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