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I am in no position to throw stones.....I do not have a firm grasp on the english language and have used it my entire life 40+ years. My Dad told me once "be careful sharing your opinion about another person.....I'm sure he has one (opinion) of you and you may not like it much". ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Well said, probably in a most appropriate place. | |||
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Please eschew your sesquipadalien tergiversation? | |||
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Reminds me of the motto on a t-shirt I saw someone wearing: ESCHEW OBFUSCATION | |||
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Person A: "How was your hunting trip? Did you catch anything?" Person B: "No I did not catch anything, but I did manage to kill two animals." I'm sure this has been mentioned earlier in the thread, but I just went hunting a few weeks ago. Every female relative or friend I run into asks me if I caught something!  ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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Up in the Boston area people frequently say "So didn't I" instead of "So did I". Also, it's only by context that you can decipher which of these words they're using since they sound exactly the same coming out of their mouths: cock, caulk, cork. | |||
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Wicked pissah.  ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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I thought the proper word was "imminent." | |||
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inchoate - definition of inchoate by the Free Online Diction... in·cho·ate ( n-k t). adj. 1. In an initial or early stage; incipient. Lost Sheep | |||
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I guess one of the phrases that is technically incorrect and sets me off is, "a such and so bullet "behind" such and so powder". If the bullet is behind the powder the velocity is likely to be significantly reduced. Don't limit your challenges . . . Challenge your limits | |||
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Actually, it depends on if you are loading the cartridge or firing it. The bullet is inserted in the cartridge AFTER you put the powder in, therefore, behind. On the other hand, since the bullet is inserted tail first, everything is backwards, so behind becomes before... Oh! NEVER MIND! Pet peeve? People who post corrections when you know perfectly well what was meant. | |||
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methodology - 90% of the time the proper word would have been method. then vs. than it's vs. its A lot of people use the word alot. If a lot of people knew that alot wasn't a word then they would be a lot smarter. | |||
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Just read it for about the umpteen millionth time on the ARPF: "must of" instead of "must have".......fuckin' morons. | |||
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"fool me once..." oh you know the rest. | |||
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Here's another that's baffling: loose instead of lose. | |||
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What's so baffling about that? You are very likely to lose a loose screw. Then, the baffle held on by that screw is likely to be lost, also. Lost Sheep. | |||
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Uhhhhhh.....no kidding, I meant when used in a sentence such as "Did you loose your choke wrench?". But thanks for the grammar lesson, anyway.  | |||
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Pneumonmaltromicroscopicsiliconvulcanesis  DuggaBoye-O NRA-Life Whittington-Life TSRA-Life DRSS DSC HSC SCI | |||
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I have been told not to repeat this, so, I can only tell you once.  SUSTAINABLY HUNTING THE BLUE PLANET! "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, murder respectable and to give an appearence of solidity to pure wind." Dr J A du Plessis | |||
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That is not irritating to me. I like it. I could hear it again and again..... What? you say I can't? Lost Sheep | |||
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Greetings Lost Sheep, Just a snide side swipe at gossip mongers.  SUSTAINABLY HUNTING THE BLUE PLANET! "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, murder respectable and to give an appearence of solidity to pure wind." Dr J A du Plessis | |||
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I'm not going to sort through this one. "Begs the question" when they mean "poses the question." You can Google it: petitio principii. Celeste Headlee the other day on "The Takeaway" (Junk Food Journalism) used the term "analization" -- which to my mind is more about a rectal exam than analysis. | |||
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Actually, it's "pneumonotraumicroscopicsiliocvolcanoeconiosis" Pneumono referring to air and respiration. Trau relating to "trauma" Microscopic, "small" silico, sand/glass, silicon volcano, "burned" eosis, damage/dysfunction, as compared to "itis" which means "inflammation." Coal miner's "black lung disease" caused by coal soot and silicon particulate damaging the alveolar and microscopic tissues in the lungs. | |||
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"separation" | |||
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Norton, if I've said this once, I've said it a million times: don't exaggerate. Thank you. Recono | |||
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what really drives me nuts is when people use "20-10" No you morons, its two thousand and ten, not twenty ten. Idiots! | |||
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In polite company, "begs the question." The posed question is not actually asked, and left in the "air."  SUSTAINABLY HUNTING THE BLUE PLANET! "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, murder respectable and to give an appearence of solidity to pure wind." Dr J A du Plessis | |||
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Or you could actually look it up. | |||
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"Concerning" when they mean "disconcerting" or "a cause for concern." English: Where else can "burn up" and "burn down" mean pretty much the same thing? | |||
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This one has cropped up recently: "Blocking and tackling" as in a football game. Block & tackle is a pulley assembly on a ship, used to raise sail. | |||
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My linguistic pet peeve: Use of the word "issue" as an epithet for the word "problem." If my computer doesn't work, then there's a problem with it (that needs to be fixed) not an "issue" (which needs to be talked about.) _________________________ Glenn | |||
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"fixed" as opposed to " mended?" SUSTAINABLY HUNTING THE BLUE PLANET! "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, murder respectable and to give an appearence of solidity to pure wind." Dr J A du Plessis | |||
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Here in the Southeastern US, we men "fix" things. When grandma "fixes" a hole in one of my socks, she "mends" it. "Fix" generally applies to men working on things (whether they're actually "fixed" or not) and "mend" generally applies to women successfully "fixing" holes in knitted things, like socks. "Fixing" might be a different thing than "repairing" because "repairing" implies an investment of money and assumes that the object will work properly afterward. With "fixing", this is not necessarily the case. For instance, a large piece of equipment in a factory had better be "repaired" instead of "fixed" or someone might lose a job. _________________________ Glenn | |||
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Mine, too. Using "issue" as a euphemism for "problem" sounds so New Age. It's something you expect people who live in San Fran or San Diego to say... | |||
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We got into a long harangue about the difference between a "method" and an "approach" in teaching. | |||
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Beatles, Sgt. Pepper Album, "When I'm 64" "I can help you mend a fuse, when your lights are gone." Regional, dialectical variation. The "motor" is under the "bonnet" on a "coach," and most days you require a "torch" to "have a look." | |||
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And then, on the other hand, there might be "issues" that you don't view as "problems." "epithet" is a derisive term. | |||
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"fixing" an object means it don't go no more. Fixed permanently, throw it away! If your knitted sock has a hole in it, then it needs to be darned with a darning needle and wool. "Darn!" "My jersey has a hole in it, should I fix it or darn it?" My favorite hunting shirt has a rip on the back. I will have to have it mended. After a recent automobile accident, the family car had to be repaired. SUSTAINABLY HUNTING THE BLUE PLANET! "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, murder respectable and to give an appearence of solidity to pure wind." Dr J A du Plessis | |||
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Where are you at? An ignorant backformation. | |||
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Or the even more annoying MT variation: Where you at? | |||
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