This conversation is making me nauseous.
"Do not say 'I feel nauseous' unless you are certain you have that effect on others."
Problematic means "open to doubt or debate."
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Jan 13, 2005 12:53:07 pm PST #5694 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
tommyrot - Jan 13, 2005 12:54:40 pm PST #5695 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
River's ice planet is open to doubt.
§ ita § - Jan 13, 2005 12:54:44 pm PST #5696 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
maybe I should take Krav if for no other reason than I could (possibly) protect myself
The first two levels concentrate on how to kick and punch the simplest ways, and how to get out of basic chokes and bear hugs. It's flexible, because there's room for obsessives, and room for people who want to feel a bit safer.
Glamcookie - Jan 13, 2005 12:58:53 pm PST #5697 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
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So tired of it today.
Wolfram - Jan 13, 2005 12:59:26 pm PST #5698 of 10002
Visilurking
Then there's a personal irritation, problematic, which does not mean full of problems, no matter how it sounds.
Merriam Webster online says:
1 a : posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide b : not definite or settled : UNCERTAIN c : open to question or debate : QUESTIONABLE
2 : expressing or supporting a possibility
Isn't 1a the same as full of problems? Or does the dictionary just put in definitions based on improper usage too? I'm not trying to snark here, I'm actually curious.
brenda m - Jan 13, 2005 12:59:43 pm PST #5699 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Problematic means "open to doubt or debate."
Huh. Did not know that.
I also found this definition:
baffling: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
which is a bit closer to what I would have thought, but not quite there. Complicated would have been closer.
tommyrot - Jan 13, 2005 1:01:56 pm PST #5700 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So tired of it today.
Part of my problem is that my eyes hurt. Is it from staring at the monitor all day? I do that almost every day. Or because my glasses are dirty? Or because of cold-induced fatigue?
shrift - Jan 13, 2005 1:02:57 pm PST #5701 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Clearly, if you are only just recently getting up.
Wha-huh? No, I've been busting my ass at work all day long, is all, and no time for B.org.
I need to send some e-mail and listen to my voicemail and hunt down some files I need. But maybe I'll just slack off for a few minutes before forming a raiding party to toss a coworker's office.
Sean K - Jan 13, 2005 1:07:43 pm PST #5702 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Isn't 1a the same as full of problems? Or does the dictionary just put in definitions based on improper usage too? I'm not trying to snark here, I'm actually curious.
Cue descriptivist v. proscriptivist debate....
Clearly, if you are only just recently getting up.
Wha-huh? No, I've been busting my ass at work all day long, is all, and no time for B.org.
I clearly need to work on my reading comprehension skillz. I somehow got the impression you'd just crawled out of bed. Nevermind.
But maybe I'll just slack off for a few minutes before forming a raiding party to toss a coworker's office.
I think this is a good plan.
Ginger - Jan 13, 2005 1:08:54 pm PST #5703 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Isn't 1a the same as full of problems?
Note that 1a says "a : posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide," not just "posing a problem." It's one of those ticky, obsessive things that sane people probably don't care about, but "problematic" is one of those words that once had a very specific nuance of doubtful or open to debate and is now used much less precisely.