Speaking as someone who's spent their whole frigging LIFE with that European socialist healthcare thing? I'm not saying it's perfect, but it's not made of total fail either. I heartily endorse your e-mail to the interfering old bag, vw.
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Fay - Feb 10, 2009 4:22:42 am PST #534 of 30000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
vw bug - Feb 10, 2009 4:23:53 am PST #535 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
Mom tells me to ignore them. Delete and ignore. But, when an e-mail pops up in my inbox with the subject line, "Time to eat, drink and be merry so you die before medical benefits are denied!," it's hard to ignore. I'd prefer them to just not show up.
And it's not worth it to engage her. So, this feels like my only other option.
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2009 4:58:42 am PST #536 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
That's weird. I usually see the term "preventative medicine." But Google seems to think I'm crazy.
I run across that term often in what I edit, and we take out the extra "ta" every time, to the point that reading/hearing "prevenTAtive" makes me twitch. (Like hearing a singular verb with "data" -- NPR, I'm looking at you.)
That's one of those editing changes that I've been doing for so long, and automatically, that I no longer remember the origin -- I don't remember if it's AMA style, or what.
Ginger - Feb 10, 2009 5:03:52 am PST #537 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Is preventive a different word, or not a word at all?
Preventive is a word. Preventative is not a word. Preventative makes the baby Jesus cry.
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Steph L. - Feb 10, 2009 5:10:23 am PST #538 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Is preventive a different word, or not a word at all?
Preventive is a word. Preventative is not a word. Preventative makes the baby Jesus cry.
I love Ginger.
Cashmere - Feb 10, 2009 5:25:42 am PST #539 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Preventive is a word. Preventative is not a word. Preventative makes the baby Jesus cry.
That's irregardless.
Ginger - Feb 10, 2009 5:51:03 am PST #540 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Hopefully not.
Vortex - Feb 10, 2009 5:53:25 am PST #541 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I could care less about preventative.
Ginger - Feb 10, 2009 5:57:58 am PST #542 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Alright. Whom care's about english any way?
omnis_audis - Feb 10, 2009 6:03:58 am PST #543 of 30000
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I know this is a much more complicated question than this, but am I better off buying a decent used car or a cheapcheapcheap new car?My first few vehicles were cheap used cars. They lasted about as long as the loan. My current vehicle is a used great car, and the loan is paid off, and it's still going strong (knocks wood). I would say go for a low mile used car. Take it to a dealership for that make, and have a mechanic go over it with a fine tooth comb and get a list of what's wrong. If it's a small list, use it to haggle the price down. If it's a long list, use it to walk away.
Alright. Whom care's about english any way?Weeze aint Anglish anyhow. I is American!
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