which is part of what made it so damn funny
Say! look at you! You look just like me! We're very pretty.
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
Trudy Booth - Sep 15, 2009 9:19:16 pm PDT #9061 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
meara - Sep 15, 2009 9:44:15 pm PDT #9062 of 30001
Aww, I hear you javachik! Sadly, next time I'm in your part o' town (er, next week) I think you'll be all European and stuff.
Which isn't NOW in any case (hey, I could use some snuggles!) but still.
javachik - Sep 15, 2009 9:47:21 pm PDT #9063 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Damn it, Meara. What day are you here? I leave Thursday morning but Wednesday night is book group night. I'd love to see you. I could give you snuggles for cupcakes!!
Barb - Sep 16, 2009 1:59:53 am PDT #9064 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
A samurai sword sounds much more efficient than a baseball bat, I have to say.
Yeah, but with the baseball bat you get the contact high. In a manner of speaking that is.
"irregardless"
Oh do not EVEN...
::sits in "do not EVEN" corner with Trudy::
re: the usage of decimate, logically/intellectually I know the original use, but I don't know that in terms of my education, I was ever taught it as such, which makes me wonder how the modern version could be considered wrong? It's part of the natural evolution of language.
(Although I hold firm on irregardless-- I know it's illogical, but seriously-- I draw the line there.)
Jesse - Sep 16, 2009 2:54:50 am PDT #9065 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's got "deci" right in there.
And September isn't the seventh month anymore. I dunno, shit happens.
Steph L. - Sep 16, 2009 4:04:08 am PDT #9066 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I have never heard decimate used in the traditional sense, nor do I find it likely that it will resume. This battle has been lost.
I agree, unfortunately.
What about begging the question? Will that ever be used correctly again? It's my favorite logical fallacy and Strega tells me that battle is lost as well.
I would say so. Frankly, the misuse is far more useful than the correct version, which is generally kind of confusing anyway.
The misuse of it should really be "this RAISES the question," but I also agree that the "begging the question" battle has been lost as well.
This is a job for erinaceous!
She's no prescriptivist.
She is, however, a Northern Californian now.
Buh? Since when?
Theodosia - Sep 16, 2009 4:07:38 am PDT #9067 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Yeah, wha?
Frankenbuddha - Sep 16, 2009 4:25:36 am PDT #9068 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'd like to point out if you were the one in ten Roman legionnaires killed it was still devastating.
So decimiation is a form of devastation? But to devestate is not necessarily to decimate.
And, of course, the pellet with the poison's in the vestle with the pestle...
sarameg - Sep 16, 2009 4:28:07 am PDT #9069 of 30001
There's a mosquito living in my bathroom that managed to sting me somewhere uncomfortable every single damned morning. It needs to die already.
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2009 4:43:28 am PDT #9070 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Decimate it!