It's got "deci" right in there.
And September isn't the seventh month anymore. I dunno, shit happens.
Strong like an Amazon.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
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.
Jesse - Sep 16, 2009 2:54:50 am PDT #9065 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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!
Gudanov - Sep 16, 2009 5:00:42 am PDT #9071 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I saw the ACORN stuff on TDS last night and it was pretty impressive.
Tom Scola - Sep 16, 2009 5:12:40 am PDT #9072 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Chinese trade war with the US will fail because of China's craving for huge, yummy American chicken feet: [link]
Gudanov - Sep 16, 2009 5:15:28 am PDT #9073 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I would say so. Frankly, the misuse is far more useful than the correct version, which is generally kind of confusing anyway.
Definitely lost, 'That begs the question' just means 'That raises the question' now. What is the substantive difference between the original 'Begging the Question' and a circular argument? Aren't both essentially assuming the conclusion?
irregardless
That's just weird. I'm sure I've used it at some point without thinking, but it's a really wrong word.
Gudanov - Sep 16, 2009 5:20:46 am PDT #9074 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I see that there are now two MLB teams worse than the Royals now. Awesome. Now if they can catch Baltimore, they could achieve not being the worst team in the AL. I'm pulling for them.