Blame writing - written language preserves fancy words which would otherwise disappear from normal use.
I'm just waiting to see if I pass out. Long story.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Mar 30, 2010 9:33:40 am PDT #19819 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
javachik - Mar 30, 2010 9:34:52 am PDT #19820 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Crap.
Had a full day of planned stuff and am having to back out of all of it, including getting to see K-Bug and give her a ride to the airport.
Woke up with a pounding headache (which may or may not be hangover-related - we had our product launch party last night in SF), but the constant sneezing, runny nose and general aches are most definitely not hangover-related. And I started new huge anti-biotics for the ear infection too. So add nausea!
I'm embarrassed by the state of my house and the state of me because the dogwalker will be here in about 30 minutes and she will see me in my messiest, yuckiest glory.
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2010 9:37:17 am PDT #19821 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
hmm, no, that's just wrong.
Why? It's totally the strict math term.
Tom Scola - Mar 30, 2010 9:38:49 am PDT #19822 of 30001
They pay me in WOIMS
Craigslist Lost & Found: Suitcase with $78,383 inside
Vortex - Mar 30, 2010 9:40:20 am PDT #19823 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Why? It's totally the strict math term.
I didn't say that it was incorrect, I said that it was wrong. Wrong like a wrong thing on Wrong Street driving a wrongmobile!
Jessica - Mar 30, 2010 9:40:34 am PDT #19824 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Craigslist Lost & Found: Suitcase with $78,383 inside
Oh thank goodness - I've been looking everywhere for that!
Tom Scola - Mar 30, 2010 9:41:21 am PDT #19825 of 30001
They pay me in WOIMS
Is the wrongmobile a Hummer or an Escalade?
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2010 9:41:49 am PDT #19826 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
∑ - sum, sum, sum, sum, SUM.
Haters.
Nilly - Mar 30, 2010 9:43:52 am PDT #19827 of 30001
Swouncing
It's interesting, because in Hebrew, the word for "sum" (as in the Inigo way, in a verb) also has the meaning of "add", on top of the Inigo-meaning, and just like in English, it's allowed to be used in the "We summed 2 and 2 to get 4", but is not the common word for that sentence. Huh.
Amy - Mar 30, 2010 9:44:34 am PDT #19828 of 30001
Because books.
My least favorite misuse (imo) of a word is in the smoking cessation ads. "You'll be quit in a month" or whatever. No, you "will have quit." It's a verb, people.