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Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Mar 11, 2015 10:16:50 am PDT #21965 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Steph L. - Mar 11, 2015 10:35:30 am PDT #21966 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Related to weird style guides for publications:
Our style is to not use "over" for time -- like, instead of "Rates increased over the past decade," it would be "Rates increased during the past decade."
But I cannot come up with alternate phrasing for "over time" that doesn't sound ridiculous. "Rates increased during time"? NOPE. "Rates increased across time"? Um...weird. "Rates increased throughout time"? Also weird.
I'm stumped on this one.
tommyrot - Mar 11, 2015 10:41:03 am PDT #21967 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
"Rated increased in a positive correlation with the arrow of time."
Jesse - Mar 11, 2015 10:41:55 am PDT #21968 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think "across time" is a common enough phrase.
Steph L. - Mar 11, 2015 10:44:20 am PDT #21969 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I think "across time" is a common enough phrase.
Really? It sounds weird to me, although that could just be the way that ANY word will sound weird if you say it enough (tartlet).
Toddson - Mar 11, 2015 10:48:36 am PDT #21970 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I've started the massive project of going through 20-odd chapters that constitute the "bible" for the association I work for. I'm finding that (1) the damn things weren't given more than a cursory proofreading before being laid out and (2) the person who did them changed style/usage throughout documents, even on the same page. oy
shrift - Mar 11, 2015 10:51:48 am PDT #21971 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
(tartlet)
Semantic satiation sounds like it should be dirty.
Connie Neil - Mar 11, 2015 10:55:13 am PDT #21972 of 30000
brillig
"across time" sounds like it should be used in a time-traveling story.
Jesse - Mar 11, 2015 10:56:46 am PDT #21973 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Burrell - Mar 11, 2015 11:05:07 am PDT #21974 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
What about "rates increased between X DATE and Y DATE" or is that taking too much license with the original text?