Lydia: But you are a vampire. Spike: If I'm not, I'm gonna be pissed about drinking all that blood.

'Potential'


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.


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.

The word has lost all meaning!

"Over time" is definitely more common, but [link]


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?


-t - Mar 11, 2015 11:05:26 am PDT #21975 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Rates increased as time continued its inexorable march into the future.


-t - Mar 11, 2015 11:06:11 am PDT #21976 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

d(rates)/dt>0


Burrell - Mar 11, 2015 11:06:20 am PDT #21977 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

OMG I love that fight graphic!


-t - Mar 11, 2015 11:08:10 am PDT #21978 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

PEOPLE KEEP ASKING ME TO WORK!

Come on people.


Steph L. - Mar 11, 2015 11:09:23 am PDT #21979 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

What about "rates increased between X DATE and Y DATE" or is that taking too much license with the original text?

Sometimes the text just literally says "rates increased over time," without providing dates. Hence my pickle.


msbelle - Mar 11, 2015 11:10:32 am PDT #21980 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Rates increased as the Earth rotated.