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Old 06-06-2006, 09:37 AM   #141
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I'm just watching this thread and smiling ...

:EDIT: To clarify, I don't have a problem with words like "anymore" or "tomorrow" because they're now so common. That won't stop me from fighting against further changes, though .
Why, is it supposed to be "any more" (which wouldn't surprise me), and "to morrow" (which I've never seen before)?
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Old 06-06-2006, 09:43 AM   #142
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But isn't "Der Geldschein ist hundertprozentig gefälscht!" false too?
I mean, when did 100% become an adjective?
(note that we have the same in french, as in "Je suis sĂ»r Ă* 100% que...", and I don't really like it in french either)

"Hundertprozentig" is an adjective. "Hundert Prozent" is not. It's been ever since I could think, and probably for a long time before that.


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Old 06-06-2006, 09:47 AM   #143
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I'm just watching this thread and smiling ...

:EDIT: To clarify, I don't have a problem with words like "anymore" or "tomorrow" because they're now so common. That won't stop me from fighting against further changes, though .
Anymore isn't common. Used by common people, maybe...
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Old 06-06-2006, 10:26 AM   #144
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Re: alright/all right

Is Bob Dylan evil?

Another explanation

Personally, I don't get the hatred for the word. It's just a word.
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Is Bob Dylan evil?
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For misusing a word or are there other reasons?
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Old 06-06-2006, 11:30 AM   #148
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For misusing a word or are there other reasons?
Other reasons. Reasons so terrifying I dare not speak of them. I have to think of the children, afterall...
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Hehe, don't call me Shirley! I can't believe you don't like that film Jeysie.
1. Not a big fan of puns unless they're clever. (Some of the wordplay was clever, but see #3 below.)

2. Not a big fan of random/out of left field humor. Vastly prefer humor that evolves logically from the circumstances. (For instance, the whole "red zone/white zone" bit was funny until it derailed into complete WTF?-ness at the end.)

3. Not a big fan of the exact same joke being used five zillion times in the same film... especially when almost every joke in the film ends up being recycled that way. I love running gags, but used judiciously, and there needs to be some variety in how the gag is repeated.

I think the only part of the movie I found unreservedly funny was the whole "I speak Jive..." bit.

Anyhoo.

As for the topic at hand... let me put it this way:

When "alright" actually evolves to the point where it means something *different* than "all right", (as other similar "smushings" have) I'll stop kvetching. Until then, I'll keep grinding my teeth over it and correcting it whenever I see it in something I'm copyediting.

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Other reasons. Reasons so terrifying I dare not speak of them. I have to think of the children, afterall...
Fair enough... but if you're ever feeling mischevious and children be damned, let us know what they are.
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I think the words "adventure" and "games" should be banned. It would make life more amusing.
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And I say we ban the names Robert, Lacey, and everything rhyming with them! That would make your life a little more amusing too! (For us.)
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1. Not a big fan of puns unless they're clever. (Some of the wordplay was clever, but see #3 below.)

2. Not a big fan of random/out of left field humor. Vastly prefer humor that evolves logically from the circumstances. (For instance, the whole "red zone/white zone" bit was funny until it derailed into complete WTF?-ness at the end.)

3. Not a big fan of the exact same joke being used five zillion times in the same film... especially when almost every joke in the film ends up being recycled that way. I love running gags, but used judiciously, and there needs to be some variety in how the gag is repeated.

I think the only part of the movie I found unreservedly funny was the whole "I speak Jive..." bit.

Anyhoo.

As for the topic at hand... let me put it this way:

When "alright" actually evolves to the point where it means something *different* than "all right", (as other similar "smushings" have) I'll stop kvetching. Until then, I'll keep grinding my teeth over it and correcting it whenever I see it in something I'm copyediting.

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Any way: every body, please don't bad mouth Air plane! any more.
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Not sure if anybody's posted it yet, but...

Nucular (sic).
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I dislike the word "Irrational" and the overuse of the word "Christ" in swearing (much like when people overuse "Oh my God"). Don't ask me about "Irrational" though, I have no idea where my hate for that word comes from...
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So, you're saying that your dislike of that word is entirely...
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Yes, I-word. See? I goes both ways.
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Old 06-11-2006, 11:29 PM   #159
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I just found another one.

"Prolly" instead of "Probably". "Prolly" sounds like something you'd expect from a cat in heat.


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