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by **Rubbeet921** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:31 am

Ok, back to topic (Sorry guys![:I])

"You ain't seen nothing yet"

What's with all the double negative thingy that so many people keep using?

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:37 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Rubbeet921[/i]
 Yup, that's what he's talking about here, as if he's not half-Asian. Little people, yeah right. [xx(]
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Wow, not even close. "Little people" as opposed to my self-mocking reference to some sort of imagined and arrogant "in crowd"...one that might use a term like "indubitably"?? [lol, I was misspelling the fooking word this whole time, doh!]

But anyway, sorry, I didn't realize your insecurities could tip you so embarrassingly off the deep end. "My bad, I never oughtn't 'a done that."

by **phillyidol** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:42 am

Philly puts on his tinfoil hat.
There, now you guys can't read my mind! Or send me signals from the satalite. Thats right, I know about it. I saw that post about Devo. D.E.V.O.? Don't Ever Value Oranges? HA! Thought I wouldn't get that?! Your all against me, but its ok, the Rygilians are coming one day to save us. 1234567. Ok, now its all clear. Those who know me know I'm ok. OK? O.K. On Kangaroos? I saw one once. He spoke to me. But it was in code. Applesause!

by **hexicon** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:54 am

Wow, I must have missed an episode. Can't we go back to discussing things like the difference between immanent, imminent, and eminent?

(Takes sticky fingers off keyboard and goes back to kitchen to continue making Xmas biscotti and candied orange peel.)

by **WolverineSyr** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:56 am

Oh my God philly - stop it! You're killing me!

Or is it your killing me? Maybe yore killing me.

by **eight6** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:07 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by WolverineSyr[/i]
 Oh my God philly - stop it! You're killing me!

Or is it your killing me? Maybe yore killing me.
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Take it from me, they're/there/their all interchangable.

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by **eight6** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:09 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
 Philly puts on his tinfoil hat.
There, now you guys can't read my mind! Or send me signals from the satalite. Thats right, I know about it. I saw that post about Devo. D.E.V.O.? Don't Ever Value Oranges? HA! Thought I wouldn't get that?! Your all against me, but its ok, the Rygilians are coming one day to save us. 1234567. Ok, now its all clear. Those who know me know I'm ok. OK? O.K. On Kangaroos? I saw one once. He spoke to me. But it was in code. Applesause!
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Phil:

Did you decide to try that medicine in your fridge?

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by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:17 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by hexicon[/i]
 Wow, I must have missed an episode.
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I don't really know what to call it but "episode" works as well as anything. To me, it conjures up images of a psychotic Edith Bunker throwing shit and ranting and raving at Archie. Yeah, I'd say that's fairly accurate.

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by **MikeP** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:41 am

Rubbeet: seriously - stay on topic and drop it already. Stop allowing your personal battles to spill over into the next available thread.

So much for Happy Holidays, eh?[xx(] Carry on grammar cops.

by **tiger_mn** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:01 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Rubbeet921[/i]
GG member #5. You're late to the party.[xx(]
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#5? WTF? I didn't take all those correspondence courses and work hard for a measely #5 ranking.......

I feel gipped. So much for "Season's Greetings!" everyone.

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:10 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by tiger_mn[/i]
 #5? WTF? I didn't take all those correspondence courses and work hard for a measely #5 ranking.......

I feel gipped. So much for "Season's Greetings!" everyone.
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That's "jipped" dufus...and can "jipped" be truly used as a state of feeling or being? Can you truly be in a state of jippedness or rather of having "gotten" jipped. Perhaps it would be more correct to say "I feel that I was jipped".

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:15 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by hexicon[/i]
 [quote][i]Originally posted by WolverineSyr[/i]
 One troubling thing I hear constantly is "Flustrated." Sorry, you're either "flustered," or "frustrated," you can even be both, but it doesn't make one word!

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I think we could have a useful and descriptive new word here. [:D] Who hasn't felt both those feelings at once? [;)]
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I'm totally for combining multiple words into one. Why have Grammy nominees when you could have Gramminees? Sacrifice flies when you could have sacriflies? We should all strive to be more efficient. [:D]

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by **tiger_mn** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:16 am

Actually, we're both wrong. But I was closer.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gypped

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:26 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by tiger_mn[/i]
 Actually, we're both wrong. But I was closer.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gypped
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I must be more in touch with the urban thang than you...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jipped

Edit: never mind...further background indicates it's derived from "gypsies" who would presumably "gyp" people.

Disclaimer: I am not an antigypsite.

by **MARV** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:33 am

Now what's the rule on contractions? I thought I remembered being taught as a young Moddy Mod that you add the apostrophe to the end of the first word and then put the second word to it, all shortened. For example, "Are'nt". But I've seen it written as "Aren't". I'm sure I was'nt (<-?) taught wrong but maybe I don't remember correctly. Funny, because English was always my best subject. Seriously, I always got 90s and 100s on grammar, spelling, etc. Maybe something happened in all the years between school and when I started typing on the internet just about every day [:I] In my line of work as a designer, the more inellectual facets of the mind are barely exercised [V]

I'm glad we have KYYX, who is an English teacher, here to clear things up for us [8)]

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