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Omnivorous
Member Posts: 3978 From: Adirondackia Joined: 07-21-2005 Member Rating: 7.3
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Message 31 of 93 (230723)
08-07-2005 3:47 PM
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Faith writes:
quote: Another pet peeve is the mispelling of "caramelized" by a few on this very thread
LMAO! Right about caramelized, though...mea culpa.
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Faith 
Suspended Member (Idle past 1445 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: 10-06-2001
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Yup I goofed misspell. That's what I get for being a pedant. What goes around comes around.
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kjsimons
Member Posts: 821 From: Orlando,FL Joined: 06-17-2003 Member Rating: 6.7
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Message 33 of 93 (230726)
08-07-2005 3:54 PM
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Reply to: Message 17 by Thor 08-06-2005 10:59 PM
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Another one is the American practice of dropping the second "i" in Aluminium. Sorry Thor, but the official spelling in American English is 'Aluminum', according to Webster's.
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Chiroptera
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Message 34 of 93 (230729)
08-07-2005 4:00 PM
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Reply to: Message 33 by kjsimons 08-07-2005 3:54 PM
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Nor does it rank as great an offense against God as the British spelling "tyre".
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CK
Member (Idle past 4128 days) Posts: 3221 Joined: 07-04-2004
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Bah - you can stick your "labor" and your "trucks" and I'll stick with the fags! ABE: oh and your ColoUrs are wrong - Right-wing=Blue, Left-wing=Red. This message has been edited by Charles Knight, 07-Aug-2005 04:42 PM
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kjsimons
Member Posts: 821 From: Orlando,FL Joined: 06-17-2003 Member Rating: 6.7
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Message 36 of 93 (230735)
08-07-2005 4:47 PM
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Reply to: Message 35 by CK 08-07-2005 4:40 PM
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LOL! I think it was that great wit Mark Twain who made the reference that England and the US were "two countries separated by a common language" !
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robinrohan
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Message 37 of 93 (230777)
08-07-2005 7:45 PM
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Reply to: Message 36 by kjsimons 08-07-2005 4:47 PM
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That was George Bernard Shaw.
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kjsimons
Member Posts: 821 From: Orlando,FL Joined: 06-17-2003 Member Rating: 6.7
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Ahh, thanks for the correction!
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Glordag2
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Message 39 of 93 (230781)
08-07-2005 8:04 PM
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Reply to: Message 26 by Rahvin 08-07-2005 12:28 PM
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Re: Mine
quote: Every time a fundy breaks the laws of thermodynamics, Isaac Newton kills a kitten.
That was pretty great. I think the uncertainty principle and Schroedinger might fit the cat thing a little better, though . This message has been edited by Glordag2, 08-07-2005 08:04 PM
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Nighttrain
Member (Idle past 3994 days) Posts: 1512 From: brisbane,australia Joined: 06-08-2004
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Message 40 of 93 (230899)
08-08-2005 8:23 AM
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Current pet peeve
With a trend to out-source more business telephone communications to Mumbai in India, you get stuck with some person, male or female, who thinks they topped the class in conversational English, and are determined to show you the full extent of it. After eventually finding a mutual pidgin, you give them an address---'Sydney? Whereabouts in Australia is Sydney?'
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Yaro
Member (Idle past 6496 days) Posts: 1797 Joined: 07-12-2003
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Message 41 of 93 (230901)
08-08-2005 8:28 AM
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Reply to: Message 39 by Glordag2 08-07-2005 8:04 PM
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Re: Mine
How about: "Every time a fundy breaks the laws of thermodynamics, Schroedinger probably kills his cat."
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Yaro
Member (Idle past 6496 days) Posts: 1797 Joined: 07-12-2003
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Re: Current pet peeve
I hate it when they get on the phone with a total Indian accent, and say "Hello, My name is Jhon"... I'm like: "BULLSHIT, your name ain't jhon, its Divanandara Patel"
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Rahvin
Member Posts: 4032 Joined: 07-01-2005 Member Rating: 9.2
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Message 43 of 93 (231023)
08-08-2005 1:39 PM
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Reply to: Message 41 by Yaro 08-08-2005 8:28 AM
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Re: Mine
"Every time a fundy breaks the laws of thermodynamics, Schroedinger probably kills his cat." LOL Okay, that's better than mine. Mind if I sig that one?
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Yaro
Member (Idle past 6496 days) Posts: 1797 Joined: 07-12-2003
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Message 44 of 93 (231024)
08-08-2005 1:41 PM
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Reply to: Message 43 by Rahvin 08-08-2005 1:39 PM
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Re: Mine
go for it . I would be honered.
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Rahvin
Member Posts: 4032 Joined: 07-01-2005 Member Rating: 9.2
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Message 45 of 93 (231029)
08-08-2005 1:50 PM
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Reply to: Message 44 by Yaro 08-08-2005 1:41 PM
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Re: Mine
Done!
Every time a fundy breaks the laws of thermodynamics, Schroedinger probably kills his cat.
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