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Forums => English & Linguistics => Topic started by: pooka on April 23, 2006, 06:40:54 AM

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: pooka on April 23, 2006, 06:40:54 AM

The checkers at the supermarket call women older than themselves "sweetie".  They call women younger than themselves "baby". :lol:  

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: JT on April 23, 2006, 12:02:26 PM

Our waitress the other day at lunch (who was in her 40s) called my boss "baby".  He's 59, with a full head of really white hair.  I almost shot Diet Coke out of my nose.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: Jonathon on April 24, 2006, 07:51:33 PM

It's not like this side has ever been very active. I guess I've slacked off on my "random etymology of the day" thread.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: Porter on April 24, 2006, 10:24:23 PM

Do you know what would help this side?  If you got laid off again.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: pooka on April 25, 2006, 04:19:11 AM

Well, I am not working anymore.  But Jon Boy tends to be annoyed with my position that modern English is actually Latin. ;)  

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: Jonathon on April 25, 2006, 10:23:33 AM

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Do you know what would help this side?  If you got laid off again.

Boy, it's so tempting. . . .

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: Jonathon on April 25, 2006, 10:24:47 AM

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Well, I am not working anymore.  But Jon Boy tends to be annoyed with my position that modern English is actually Latin. ;)

I'm not sure what you even mean by that.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: Porter on April 25, 2006, 10:24:56 AM

No doubt.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: pooka on April 25, 2006, 11:58:31 AM

I guess it was a straw man jab at yourYour English Blog (http://www.galacticcactus.com/english/).  After all, you do say you don't hate Latin as much as some people.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: JT on April 26, 2006, 07:36:44 AM

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Do you know what would help this side? If you got laid off again.

I left an important word out of this second statement which completely changed its meaning.  I couldn't figure out why Jon Boy doing what mph suggested would help get this side jumping again.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: Porter on April 26, 2006, 07:48:48 AM

:rolleyes:  

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Post by: pooka on April 26, 2006, 08:47:38 AM

Wow, that made me go beyond snorting to a voiceless velar fricative.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: Noemon on April 26, 2006, 01:16:17 PM

I skipped the key word too, JT.  Made Jon Boy's response to Porter's post all the more entertaining, I have to say.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: Jonathon on April 26, 2006, 01:41:50 PM

Get your minds out of the gutter, people! <_<  

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: rivka on April 26, 2006, 07:59:04 PM

Why?

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: pooka on April 26, 2006, 08:21:23 PM

That smiley doesn't really go with an exclamation point, I think.

Title: Whoa, this side has- like- died or something.
Post by: pooka on May 25, 2006, 07:04:54 AM

No new posts since May 18th.  Just sayin, is all.

I should really do something with my novel.

I should really do a lot of stuff.