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Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: Hobbes on March 31, 2005, 01:44:07 PM

Something can't be "very unique", nor can it be "extremely historic".

Hobbes :)

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: Brinestone on March 31, 2005, 02:07:03 PM

I learned from a commercial that someone can be "a little bit pregnant."

 :rolleyes:  

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: Jonathon on March 31, 2005, 02:20:11 PM

The "problem" with unique is that we don't really associate it with the idea of being the only one. We often think of it in terms of "really special" or "really different." Words with precise, emphatic meanings often weaken over time. For example, in Old English, soon meant "now."


I have to admit, though, I don't really see the problem with "extremely historic." Well, I guess it sounds sort of silly and unnecessary, but I don't have much of a problem with something being more historic than something else.

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: Porter on March 31, 2005, 08:24:44 PM

Actually, we learned recently that you really can be a little bit pregnant.

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: Annie Subjunctive on March 31, 2005, 09:39:19 PM

I Love Hobbes :)

Also - Dove soap is 99% pure. Figure that out.

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: Porter on April 01, 2005, 09:36:07 AM

1% impure.  :devil:  

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: Annie Subjunctive on April 01, 2005, 01:06:27 PM

And the impurities must all hang out in one little corner of the soap, leaving the rest of it pure.

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: Porter on April 02, 2005, 06:35:32 AM

Ew...  I don't wanna touch that impure corner.

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: sarcasticmuppet on April 02, 2005, 06:53:39 AM

why don't you just wash it off with some soap?  :P

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: kwsni on April 04, 2005, 09:59:03 PM

[scorpy voice]
And unique is always valuable.

[/scorpy voice]

Edit: i've been informed that you use these: [] when making up code.

Ni!

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: rav on April 07, 2005, 10:01:17 AM

|wat|
in perl you can brace with anything :D
|/wat|

Title: Unique means one of a kind
Post by: Pepe the Inamimated on April 08, 2005, 09:45:30 AM

Ivory is even purer then: 99.44%.

(Say, Hobbes: is "purer" a word?)