Author Topic: Unique means one of a kind (Read 2780 times)

Hobbes · « **on:** March 31, 2005, 01:44:07 PM »

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

Hobbes

Brinestone · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2005, 02:07:03 PM »

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

Jonathon · « **Reply #2 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.

Porter · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2005, 08:24:44 PM »

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

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2005, 09:39:19 PM »

I Love Hobbes

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

Porter · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2005, 09:36:07 AM »

1% impure. :devil:

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #6 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.

Porter · « **Reply #7 on:** April 02, 2005, 06:35:32 AM »

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

sarcasticmuppet · « **Reply #8 on:** April 02, 2005, 06:53:39 AM »

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

kwsni · « **Reply #9 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.

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rav · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2005, 10:01:17 AM »

|wat|
in perl you can brace with anything

|/wat|

Pepe the Inamimated · « **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2005, 09:45:30 AM »

Ivory is even purer then: 99.44%.

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