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Rufus T. Firefly

Prince

is one way of saying it, though I prefer "mensch"
Sep 2000
time: 07:24

03-01-2003 13:06

#61

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quote:
Originally posted by Urban Ranger

No "infomercial?"

Okay, make it a quartet.

Rufus T. Firefly

Prince

is one way of saying it, though I prefer "mensch"
Sep 2000
time: 07:24

03-01-2003 13:29

#62

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Now that I think of it, you know what else really bugs me? The use of nouns as verbs. The biggest offender is "impact" -- as in, "The war will impact oil prices" -- but that battle's probably already lost. But I draw the line at "memo"; I'm a gentle man, but I just want to throttle every single person who has ever said they would "memo me" about something.

Dauphin

Emperor

Caught in a tuna net
Jan 1970
time: 05:24

03-01-2003 15:12

#63

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quote:
Originally posted by Ted Striker

I agree. It's just alot easier to say, "w ankers."

Given the special relationship between the US and UK, I think "Tossers" is a more endearing term. In return we will call you "Tosspots", which is not something we call just anyone.

Urban Ranger

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May 1999
time: 13:24

03-01-2003 21:58

#64

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quote:
Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
Now that I think of it, you know what else really bugs me? The use of nouns as verbs. The biggest offender is "impact" -- as in, "The war will impact oil prices" -- but that battle's probably already lost. But I draw the line at "memo"; I'm a gentle man, but I just want to throttle every single person who has ever said they would "memo me" about something.

I personally hate people using English words in the middle of Chinese sentences when there are perfectly good Chinese words/phrases just to !$&#@ show off, more than I hate people who show off their French.

* Urban Ranger polishes a steel bar

Dauphin

Emperor

Caught in a tuna net
Jan 1970
time: 05:24

03-01-2003 22:03

#65

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quote:
Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
I'm a gentle man, but I just want to throttle every single person who has ever said they would "memo me" about something.

What about "PM me"?

DaShi

Prince

The Taste of Japan
Sep 2000
time: 05:24

03-01-2003 22:04

#66

Get a bigger avatar today!

How about "post me"?

Provost Harrison

Emperor

The farce is strong with this one.
Feb 2000
time: 05:24

03-01-2003 22:38

#67

Increase the size of your Attachments

The one thing that annoys me is when people mix up the verbs 'to learn' and 'to teach'. For example when someone says 'He learned me that' instead of 'He taught me that'...annoying or what?

Buck Birdseed

Emperor

Khoon Ki Pyasi Dayan (1988)
Nov 2000
time: 05:24

03-01-2003 22:53

#68

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No, no, don't learn the stupid American names for stuff, UR!

() = Brackets
[] = Square Braquets
{} = Set Brackets

Much more descriptive and properly international.

Provost Harrison

Emperor

The farce is strong with this one.
Feb 2000
time: 05:24

03-01-2003 22:58

#69

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Yeah, parentheses are long reports that mothers and fathers write

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