Posted on 12/31/2007 8:13:17 AM PST by ricks_place
You can never "completely decimate" anything. There will always be 90% of it left.
Oh well. It is what it is.
That should only be used in the format of “Worst. X. Ever.”
You’re a great American.
“Go yard” for hiting a home run. In 99 percent of stadiums, hitting a home run means putting the ball where there is no grass. Thus it should be something like “going non-yard”
Also anyone that has any disease whatsoever is “battling” said disease - “this game is made all the more meaningful as his mother is home in Ypsilanti Michigan battling herpes”.
How about:
Immigrant, entrant (dissolving the difference between legal and illegal immigrants, visitors, students)
undocumented worker, undocumented immigrant, undocumented entrant avoiding the one and only correct classification:
ILLEGAL ALIEN!
I absolutely hate that. I'd prefer that one would always be honest when speaking.
Ah yes, but will ‘08 be the new ‘07?
I actually like every one of these. They connect us to each other. We hear something and pass it along. That’s all.
I’m am now leaving to take cover behind a cyber rock.
Why thank you.
as opposed to harpies?
I would also like to dispose of “prequel,” which is not a real word. “Antecedent” is the proper term.
You’re a great American.
All in all, I see this thread is now bringing closure to another emotional year in the abusive of language. Counselors are converging and the healing process has begun.
no problame’
“They went out and they brought in a Ja’Dante Williams, they brought in a Kashante Davis, the kind of athletic, impact football players this football team needs to win football games.”
Oooh, yeah, that's a good one. Everytime I hear it, I always wonder if the person saying that statement also prefaces their lies with "I'm speaking dishonestly, here.".
But, to be honest, I use the term as well.
I continue to be amazed at the never ending trivialization of “Amazing”.
Every insipid celebrity in Hollywood uses the word “amazing” at least 200 times per day. What would they say if something amazing actually happened?
Related to this is the annoying trend in referring to computer systems and their associated software and hardware peripherals as "ecosystems".... /gaaah
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