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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-04-21, 04:13 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Honestly, I don't think any lawyers use books...

Honestly, I don't think any lawyers use books anymore.

​​​​​​I thought I was being so neological with "factish", then I googled it and found some postmodernist who combined the word "fact" with...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-04-21, 09:50 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

That's very factish.

That's very factish.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-03-21, 02:47 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Up to now, I have never seen the word...

Up to now, I have never seen the word "supposable" used in any context. I can see why, "conceivable" is a whole lot easier to say.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-21-21, 12:52 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

I've yet to see a feral peeve.

I've yet to see a feral peeve.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-21, 01:51 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and...

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and smile, smile, smile....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-21, 01:11 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Calling that bluff... First of all, there's...

Calling that bluff...

First of all, there's no analogy, there's a clear example of an ambiguity.

Second, I'm thinking if you could have come up with this "equally pithy response pointing out"...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-21, 11:35 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Defining "condescending"! You win the internets...

Defining "condescending"! You win the internets today.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-21, 11:33 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Cars are too big a rabbit hole for me because I'm...

Cars are too big a rabbit hole for me because I'm really not a fan, but I think an example of the way price point can be used is to compare a.vehicle of one type to another , like an SUV, to a luxury...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-21, 08:56 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Damn, that's good!

Damn, that's good!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-21, 08:27 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Then I think that's properly called...

Then I think that's properly called "neersplaining".

A google search found no results.
Can I get credit for the coinage? It saves several letters, and I think it's funnier than...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-21, 08:21 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Please find more reasons to post Krazy Kat. I...

Please find more reasons to post Krazy Kat. I mean it sincerely!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-21, 07:50 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

So if your objection is that it's "too cute" and...

So if your objection is that it's "too cute" and apparently, too British, we are really differing on esthetic grounds and there really is no point in arguing taste. I don't see the stretch from...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-21, 06:51 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

I don't agree with you on kit, That's a perfectly...

I don't agree with you on kit, That's a perfectly understandable word that covers all cycling gear and equipment that is on the bike other than the bike itself, so it covers clothing, accessories,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-21, 10:28 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Agreed, I've always heard "price point" used when...

Agreed, I've always heard "price point" used when comparing more than one product in approximately the same price range, like two cars at the same price point. Roughly equal price in a market with...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-21, 07:36 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Hey, you "we're stuck with a word's original...

Hey, you "we're stuck with a word's original meaning " guys, "peloton" means "ball".
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-21, 12:16 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2: The...

U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2:
The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-21, 11:23 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Whether or not a constitution is fixed in time is...

Whether or not a constitution is fixed in time is a fit subject for an argument. However, the only languages that don't evolve are dead languages.
I'm pretty sure no one really believes that we're...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-21, 09:06 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Also, it's a silly question. If most people have...

Also, it's a silly question. If most people have been using a word "wrong" for centuries, of course that wrong becomes right. It's a living language, not a set of definitions frozen at some...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-21, 04:57 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

If that's aimed at the "decimate" comment ,...

If that's aimed at the "decimate" comment , people who are arguing that the original Latin meaning of the word was ever the main meaning in English are just wrong. You want to waste your breath...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-21, 06:41 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Nonsense. The "destroyed" usage of the word is of...

Nonsense. The "destroyed" usage of the word is of very long standing, and is a far more common usage in English than any reference to ten percent or punishment. Seriously, this is a pedantic...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-21, 05:13 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

That was the joke.

That was the joke.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-21, 09:26 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

It would have to. How many one-syllable sounds...

It would have to. How many one-syllable sounds are there? I don't speak or read any Chinese dialect, but isn't the toughest part learning the intonations?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-21, 07:12 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

That's hysterical. By that, I mean it refers to...

That's hysterical. By that, I mean it refers to the womb, right?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-21, 06:30 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Yeah, no. "Decimate" has multiple meanings, get...

Yeah, no. "Decimate" has multiple meanings, get over it. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-original-definition-of-decimate)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-21, 05:27 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

That's actually a style question, not grammar. ...

That's actually a style question, not grammar. The Chicago Manual Of Style says using "that" in that way is fine. "Who" refers to a person, but "that" can refer to anything.

Sometimes, I wonder...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-17-21, 05:21 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Your such a looser.

Your such a looser.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-17-21, 11:29 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 11,012
Posted By livedarklions

Oh, give me a brake, fer cryin outloud.

Oh, give me a brake, fer cryin outloud.
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