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11-02-21, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
A reporter on NPR the other day pronounced hyperbole as hyperbowl.
I was shocked.
I was shocked.
11-02-21, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Barf. I used to get upset about misuse of "begs the question" and "in waiting."
11-02-21, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Well, that just begs the question.
11-02-21, 07:45 AM
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I'm in waiting for a response to the question that was begged. 
11-02-21, 07:48 AM
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I have fox on my TV. If only I could exterminate it.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
I'm in waiting for a response to the question that was begged.
11-02-21, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I did not commit petitio principii.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
I have fox on my TV. If only I could exterminate it.
11-02-21, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
As Bruce Thompson once said, "Since common usage is the only criterion for correct usage, it is pointless to complain that this new usage is incorrect."
11-02-21, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
FYI. This isn't Twitter.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
11-02-21, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
FYI. This isn't Twitter.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
11-02-21, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Barf. I used to get upset about misuse of "begs the question" and "in waiting."
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11-02-21, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
We have fox in our urban back yard on a regular basis. Never seen a bobcat anywhere.
11-02-21, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
In my opinion, this corruption robs a term of a unique and important referent, substituting a mundane and redundant one. This is not a neutral change of usage, it is the destruction of language.
And apparently "irregardless" is now a real word.
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11-02-21, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
"Unchartered territory" makes my head want to asplode.
11-02-21, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
I have fox on my TV. If only I could exterminate it.
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Fellow riders, the only free cheese is in the mousetrap!
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11-02-21, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
How will you watch football? The World Series?
Oh, and the NHRA is on FS1.
11-02-21, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
I'm sure bobcats are way more common out here than fox are. When I've seen the cats it's usually in the hills around the city where they get desensitized to humans.
11-02-21, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
On tv nobody says "affected" anymore. It's always "impacted".
And apparently "irregardless" is now a real word.
And apparently "irregardless" is now a real word.
11-02-21, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
In my opinion, this corruption robs a term of a unique and important referent, substituting a mundane and redundant one. This is not a neutral change of usage, it is the destruction of language.
11-02-21, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
Just exterminate the Fox "News" Network and keep the local affiliate.
Oh, and the NHRA is on FS1.
Oh, and the NHRA is on FS1.
Ahh. I get it now.
I knew the Trucks and NHRA were on FS1, but I'm certain Billy could give two ***** about those, hence my silence in that regard.
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11-02-21, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
"Unchartered territory" makes my head want to asplode.
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11-02-21, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
There is a local mup that lots of cyclists use for fitness rides since it is a five mile stretch through the woods with no cross streets, development or outlets. Lots of bobcats roam the area, but they are really acclimated to the people. They used to make me nervous, but now I just give them some space. Once I rode onto a bridge and a cat was walking on it toward me. We both just moved over and waived.
Bobcats? Or feral cats?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
11-02-21, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
On tv nobody says "affected" anymore. It's always "impacted".
And apparently "irregardless" is now a real word.
And apparently "irregardless" is now a real word.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
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