"Begs the question"

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by JaPo

Jesus, yes.

Right under the thumb. Ouch.

How people ignore the absolute redundancy of that statement is beyond me.

It's not redundancy. It's missing a negator. And knowing is half the battle.

 

[Augusto86]

Originally Posted by JaPo

Jesus, yes.

Right under the thumb. Ouch.

How people ignore the absolute redundancy of that statement is beyond me.

I think most of them could literally care less.

 

[JaPo]

Originally Posted by Teacher

It's not redundancy. It's missing a negator. And knowing is half the battle.

That's what you're here for, Teach.

Noted.

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by wingcat

good spelling and proper syntax are, to my mind, signs of good manners and civility. also, being an older guy, i always thought Shampoo was one of the movies that defined, among many other movies, modern american culture.
I am enjoying the fact that you eschew capitalizing the first word of each sentence but still make the effort to capitalize the movie title.

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

+1
people got to be stop being tightwads (except for lawyerdad) around here. it is the webz. trust me, i didnt graduate no college or submit work papers using no capitals all the time.

Damn straight, I spent years developing my tightwadosity and am not about to cast it aboveboard now.

And for what it's worth, I was always down with "decadent".

 

[RJman]

cromulent

 

[sho'nuff]

oh i caught it. i used the wrong word. not tight wad. but basically, dont get your panties in a bunch. was what i meant.

sorry me no speaky engrish. i asian

 

[teddieriley]

Can we say hoisting with one's own petard?

 

[zjpj83]

 

[j]

Originally Posted by teddieriley

Can we say hoisting with one's own petard?
I'll allow it, but assuming this thread is "Pedanticon 2009: how to parse phrases over-literally", I would claim to have no clue what you meant.

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

oh i caught it. i used the wrong word. not tight wad. but basically, dont get your panties in a bunch. was what i meant.

It was clear what you meant. That's why I prefer boxers.

 

[wingcat]

lawyerdad's comments are well taken regarding not capitalizing the first letter of sentences when i post on the internet, however i believe, and maybe i am wrong, that internet posts generally do not observe that grammatical necessity. you will also note that i do not capitalize "I", again because internet posts in general do not observe that rule. in my opinion it is important to kmow the rules and know when you are breaking them. i try to do that but i am not perfect. i try to conform to internet protocol although i know that it is the easy way out.

 

[RJman]

Interestingly, "grammar" and "glamour" have the same etymological root. As does "grimoire".

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

It's annoying that everyone says "Having said that" after everything. You could tell an audience, "You're all a bunch of idiots. Having said that, I'm very happy to be here."
Nice CYE plagiarism

 

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by wingcat

lawyerdad's comments are well taken regarding not capitalizing the first letter of sentences when i post on the internet, however i believe, and maybe i am wrong, that internet posts generally do not observe that grammatical necessity. you will also note that i do not capitalize "I", again because internet posts in general do not observe that rule. in my opinion it is important to kmow the rules and know when you are breaking them. i try to do that but i am not perfect. i try to conform to internet protocol although i know that it is the easy way out.

Capitalization is a matter of style, not grammar.

 

[Connemara]

LOLOLOL

Originally Posted by HomerJ

OK fine. This needs to said. Sho'nuff: Please stop abusing the word qualitative In the month of November alone: THIS **** HAS GOT TO STOP