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Campfire Kahuna
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Does this mean that the IRS is not actually a service? Well yes. I think we have a winner folks! -snort-
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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On April 15th you may feel as though you've been "serviced."
The key elements in human thinking are not numbers but labels of fuzzy sets. -- L. Zadeh
Which explains a lot.
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I feel better all over than I do anywhere else.
I feel more like I do now than I did a while ago.
Don't roll those bloodshot eyes at me.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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Waxing poetical and speaking straightly, I say harvest though I am a hunter and not a farmer, after game and not grain with my Modern Sporting Rifle I am not afraid to say, is just like the autoloaders we used in an earlier day.
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Well, English is a living language... It is? It wasn't when I learned it in grade school. People and dictionaries are too PC today to list anything as "improper." That's the real problem - "PC!"
Our God reigns. Harrumph!!! I often use quick reply. My posts are not directed toward any specific person unless I mention them by name.
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The problem with the English language is there is no single source for validation other than private sources like say Webster's. Spanish for example is governed by the Royal Academy of Languages and they have been the validating authority for Spanish since the Middle Ages. Actually the translation would be Spanish Royal Academy, it was founded in the 1700s... not quite the middle ages A few of my ancestors, including my grandfather were members. Basically their goal is that the Spanish language, despite contemporary adaptions to the needs of the people does not lose (single "o" here!) its true basis. There is another association which translates to Association of Spanish Language Academies. In any case as Jorge says, they validate and approve what is official and what it not. They do include a bunch of anglicisms which to be correct require a spanish phonetic spelling. English rules can be whimsical, and what is proper or not depends on use. Isn't it amazingal?
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There once was a lass internetical who fancied herself poetical. She penned her prose while picking her nose, and knowledge proved quite hypothetical.
Our God reigns. Harrumph!!! I often use quick reply. My posts are not directed toward any specific person unless I mention them by name.
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The problem with the English language is there is no single source for validation other than private sources like say Webster's. Spanish for example is governed by the Royal Academy of Languages and they have been the validating authority for Spanish since the Middle Ages. Actually the translation would be Spanish Royal Academy, it was founded in the 1700s... not quite the middle ages A few of my ancestors, including my grandfather were members. Basically their goal is that the Spanish language, despite contemporary adaptions to the needs of the people does not lose (single "o" here!) its true basis. There is another association which translates to Association of Spanish Language Academies. In any case as Jorge says, they validate and approve what is official and what it not. They do include a bunch of anglicisms which to be correct require a spanish phonetic spelling. English rules can be whimsical, and what is proper or not depends on use. Isn't it amazingal? Adap tation Gotcha!
Our God reigns. Harrumph!!! I often use quick reply. My posts are not directed toward any specific person unless I mention them by name.
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Adap tation Gotcha! Hmmph! and even though english is my second language I am quite the spelling control freak. Oh well, I'll say manure occurs since it is more elegantical
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"Poetical" is a real word? I am skeptical.
"...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."
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Adap tation Gotcha! Hmmph! and even though english is my second language I am quite the spelling control freak. Oh well, I'll say manure occurs since it is more elegantical Quite admiracal, or something.
Our God reigns. Harrumph!!! I often use quick reply. My posts are not directed toward any specific person unless I mention them by name.
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This all gets me right in the ventricle.
Our God reigns. Harrumph!!! I often use quick reply. My posts are not directed toward any specific person unless I mention them by name.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Orientate instead of orient bugs me.
I can only assume presentate will be next! I agree. People who use orientate are automatically suspected to be disoriented. +1 And those who use metamorphosized have metamorphosed into something other than English speakers. Yes, it seems, according to some sources, metamorphosized is another one of those "non-standard" wirds (typo intentional this time!)
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?
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I always relied on the Concise Oxford, until I started writing for a wider audience. I favour colloquial phrasing these daze, 'cause that's what most people sorta understand. One has to keep up with the times. Except for what I do at work, I've tossed the dictionaries in favour of the fashionable "muttonhead" style. The English speaking world used to laugh at malaprops, Goldwynisms and other misspoken words or phrases, but... More and more, these aberrations are being used in mainstream writing. English is indeed a living language. The Internets and the (T)urban Dictionary aren't helping. In fact, they kilt it dead. I have found the UD useful though when deciphering some of my student's youthspeak. What will come as English evolves More(ly)?
Safe Shooting! Steve Redgwell www.303british.comGet your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain Member - Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada
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Campfire Kahuna
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I'm not sure, but I'd stay on the horse even if the 'chute failed to deploy.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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I'm not sure, but I'd stay on the horse even if the 'chute failed to deploy. You're really twisted, Dan. I like that.
Our God reigns. Harrumph!!! I often use quick reply. My posts are not directed toward any specific person unless I mention them by name.
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Campfire Oracle
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Some are full and some, half.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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Here's a new word for you:
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing -- Edmund Burke
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Campfire Kahuna
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I'm not sure, but I'd stay on the horse even if the 'chute failed to deploy. You're really twisted, Dan. I like that. Steve inspires me.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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He's diabolical and antithetical.
Ella
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