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Old 04-25-2014, 12:39 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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Originally Posted by vmaxnc View Post
Everything is epic. My omelette is epic. That dog is epic. That fail is epic.

What happens when something is actually epic?
Then it's "totally epic."

 
Old 04-25-2014, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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Commonly seen:

That box that slides into a dresser is a draw, not a drawer.

A retirement account withdrawl, rather than withdrawal.
 
Old 04-25-2014, 03:16 PM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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Originally Posted by suzy_q2010 View Post
Commonly seen:

That box that slides into a dresser is a draw, not a drawer.

A retirement account withdrawl, rather than withdrawal.
I just received an email the other day from a coworker who said he has something in a desk draw. He's a very smart guy when it comes to finance, but he doesn't seem to realize there's an "er" on the end of that word.

A retirement account withdrawl would be a "ruh-TAR-mint" account.
 
Old 04-25-2014, 03:42 PM
 
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Originally Posted by suzy_q2010 View Post

That box that slides into a dresser is a draw, not a drawer.
Many years ago, at work, I received a mailing from a woman who had retired from the same field of endeavor several years earlier, and her letter stated that she was seeking work as a paid consultant. In the first paragraph of her letter, she stated Even if you don't think you need my services right now, put this letter in your top desk draw so that you can find it when you do need my services.

I immediately tossed her letter in the trash.

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Old 04-25-2014, 05:05 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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"Deliberty sent..."

Really?
 
Old 04-25-2014, 05:10 PM
 
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"Deliberty sent..."

Really?
For the folks who believe that "prolly" is actually a word in the English language, "deliberty" is surely also a valid word.
On the other hand, for those of us with less-compromised literacy, it is...I almost hesitate to say it...an "epic fail".

 
Old 04-25-2014, 05:42 PM
 
Location: Paradise
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Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder View Post
"Deliberty sent..."

Really?
The sender did not have the liberty to send it.

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Originally Posted by Retriever View Post
For the folks who believe that "prolly" is actually a word in the English language, "deliberty" is surely also a valid word.
On the other hand, for those of us with less-compromised literacy, it is...I almost hesitate to say it...an "epic fail".

I love the word prolly. It makes me feel young again. By young, I mean two years old.
 
Old 04-25-2014, 05:57 PM
 
Location: Western Oregon
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I disagree. The usage of this phrase is from "comedy" programs on "comedy" central and I do not find it useful at all.
"Just sayin'" is to me a way of saying something and then trying to get out of any responsibility for having said it.
 
Old 04-25-2014, 07:13 PM
 
Location: New Mexico
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Default Oh! The humanity ...

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Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder View Post
"Deliberty sent..."

Really?


Well, maybe. If it was a letter from, say, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi or Eiffel or Koechlin, designers and structural engineer, respectively. Otherwise, it's probably just a typo for deliberately. Quel horreur!

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Old 04-26-2014, 02:08 AM
 
Location: Florida
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This makes me wonder if there's an underlying dislike of exercise with 'excuse' and 'curse' suggested in the misspelling.
"other excursuses to gain muscle "
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