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Old 01-04-2014, 03:11 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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One WalMart's website:

Electronics:
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for sore mouse muscles or toes?

 
Old 01-04-2014, 03:26 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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It's late, I'm exhausted, and this is my first time visiting this section of CD. This thread is a drug and I can't tear myself away. I'm just sitting here giggling. Thanks for the humor.

I write this and keep checking for errors of my own...
Oh, those Grammar Nazis are watching over my shoulder, fer sure.
 
Old 01-04-2014, 04:57 AM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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Originally Posted by gypsydoc View Post
It's late, I'm exhausted, and this is my first time visiting this section of CD. This thread is a drug and I can't tear myself away. I'm just sitting here giggling. Thanks for the humor.

I write this and keep checking for errors of my own...
Oh, those Grammar Nazis are watching over my shoulder, fer sure.
Welcome to the party, Gypsy!

You misspelled Grammar, though. Don't you know when you respond here your supposed to use Grammer?
 
Old 01-04-2014, 06:00 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Originally Posted by old_cold View Post
I first became aware of it on Cold Cases. I wondered why they were saying that and even though I hear it in many more places now, it still sounds strange.
I'm not sure whether or not this is regional but realized some time ago how odd a phrase is that was not at all uncommon where I grew up.
I've never been able to determine any logical part of speech it would be when parsing a sentence.
Example : "Wait up " as in "Wait up for me"
Guilty, I use "wait up" all the time.
 
Old 01-04-2014, 06:42 AM
 
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Originally Posted by suzy_q2010 View Post
Welcome to the party, Gypsy!

You misspelled Grammar, though. Don't you know when you respond here your supposed to use Grammer?
Listen to the CD folk. There always right. You can never go wrong if you follow they're advice. I would of offered you some tips to but I gotta run, its late
 
Old 01-04-2014, 07:04 AM
 
Location: The Jar
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Your telling me!
 
Old 01-04-2014, 07:08 AM
 
Location: S.E. US
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What does it say about us that we can read all these abuses of the language and still glean the intended meanings hidden within?

Should that worry us?

 
Old 01-04-2014, 07:45 AM
 
Location: USA
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Not long ago the use of dis-way was posted here. The example below is from 2014, so is a different post, but perhaps from same person?

"...it does appear to me that you try very hard to dis-way people about learning about health care in other countries, and are always very quick to cast negative aspersions on them."
 
Old 01-04-2014, 09:49 AM
 
Location: USA
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When someone explains the obvious, are they as smart as they think they are? Not in my opinion. It's one of my pet peeves.

"I'm definitely NOT a "genius," and have what most would consider above average intelligence (smart)."
 
Old 01-04-2014, 10:32 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Rubi3 View Post
Not long ago the use of dis-way was posted here. The example below is from 2014, so is a different post, but perhaps from same person?

"...it does appear to me that you try very hard to dis-way people about learning about health care in other countries, and are always very quick to cast
negative aspersions on them."
As opposed to positive aspersions, I suppose...

In addition to his/her problems with spelling, the person who originally posted that gem also needs to learn about redundancies.

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