My Anatomy/Physiology professor wrote "*****" in huge letters across the board.
"There no such word, it's purulent."
We giggled anyway. ;)
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My Anatomy/Physiology professor wrote "*****" in huge letters across the board.
"There no such word, it's purulent."
We giggled anyway. ;)
Hmmmmm ..... apparently the RZ naughty word filter didn't find it funny. :)
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Awful Tragedy (yes, we often feel the need to distinguish between the good tragedies and the bad ones)
Nobody said that all bad things are tragedies. So the question is, can you offer an example of a 'good' tragedy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
It's okay...I can figure out which word it was. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by TeamCasey
I probably wasn't clear: I don't mean that tragedies fall into camps of "good" and "bad." All tragedies are bad. I only mean to suggest that the word "tragedy" applies to a limited kind of "bad thing," specifically, a bad event or reversal of fortune brought upon one's self through one's actions.Quote:
Originally Posted by max venable
And yes, the word "tragedy" is used over and over and over in the news when the word clearly doesn't apply at all.
Thanks for clearing that up. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
"I'd like to thank you for ..."
Well, if you would like to do so, then JUST DO IT! Just say "Thank you for..."
(And probably used with words besides "thank" but that's the most common, it seems)
Than v. then
Not only that, but you can't specialize in all cars. If you work on all cars, you are generalized.Quote:
Originally Posted by max venable
spe·cial·ize
To make specific mention of; particularize.
To give a particular character or function to: specialized her field of research.
Biology. To adapt to a particular function or environment; cause to undergo specialization.
To specify the payee in endorsing (a check).
:) EXCELLENT point. And we've all seen signs that say stuff like that. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Heeler
Ready for more redundant phrases (or is this getting reduntant?)
successfully escaped
UPC code
a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
ACT test
I hear this one all the time, "At 8:00 a.m. in the morning."
bare naked
baby calf
Here's one that the Reds have: an advance scout. :laugh:
People refer to the vehicle identification number as the "VIN number" or "PIN" as the "PIN number..."
It's like it is the vehicle identification number....number.
You'd be a fox then, not a hedgehog?Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Heeler
It's fairly ironic that she wrote a song about irony, yet it contains no irony.Quote:
I used to beat up on Alanis Morrissette for destroying the meaning of the word, but when you look at its second meaning, she may have been on to something, perhaps
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool