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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts 
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On 2013-08-14 16:59, silvercup wrote: Bah! No, it doesn't BEG the question, it RAISES the question. Sorry, it's become a pet peeve, of course it's a loosing battle on my part. Meanings change with colloquial use.
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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On 2013-08-15 12:16, gdw wrote: I'm with you on "begging the question"! Unfortunately, I also agree we're never going to see the end of that one. Now, about "lose" and "loose"...
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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"Loose" written when "lose" is intended drives me crazy.
It seems that almost everyone uses "begging the question" incorrectly nowadays. It does NOT mean "raises the question." Basically, it means assuming a fact not in evidence, as in "When did you stop beating your wife?" |
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silvercup Loyal user 223 Posts
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Words mean whatever the speaker intends them to mean.
If you doubt me ask a man of color about the word *****. |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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I guess you agree with Lewis Carroll's Humpty Dumpty, then:
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'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.' If words mean "whatever the speaker intends them to mean," meaningful communication would be impossible - exactly the point Carroll was satirically making. |
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts
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On 2013-08-15 12:16, gdw wrote: You can enjoy your pet peeve and I'll continue to enjoy begging the question. And as Lobo and MMR so aptly noted, you sir, should learn the difference between loose and lose.
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts
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On 2013-08-15 13:03, mastermindreader wrote: Who was beating his wife?
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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silvercup Loyal user 223 Posts
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Obviously not as many here, including you, knew exactly what I meant. Thanks for proving my point! |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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And thanks for proving that Carroll was right.
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silvercup Loyal user 223 Posts
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On 2013-08-15 17:04, mastermindreader wrote: Your participation was needed as well, by understanding me. Meaningful is in the foot of the beholder. PaulPacific may have said that I'm not sure. |
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts
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PORT is after dinner.
BRANDY is before bedtime.
Author of: GARROTE ESCAPES
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. - Albert Camus |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln (reportedly), if you call a tail a leg, a horse still has four legs. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one, nor does it change the meaning of the word.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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imgic Inner circle Moved back to Midwest to see 1338 Posts
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On 2013-08-14 05:47, irossall wrote: There's got to be a breast joke somewhere in there...just too tired to think of one...
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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On 2013-08-15 19:43, LobowolfXXX wrote: I think that was originally a riddle that Lincoln liked to ask: "If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have?" "Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one." |
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts
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On 2013-08-13 22:39, Magic.J.Manuel wrote: Naw- left is port and right is Cabernet...
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts
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Left Wing: Hempfest in Seattle
Right Wing: Secretly wishing they could be there.
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
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Chance Wolf Inner circle 2425 Posts
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If the Left believes that their opinions are the truth, doesn't that make them Right?
Creator of Wacky Wolf Productions & Fine Collectibles
A DECADE of building Magic and we're just getting started! http://www.wolfsmagic.com |
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts
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If you lost your left hand, then your right would be left...right?
Author of: GARROTE ESCAPES
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. - Albert Camus |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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Left or Right Wing? The way I see it is, when they are both being flapped by the same bird, what's the difference?
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6135 Posts
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Right Wing - Gordie Howe
Left Wing - Bobby Hull :)
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
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