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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:25:42 -0500, WeReo_ScoTTy wrote:

> imparticular

No such word although, surprisingly, there are over 33,000 web pages
containing it.

What did you mean to say?



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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:52:24 -0500, WeReo_ScoTTy wrote:

> Imparticular, inparticular.

Now we have TWO words that don't exist and I still don't know what you
meant.



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HEMI-Powered wrote:

> wetpixel added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...
>
>> Uh-huh. But neither of those are words, and trying to use it shows you
>> don't even know or understand the words you are trying to use.
>>
>> "In particular" is a two-word phrase telling the audience you want to
>> specify something "in" a specific (particular) case. That is, you are
>> going to cite one thing particularly.
>>
>> It's not as bad as the many fools trying to use 'should of' or 'must of'
>> or any of the other contractions for 'have,' but it's not helping you.
>
> Why bother with even attempting to use good English, after all, it only
> shows the sign of an educated, intelligent person.

And we can't have *that* in today's dumbed-down culture.


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HEMI-Powered wrote:

> Blinky the Shark added these comments in the current discussion du jour
> ...
>
>>> Why bother with even attempting to use good English, after all, it only
>>> shows the sign of an educated, intelligent person.
>>
>> And we can't have *that* in today's dumbed-down culture.
>>
> Nope. We maybe CAN but shouldn't. Education is the only thing between
> those of culture and those who are ignorant and dismissing it or sweeping
> it under a rug of modern day "PC" crap only serves to encourage bad
> behavior. At one time, good speech and good writing were things to be
> prized and proud of. Today, it is something to be made fun of.

Should I have used <sarcasm> tags? I can't tell if you're disputing my
statement or supporting it.

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HEMI-Powered wrote:

> Blinky the Shark added these comments in the current discussion du jour
> ...
>
>>> Blinky the Shark added these comments in the current discussion du jour
>>> ...
>>>
>>>>> Why bother with even attempting to use good English, after all, it
>>>>> only shows the sign of an educated, intelligent person.
>>>>
>>>> And we can't have *that* in today's dumbed-down culture.
>>>>
>>> Nope. We maybe CAN but shouldn't. Education is the only thing between
>>> those of culture and those who are ignorant and dismissing it or
>>> sweeping it under a rug of modern day "PC" crap only serves to
>>> encourage bad behavior. At one time, good speech and good writing were
>>> things to be prized and proud of. Today, it is something to be made fun
>>> of.
>>
>> Should I have used <sarcasm> tags? I can't tell if you're disputing my
>> statement or supporting it.
>>
> I can't answer you reliably, Blinky, because I can't tell if YOUR reply to
> me was joking, sarcastic, pejorative, or what. i.e., I don't know YOUR

It was sarcastic. That's why *I just asked* if I should've used the
appropriate "sarcasm tags" to indicate that.

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HEMI-Powered wrote:

> pecksniffian fuddy-duddies

Band name!


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