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  • #181
    I was thinking about that in the car last night. If you retain information you "remember" it. So the first time you learn it are you "member"ing it?

    Laura
    Laura

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    • #182
      The Conundrum of Ye and Olde

      The ye and olde comments reminded me of a good friend's husband who was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a statistics guy but he combined it with a great sense of humor and a penchant for inserting a limerick at the beginning of an exam. The world is a poorer place for his passing.

      In a questionable fit of poor taste the U of P decided that a good way to improve the public's view of the campus and, therefore, marketability, was to capitalize on colonial Philadelphia and Ben Franklin. This was my friend's husband's response to their plans (from the U of P Almanac):

      To Ye Editor:

      I see that the stores at 34th and Walnut are to be called The Shoppes at Penn Square. I assume that among the shoppes will be a floriste, a computer shackcke, and a drugge store.

      Ah, pretension!

      David K. Hildebrand, Professor of Statistics

      Nina (now there is a sig line for you!)

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      • #183
        <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by NinaL aka Chrissy:
        Ah, pretension!
        <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

        Pretension?

        Or Ye OLDE Pretension?

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        • #184
          <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by elizabeth:
          Pretension?

          Or Ye OLDE Pretension? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

          Or is it Ye Olde Pretensionne?

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          • #185
            <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MistyBlue:
            Okay, got one close to Nuclear. I'm a Realtor, but many refer to my job as a Realator. I somehow earned an extra syllable. :P
            <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
            Misty Blue, "relator" is a real word, in legalese at least.

            Next time someone calls you, a Realtor, a relator, explain to them that a Realtor is someone who is licensed to help people buy and sell real property. A relator is either (a) the person making an application for issuance of an extraordinary writ, (b) the real party in interest in an action brought by the state, or (3) a private individual bringing an action on behalf of the state in a qui tam action.

            ~~~~~~~~~~~~
            "I hope one of the fighting mothers-in-law gets bitch slapped with a fresh trout."
            Merry, June 24, 2003
            "I don't want to sound like a broken record here, but why is it that a woman will forgive homicidal behavior in a horse, yet be highly critical of a man for leaving the toilet seat up?" Dave Barry

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            • #186
              <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lily:
              <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by elizabeth:
              Pretension?

              Or Ye OLDE Pretension? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

              Or is it Ye Olde Pretensionne?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

              You are KILLING me.

              I'd like to say it again, for those among us who are joining this discussion late:

              OLDE is NOT a word.

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              • #187
                My MIL used to say "relator" instead of realtor. She actually corrected the way I pronounce it, and when I told her she was wrong, she had the nerve to say that she knows English better then I do because she's American. My response was to tell her her new house was a very nice example of rela estate.

                Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I
                Just because I have a short attention span doesn\'t mean I

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                • #188
                  <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by elizabeth:
                  <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lily:
                  <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by elizabeth:
                  Pretension?

                  Or Ye OLDE Pretension? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                  Or is it Ye Olde Pretensionne?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                  You are KILLING me.

                  I'd like to say it again, for those among us who are joining this discussion late:

                  _OLDE is NOT a word._

                  <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                  Dave would have liked the two of you . If he was still here I bet he would have amended his closing to Ye Olde Pretensionne. AND composed a limerick extolling your virtues.

                  But U of P begs to differ - Olde must be a word - it is all over the campus.

                  Nina (How about a limerick?):

                  Two amoebas met one another.
                  Each of them was the other's brother.
                  Joyfully quaffing
                  They split their sides laughing.
                  And now each of them is a mother!

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                  • #189
                    I say, I am SO glad that the trout is out re olde.

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                    • #190
                      Yes, we're going to need to add trout to the COTH Lexicon thread.

                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~
                      "I hope one of the fighting mothers-in-law gets bitch slapped with a fresh trout."
                      Merry, June 24, 2003
                      "I don't want to sound like a broken record here, but why is it that a woman will forgive homicidal behavior in a horse, yet be highly critical of a man for leaving the toilet seat up?" Dave Barry

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                      • #191
                        <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rivenoak:
                        "Equitate."
                        Oh, really?

                        <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                        I'm ashamed to admit that I've used "equitate." Just recently. Monday, I think.

                        But it was peer pressure. I caved. A friend uses it all the time and the pull was just too much for me. The first time she said it I thought she must just mean "ride." A seperate word shouldn't be needed.

                        And then I caved.
                        Keith: "Now...let's do something normal fathers and daughters do."
                        Veronica: "Buy me a pony?"

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                        • #192
                          <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Posted by Janet:
                          Amature
                          <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                          An aged novice rider?
                          ~This is *way* more fun than doing something productive~

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                          • #193
                            Stasha, I think "aged" is trying to be "olde."

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                            • #194
                              <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>she had the nerve to say that she knows English better then I do because she's American. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Whew, that's a good one! I sit by an American at work and all day I listen to him say things like:

                              You must have did it wrong...
                              The point being is...
                              My point is is that..
                              They should have went to...

                              But my very favorite was when he said that he would "distinctify" something.

                              Yep, Americans automatically know good English.

                              SillyHorse
                              ~ Incredible as it may seem, my life is based on a true story.
                              Donald Trump - proven liar, cheat, traitor and sexual predator! Hillary Clinton won in 2016, but we have all lost.

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                              • #195
                                These have me rolling on the floor -- especially the "fire balls in the Eucharist!" I've been lurking here for a long while, but as I'm not currently riding, I haven't had much to say. I feel like I have to contribute to this thread, though!

                                Speaking of silly mispronunciations, a few days ago I was in a candy store with my boyfriend and he bought a caramel apple. The store had a sign up touting their "Apple Corps" club (as in "apple core"), one of those buy-nine-get-one-free things. When he paid for his apple, the clerk asked if he wanted to join the "Apple CORPSE" club!

                                On a horse-related note, I remember being irritated all the time with inaccuracies in horse fiction. One story I recall reading in 2nd or 3rd grade was about a wild black stallion (naturally) who ends up mating with a boy's white mare. The result? A foal with a white body and a black head! Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm definitely a newbie), but that doesn't seem quite possible!

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                                • #196
                                  <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JusGallop:
                                  Neighbour: "Where is everyone?"
                                  Twit: "I think they're in the _libary_"
                                  Me, muttering under my breath: "Grrr...it's library..."
                                  <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                                  When I was in college, we had a running joke about the "Liberry Monster".
                                  If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats. - Lemony Snicket

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                                  • #197
                                    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Merry:

                                    5. "Trolling" when someone means, "trawling," as in, "Bufford has to trawl for dates at the local roadhouse." He does not "troll" unless he's hitting on misshapen dwarfs who live under bridges.
                                    <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                                    Oh, I disagree. The use of "troll" is also appropriate when the person looking for dates might be mistaken for a misshapen dwarf who lives under a bridge. And it's certainly right for anyone named "Bufford".
                                    If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats. - Lemony Snicket

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                                    • #198
                                      <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dogchushu:
                                      I think "till death do us part" is okay as it is. Think about it, if you altered the order of the words, you'd say "till death parts us" not "till death parts we."

                                      Saying "till death do we part" means "we'll part until death"--something perhaps many married couples should have done, but not their intention!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                                      Personally, I always thought that line was a little dangerous, telling young couples that the only way out was murder.
                                      If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats. - Lemony Snicket

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                                      • #199
                                        Is 'liberry' a flavor?

                                        When life gives you llamas, make llamanaid

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                                        • #200
                                          Speaking of weddings, they are nuptials, not nuptUals -- no "u", never was one.

                                          Uhhh...and to make this horse-related, let's use it in a sentence:

                                          When Karen and David O'Connor got married, they had a nuptial ceremony, not a nuptUal ceremony.
                                          Kendra -- Runningwater Warmbloods
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