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« on: September 25, 2010, 06:01:29 PM » |
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a thread about the english language, things that have always bugged me about words in context etc.
Which happens the least often
i rarely go to the pub
i seldom go to the pub
which is greater in size
enormous
gigantic
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Woodsey
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2010, 06:05:51 PM » |
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a thread about the english language, thinks that have always bugged me about words in context etc.
Which happens the least often
i rarely go to the pub
i seldom go to the pub
which is greater in size
enormous
gigantic
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Laxie
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2010, 06:18:38 PM » |
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Tighty will have heart failure when he sees this thread!  |
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I bet when Hugh Hefner dies, you won't hear anyone say, "He's in a better place."
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TightEnd
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2010, 06:19:58 PM » |
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FML
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My eyes are open wide
By the way,I made it through the day
I watch the world outside
By the way, I'm leaving out today
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pleno1
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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2010, 06:51:58 PM » |
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b) for both imo.
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Worst playcalling I have ever seen. Bunch of fucking jokers . Run the bloody ball. 18 rushes all game? You have to be kidding me. Fuck off lol
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2010, 07:58:50 PM » |
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action man
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« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2010, 08:11:55 PM » |
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personally i think rarely is less often
agree with gigantic
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Laxie
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2010, 08:18:23 PM » |
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Since Tighty has the thread on 'ignore', it's safe to reply. I was going to pick B for the first and A for the second. Can someone please hide this thread from Kin now. K thnx
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I bet when Hugh Hefner dies, you won't hear anyone say, "He's in a better place."
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2010, 08:20:14 PM » |
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Have you spent the afternoon with mary jane trigg?
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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2010, 08:23:43 PM » |
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gigantic is bigger. enormous means very big whereas gigantic is right at the top of the range. e.g. a normal sized great dane is an enormous dog but not gigantic. an enormous great dane is a gigantic dog (or substitute whatever the biggest breed of dog is if it's not a GD)
not sure on rarely and seldom, I'm gonna call it a dead heat
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If you get to the yeasty clunge you've gone too far
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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2010, 08:27:34 PM » |
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Gigantic >>>>>>>>> Enormous
Seldom<<<<<<<<<< Rarely
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« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2010, 11:23:07 PM » |
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I think seldom is just a posh rarely, but would agree that gigantic has an element of superlative that enormous just doesn't have.
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« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2010, 11:39:39 PM » |
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I think seldom is just a posh rarely, but would agree that gigantic has an element of superlative that enormous just doesn't have.
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« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2010, 11:43:03 PM » |
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You hear some Ginormous but you don't get any engantic.
Why bring the Gi to the normous unless to add something to the normous that En just can't do.
Agree with all the above, Gigantic is biggah
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For super fun to exist, well defined parameters must exist for the super fun to exist within.
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« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2010, 11:44:21 PM » |
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Oh keeeeeeerist! Ironstein is reading the thread. It's all downhill from here on out.
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I bet when Hugh Hefner dies, you won't hear anyone say, "He's in a better place."
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