Where do you stand on "a long while" and should we while away the time if we're waiting a good long while?MasterOfNone wrote:I often hear "a few moments." Since a moment is an indefinite, brief period of time, "a few moments" is still an indefinite, brief period of time. It's like saying "a few whiles."
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- Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:16 am
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- Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:40 pm
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Good to know. When I was in industry it was the weasels who didn't want their performance measured.Abraham wrote:"metrics" when used in a business context.
People who use these words within those contexts sound like weasels...
- Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:26 pm
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How long did that take? 20% inflation in one year is bad but a 20% increase spread over a few decades...WildBill wrote:There is an excesssss of ssssses. They used to be a dime a dozen, but now they are a dollar a gross.Oldgringo wrote:We had a yankee neighbor when we lived outside Disneyworld (imagine that) some 30 years ago who would say, "I'm going to "Wal-Marts" or "K-Marts"". Where does the "s" come from? Another one is "anyways" where does that "s" come from?
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:22 pm
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At this rate, I wonder if you're ever going to get down from that wall. 
- Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:16 pm
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A lot of pro golfers have ads on their visors.Dadtodabone wrote:Adviser vs. Advisor. While both spellings are correct I tend to use the newer spelling, -or, when referring to folks in commercial fields and the, -er, for those in government. You?