?? Practicing?? I thought you were already a professional.Abraham wrote:hillfighter,
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WildBill wrote:?? Practicing?? I thought you were already a professional.Abraham wrote:hillfighter,
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Add "homophobic" to the list of misused accusations of the misunderstood minority.Oldgringo wrote:By the same/similar token, "racist" is another word frequently misused.WildBill wrote:Right on target Oldgringo.Oldgringo wrote:"hate".... It seems, more and more, that if one disagrees with someone or their agenda, one is pronounced to be guilty of "hate". The words "hate" and "disagreement" are not automatically synonymous.
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'Professional' just means you get paid to do it...it doesn't mean you are any good at it...WildBill wrote:?? Practicing?? I thought you were already a professional.Abraham wrote:hillfighter,
Of course, I'm often irritated, it's part of my job as a practicing curmudgeon.
Now, get off my lawn!
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I don't know how much Abraham gets paid, but he is worth every cent!RogueUSMC wrote:'Professional' just means you get paid to do it...it doesn't mean you are any good at it...WildBill wrote:?? Practicing?? I thought you were already a professional.Abraham wrote:hillfighter,
Of course, I'm often irritated, it's part of my job as a practicing curmudgeon.
Now, get off my lawn!
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Just look at the Tennessee Titans.RogueUSMC wrote:'Professional' just means you get paid to do it...it doesn't mean you are any good at it...
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council- a body of persons brought together for advice, governing, etc.
counsel- advice, opinion given to another
consul- official appointed by one country to oversee its interest in another country
console- give comfort
counsel- advice, opinion given to another
consul- official appointed by one country to oversee its interest in another country
console- give comfort
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I would of posted that if I hadn't saw it was already here on the sight.AndyC wrote:site vs. sight
of vs. have eg. "would of"
Those make me want to yell an old Pulp Fiction/Samuel Jackson quote about English...
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If "folk" is more than one, how many is "folks"?
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Any word effluvia emanating out of Obama...
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Abraham wrote:Any word effluvia emanating out of Obama...
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Less than "folk", when "folk" is used as an adjective.Oldgringo wrote:If "folk" is more than one, how many is "folks"?
As an adjective, folk encompasses all the inhabitants of a race or land, their culture, tradition, or history.
As a noun "folk" and [always] "folks" is a subset of a larger group.
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