Glynis, Was there any doubt in YOUR mind what I meant by "establishing a common understanding", as it relates to the role of dictionaries in our society? I...
David W.
dwb731@...
Oct 1, 2001 10:57 am
5090
Under the category of fun activities to do whilst holidaying in Texas: Dear travel diary, 'it's not illegal to streak in a Texas bar'. Yes, we istj's can do...
able2010@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:24 pm
5091
Different people and societies have different interpretations of what is acceptable/unacceptable, decent/indecent. And naturally, there are different ways of...
able2010@...
Oct 1, 2001 1:23 pm
5092
... Yes, unfortunately. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at...
Gracie Groove
dooloop@...
Oct 1, 2001 3:11 pm
5093
I'm not sure if your questions were intended to be rhetorical or not but since I've been so opinionated lately, thought I'd put my 2 cents in. I think social...
Deborah Llamas
FBALLNUTT@...
Oct 1, 2001 3:51 pm
5094
... Are you a linguist, or how do you go about finding the "true" (I read that to mean "original" or "literal") meaning of words you use? Or are you referring...
Gracie Groove
dooloop@...
Oct 1, 2001 3:53 pm
5095
In a message dated 10/1/01 12:43:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, agerard@... writes: << Imagine the following situation. You and I are walking through my ...
IcyLuna00@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:06 pm
5096
For the most part, I use words in a way that is most commonly understood today. I have no problem with slang. However, the point I was making was in showing...
Deborah Llamas
FBALLNUTT@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:10 pm
5097
... Where did you find a dictionary old enough to give the actual definition of the word "fuck"? And why can't a word have more than one definition in your ...
Gracie Groove
dooloop@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:21 pm
5098
... not but since I've been so opinionated lately, thought I'd put my 2 cents in. I think social standards and values have eroded greatly due in part b/c...
T.C. Flatt
trav@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:22 pm
5099
Maybe it's just me. I recently graduated from high school. I have to say that there were some really bad students. There were students who were rude and had no...
IcyLuna00@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:34 pm
5100
... From: T.C. Flatt Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:23 PM To: Typecast@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Typecast] Re: social standards ... not but since I've been...
Deborah Llamas
FBALLNUTT@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:46 pm
5102
... Nah, in that case you chill. If you hear a terrorist explosion *and* you're outside, then chances are you survived it. Tis a good thing, not a bad one. ...
S
sarah@...
Oct 1, 2001 5:47 pm
5103
... Okay, I've gotten to that now (after catching up on 2 days of email). So uh... what's wrong with using words to serve one's purpose, if the meaning is...
Gracie Groove
dooloop@...
Oct 1, 2001 6:00 pm
5104
Under the category of fun activities to do whilst holidaying in Texas: Dear travel diary, 'it's not illegal to streak in a Texas bar'. Yes, we istj's can do...
Sassafrass
agerard@...
Oct 1, 2001 6:57 pm
5105
... what was acceptable or unacceptable in society, but sometimes it's getting to be that way. Is there a reasonable or fairer alternative than what's...
Nathan Byrd
nfactor13@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:02 pm
5106
<< Imagine the following situation. You and I are walking through my home town of Belfast, when a large explosion is heard nearby, that sounds like a bomb of...
Sassafrass
agerard@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:16 pm
5108
Nah, in that case you chill. If you hear a terrorist explosion *and* you're outside, then chances are you survived it. Tis a good thing, not a bad one. ~Say I...
Sassafrass
agerard@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:26 pm
5110
... For the record, I tend to "aaaahhhhh!" for the toe (or more likely, hop around silently) and I think I'd "What the fuck??" for the bomb, closely followed...
S
sarah@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:33 pm
5111
... Well, we'd normally say "youse", but in the sentence above the emphasis would change it to "yes" (plural of "ye" - plenty of archaic features in NI ...
S
sarah@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:36 pm
5113
Say: For the record, I tend to "aaaahhhhh!" for the toe (or more likely, hop around silently)... Alice: The toe thing rates an "ouch" or, if the toe is...
Sassafrass
agerard@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:48 pm
5114
... If my hair is *not* standing straight up, it's a good sign that I ran out of hair gel and/or mousse, and you can bet I wasn't a happy camper even *before*...
S
sarah@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:58 pm
5115
... Dammmmmmmn, yo. Y'all's english is all flicted n shyt, like whoa. I was tryna read that an I was all "da hayll??" cuz dass just wack! Y'all folks up Norf...
Gracie Groove
dooloop@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:39 pm
5116
Dammmmmmmn, yo. Y'all's english is all flicted n shyt, like whoa. I was tryna read that an I was all "da hayll??" cuz dass just wack! Y'all folks up Norf...
Sassafrass
agerard@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:50 pm
5117
... then.... ... INTPs... but this is pushing the friendship!> This just reminded me of what the Socionics page says about ENFJ's and INTP's: supposed to be a...
Nathan Byrd
nfactor13@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:40 pm
5118
Or perhaps just an excuse to vent. I'm froth-snort-raging pissed off, in a nutshell. Thus, I'm feeling a tug to take a step back and postpone my judgment 'til...
T.C. Flatt
trav@...
Oct 1, 2001 10:06 pm
5119
In a message dated 10/1/2001 12:29:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... LOL!!! Alice, I have to admit you are the punniest person I have ever known! I admire it a...
NiffMarie@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:00 pm
5120
In a message dated 9/30/2001 3:39:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... LOL! *blushing* You can sit next to me anytime! You a a ... one ... It's quite possible....
NiffMarie@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:13 pm
5121
alice: can i be an audience? can i? can i? pleeeeeeeeeeeease????? *evil grin* nah - you can be the victim.... ;p~ it's not that bad after the first... 20...
Glynis Ross-Munro
g@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:38 pm
5122
... not but since I've been so opinionated lately, thought I'd put my 2 cents in. I think social standards and values have eroded greatly due in part b/c...