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ltl/fb · 11-11-2003, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
I am of the group who believe it is wrong. just like till. I'll be out of the office till Monday. Just because a lot of people use it, don't make it right.

Yes, well, I am of the group that believes Darwin is full of shit and always completely wrong. And that the earth is flat. And that the Holocaust was a hoax.

Folksy horses.

robustpuppy · 11-11-2003, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
I am of the group who believe it is wrong. just like till. I'll be out of the office till Monday.

If I were at all inclined to Timmyism, I would write "I think you mean, 'I am of the group that believes it is wrong,'" but that would be petty.

Replaced_Texan · 11-11-2003, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
I am of the group who believe it is wrong. just like till. I'll be out of the office till Monday. Just because a lot of people use it, don't make it right.

You just don't like the english language very much do you?

till2 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (tl)
prep.
Until.

conj.
Until.

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[Middle English, from Old English til, from Old Norse.]
Usage Note: Till and until are generally interchangeable in both writing and speech, though as the first word in a sentence until is usually preferred: Until you get that paper written, don't even think about going to the movies. ·Till is actually the older word, with until having been formed by the addition to it of the prefix un-, meaning “up to.” In the 18th century the spelling 'till became fashionable, as if till were a shortened form of until. Although 'till is now nonstandard, 'til is sometimes used in this way and is considered acceptable, though it is etymologically incorrect.

NotFromHere · 11-11-2003, 07:39 PM

The dark side of TiVo
A tool of convenience can become a burden, some say.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11 — TiVo television recorders that allow viewers to replay programs and skip commercials have turned casual TV watchers into prisoners shackled to sofas, unable to keep up with the flood of their favorite shows. “For something that is supposed to be relaxing and unwinding at the end of the day, you (think) ‘Wow! I have a lot of shows to watch,’ ” said Scott Bedard, technology director at an online media company in San Francisco. “Will I ever catch up?” he worries aloud. (I think he means ketchup.)

“I love my TiVo and get separation anxiety when I spend too much time away from it,” said Cori Martinelli, an economist with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in San Francisco. (Clearly an illness.)

Kevin Coto, a financial systems consultant in New York City, can relate. “I get to the point now where I skip going to the gym so I can keep up with watching “Dawson’s Creek” reruns,” which are broadcast for two hours each day, he said. “I look forward to when they end so I won’t be stressed.”
(Clearly a different kind of illness.)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/992089.asp?0cv=CB20

ltl/fb · 11-11-2003, 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
If I were at all inclined to Timmyism, I would write "I think you mean, 'I am of the group that believes it is wrong,'" but that would be petty.

Just for you, Thrasher, I am posting this:

Perhaps she is British. Don't they treat collective nouns as plural? The team are going for ice cream?

I may be mistaken. I'm sure someone on here will know.

LessinSF · 11-11-2003, 07:40 PM

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Originally posted by barely_legal
We haven't talked about reality tv enough lately, so I'm going to share a little something I learned about women by watching Average Joe last night...

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Women don't want to date 36 year old virgins. Shocking, I know, but true.

Love the show. Bonus points for 36 year old virgins. Bonus points for dorks who have heart palpitations from a peck on the lips. Bonus points for bitter fat dudes who say that the chick is "hollow" for nixing the fat dudes. Bonus points for pretentious Indian aca-dorks who hit on chicks with lines about how crisp their analytical reasoning is. Bonus points for geeks who put jocks toothbrushes in the toilet. Negative points for paying the chick and staging events, but not every show is perfect.

As for the Next Joe $$, bonus points for keeping the two hottest chicks left (Antique and Cat), but he is so shit out of luck when the shit hits the fan. They are both 21 and seriously digging. Good stuff, although too much was left to the imagination behind closed doors this week. Back to Paris by night, I guess.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 11-11-2003, 07:40 PM

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Originally posted by barely_legal

Women don't want to date 36 year old virgins.

Is this a causal relationship, or simply one with a high degree of correlation? I'm not sure the evidence you cite suffices to make the first conclusion.

ltl/fb · 11-11-2003, 07:42 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
The dark side of TiVo
A tool of convenience can become a burden, some say.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11 — TiVo television recorders that allow viewers to replay programs and skip commercials have turned casual TV watchers into prisoners shackled to sofas, unable to keep up with the flood of their favorite shows. “For something that is supposed to be relaxing and unwinding at the end of the day, you (think) ‘Wow! I have a lot of shows to watch,’ ” said Scott Bedard, technology director at an online media company in San Francisco. “Will I ever catch up?” he worries aloud. (I think he means ketchup.)

“I love my TiVo and get separation anxiety when I spend too much time away from it,” said Cori Martinelli, an economist with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in San Francisco. (Clearly an illness.)

Kevin Coto, a financial systems consultant in New York City, can relate. “I get to the point now where I skip going to the gym so I can keep up with watching “Dawson’s Creek” reruns,” which are broadcast for two hours each day, he said. “I look forward to when they end so I won’t be stressed.”
(Clearly a different kind of illness.)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/992089.asp?0cv=CB20

I thought you were out until Monday.

robustpuppy · 11-11-2003, 07:44 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Just for you, Thrasher, I am posting this:

Perhaps she is British. Don't they treat collective nouns as plural? The team are going for ice cream?

I may be mistaken. I'm sure someone on here will know.

Damn fur'ners should learn English the way we speak it.

NotFromHere · 11-11-2003, 07:44 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
You just don't like the english language very much do you?

is now nonstandard, 'til is sometimes used in this way and is considered acceptable, though it is etymologically incorrect.

As a matter of fact, I hate it. It's too flexible. And yet inflexible.
And yet, I don't care. I hate till, I hate alright.
Go with the mainstream not the nonstandard.

Hank Chinaski · 11-11-2003, 07:45 PM

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TG
does Matrix have a Jesus symbol?

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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Good point, but it's not a book. Books are those funny rectangular things with the paper inside that we litigators insist on looking at.

Not good point. Lit. analysis timmy
A Christ symbol can't be Christ, which is what Neo is (haven't seen part 3, but this has been hinted at right?). That would be a Christ, not a Christ symbol

11-11-2003, 07:45 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb Perhaps she is British. Don't they treat collective nouns as plural?

Not the literate ones. -TL

ltl/fb · 11-11-2003, 07:45 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
As a matter of fact, I hate it. It's too flexible. And yet inflexible.
And yet, I don't care. I hate till, I hate alright.
Go with the mainstream not the nonstandard.

'til is listed as a variant of till. Seems odd that there would be a legitimate variant of a nonstandard word.

NotFromHere · 11-11-2003, 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
I thought you were out until Monday.

No, that's out till Monday to you, timmy.

ltl/fb · 11-11-2003, 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by TexLex
Not the literate ones. -TL

Then what is the freaky (uh, I mean different) thing that y'all do with the collective nouns? There is something that is different.

Edited to add that this source (http://www.bartleby.com/61/88/C0478800.html) is agreeing with me, but it is the American Heritage Dictionary so perhaps it is not familiar with British English.

"In American usage, a collective noun takes a singular verb when it refers to the collection considered as a whole, as in The family was united on this question. The enemy is suing for peace. It takes a plural verb when it refers to the members of the group considered as individuals, as in My family are always fighting among themselves. The enemy were showing up in groups of three or four to turn in their weapons. In British usage, however, collective nouns are more often treated as plurals: The government have not announced a new policy. The team are playing in the test matches next week. A collective noun should not be treated as both singular and plural in the same construction; thus The family is determined to press its (not their) claim. Among the common collective nouns are committee, clergy, company, enemy, group, family, flock, public, and team."