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I always liked "standing fast". I am good at that! :rolleyes:

 

As in "stand firm?"

 

fast

O.E. fæst "firmly fixed, steadfast," probably from P.Gmc. *fastuz (cf. O.N. fastr , Du. vast , Ger. fest ), from PIE base *past- "firm" (cf. Skt. pastyam "dwelling place"). The adv. meaning "quickly, swiftly" was perhaps in O.E., or from O.N. fast , either way developing from the sense of "firmly, strongly, vigorously" (cf. to run hard means to run fast ; also compare fast asleep ), or perhaps from the notion of a runner who "sticks" close to whatever he is chasing.

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Too Too True!

I never lie. Well, hardly ever. Well sometimes, but little bitty ones. Ok, so I never tell the truth.

Is this true? True, true?

 

 

I heard the only time BMC lies is when he opens his mouth. He is a fisherman after all.

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People are not evacuated, buildings and such are. To evacuate (or make empty) a person, an enema is usually involved.

 

Unique, which means "one of a kind", should NEVER be modified.

"more or most unique" is the same as "more or most one of a kind".

 

Totally Destroyed, drowned to death, electrocuted to death are all equally redundant (same as saying Killed to Death)

 

How can DETAILS be SKETCHY?

How does one "COMB THROUGH RUBBLE"?

 

I could go on with more very bad cliche's, but won't. Dont want to hijack the Very True thread.

 

SOso

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People are not evacuated, buildings and such are. To evacuate (or make empty) a person, an enema is usually involved.

 

Unique, which means "one of a kind", should NEVER be modified.

"more or most unique" is the same as "more or most one of a kind".

 

Totally Destroyed, drowned to death, electrocuted to death are all equally redundant (same as saying Killed to Death)

 

How can DETAILS be SKETCHY?

How does one "COMB THROUGH RUBBLE"?

 

I could go on with more very bad cliche's, but won't. Dont want to hijack the Very True thread.

 

SOso

 

 

Since it is more a thoughts on words thread, have at!

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Hey Badger! Veritas vos liberabit!

 

Did you happen to have Mrs. Brame for Latin in high school like I did?

 

bo bis bit bimus bitis bunt

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OK, my pet peeve is when someone says "literally" when they should be using "figuratively". To clarify, if you state "I was so mad I literally chewed his head(or substitute your prefered body part here) off", unless you are an enraged canibal you should have worded the statement something like "I was so mad I chewed his head off, figuratively speaking".

Wow, I feel so much better getting that off my chest (figuratively speaking, of course).

Bucky

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Oooh oooh!

 

Another peevie thread...

 

One of mine, heard frequently on HGTV is "added bonus."

 

Another is the word "actual." It is usually used in a context where it is redundant.

 

:ph34r:

 

AM

 

Maybe you get two bonuses, the regular one and the added one. :lol:

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