Comments | naamah_darling: Words actually mean things, you know.

naamah_darling

Words actually mean things, you know.

Apr 30, 2011 04:20

Jesus God. It's fine if you come onto my favorite obscure answers community wanting to pester us about medieval hats/falconry/cooking/architecture/medicine. Ask away! But for the love of all that's footnoted, and for the sake of my fragile sanity, do not ask about diseases/food/brothels/inheritance customs/punishments for bestiality "in ancient ( Read more... )

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the_vulture April 30 2011, 09:50:24 UTC

If my quarter falls and begins to roll under the vending machine, I will lose it. If the written response to that is "You will loose your quarter if you don't catch it quickly," I will totally lose it and let loose the hounds to ravage (not ravish) said foe of the English language.

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ofstarstuff April 30 2011, 10:55:28 UTC

This.

It never fails to make me twitch.

And Naamah... Thank you. The recent bout of Ancient Times Shenanigans in LD drives me crazy, and I'm glad I'm not the only one.

pauamma April 30 2011, 13:02:48 UTC

Contrariwise, "We ship bulk containers and lose cargo all over the world" implies that I should stay away from you when it comes to selecting a shipping contractor.

the_vulture April 30 2011, 18:25:33 UTC

*chuckle* I hadn't seen that variation before, but yeah. XD

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bat_cheva April 30 2011, 11:14:22 UTC

I have only a finite amount of patience for such defiant behavior. *sniffs*

naamah_darling April 30 2011, 11:18:20 UTC

WIN.

*LMAO*

bat_cheva April 30 2011, 11:34:43 UTC

*bows*

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shadowflyer April 30 2011, 11:34:11 UTC

Cry havoc, and let slip the prescriptivists of war!

This dramatisation has been brought to you by Reason #1,746,496 why we loves us some Naamah.

Since you mentioned Paleolithic... pauamma April 30 2011, 13:08:46 UTC

Not all prehistoric humans were cave-dwellers.

Re: Since you mentioned Paleolithic... naamah_darling April 30 2011, 21:43:51 UTC

WAAAARGH! AWESOME NEW BLOG TO READ!

Re: Since you mentioned Paleolithic... pauamma May 1 2011, 14:40:38 UTC

You're welcome. (And or sorry, as applicabe.)

elialshadowpine April 30 2011, 13:14:12 UTC

"Definately" was my most common spelling error when I was a kid, probably because I was taught spelling via phonics, and guess how most people pronounce the word? ... yeah. I think I finally got that one right due to paying attention to a spell checker yelling at me every time I wrote it. XD