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| gnome44 |
Posted - 12/26/2006 : 10:50:30 AM
I happened to catch the end of the some National Spelling Bee last night on ESPN. The 2nd-to-last championship word was "kundalini". It was the only word that I had heard of...and definitley the only word that I knew how to spell.
So, thank you Tim, for making me feel like I'm almost as smart as a 13 year old. |
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| tericee |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 07:38:11 AM
True. True. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 12:08:13 PM
wow, the american heritage dictionary actually says that? i was just sort of making it up at the time. i'm awesome. |
| tericee |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 06:43:32 AM
I've been away from Internet due to skiing in a small Austrian town, so I missed the rest of this thread. VERY entertaining.
I guess I'll have to retract my "spelling is a great sport" comment though, since Dan is right about it not actually being a sport. The American Heritage Dictionary says, quote:
sport: 1a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. b. A particular form of this activity. 2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. 3. An active pastime; recreation. 4a. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks. b. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport. c. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport. 5a. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport. b. Informal One who accepts rules or difficult situations well. c. Informal A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip. 6. Informal a. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life. b. A gambler at sporting events. 7. Biology An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation. 8. Maine See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater. 9. Obsolete Amorous dalliance; lovemaking.
And just to make sure nobody confuses mental activity with physical activity, that definition is
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physical: 1a. Of or relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit. See synonyms at bodily. b. Involving or characterized by vigorous bodily activity: a physical dance performance. c. Slang Involving or characterized by violence: “A real cop would get physical” (TV Guide). 2. Of or relating to material things: our physical environment. 3. Of or relating to matter and energy or the sciences dealing with them, especially physics.
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| Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 12/31/2006 : 12:05:46 PM
Touché, my syntactic nemesis. |
| Zachmozach |
Posted - 12/31/2006 : 12:59:51 AM
I agree when I'm reading a paper or something of that sort, but as far as a message board or a very casual email... Well let's just say I don't really give a shit about how I type or usually spend the time to edit or proofread my posts. I do use the backspace, but I usually don't care enough to re-read what I've written. |
| enthuTIMsiast |
Posted - 12/30/2006 : 11:53:44 PM
quote:
Originally posted by dan p.
as far as "u" and other internet slang goes, i completely disregard anything someone who uses it says, unless i know for a fact that they know what their talking about. serious topics require grown-up language. if you type like a 14 year old girl, i'm going to have to assume you're operating on the level of a 14 year old girl. and, as is commonly known, 14 year old girls have nothing to say.
Sorry guy, but posts of this quality... maybe you can think of a better word than "quality". Two in one thread is something to behold. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 12/30/2006 : 8:50:00 PM
i believe the word you were looking for was not "henceforth", but rather "therefore," judging from the content of your post.
henceforth would have been the better word choice if it appeared in a sentence such as: "henceforth, i can't take you seriously." this is so because henceforth means, in essence "from this time forward." to suggest that you can't take a post seriously from this time forward is implied, because the post doesn't change. of course you won't take it seriously now or in the future. why would you? the post remains the same. however, if you had said "therefore, i cannot take it seriously," it would have made more sense, because the word therefore tells us that you cannot take it seriously due to specific and noted reasons.
yes, it is true that i typed "their" instead of "there." that crime exists. let this be its epitaph. it seems small, however, when viewed in comparison to the savage, animal assault you wage on language daily. |
| Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 12/29/2006 : 8:35:32 PM
Dan, you incorrectly used a homonym 'their' in place of the the proper 'they're' in the 3rd paragraph of that last post.
Henceforth, I can't take it seriously. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 12/29/2006 : 8:30:29 PM
the communication of ideas in a meaningful manner is the primary, and some might say only, function of language, be it in writing or in speech. so to an extent, yes, if the point is communicated, then the person expressing it hasn't failed. you can get the idea trying to be communicated by a person in game of charades, too. but that doesn't make those communications any less annoying and cumbersome. the idea is to communicate clearly, and you can't do that if you're constantly spelling things incorrectly. sure, a misspelled word, or a misused word here or there won't make much difference, but it's good to avoid it.
also, your grammar and spelling are perceived as a reflection of your intelligence, like it or not. for instance, if someone were to try to talk to me about a complex topic, or something that requires more than a little thought, and they misspell things a lot, or us "u" and "r," i'm not going to respect their opinion as much. can you take someone seriously if they write "alot" instead of "a lot" or "rite" instead of "right." i can't.
as far as "u" and other internet slang goes, i completely disregard anything someone who uses it says, unless i know for a fact that they know what their talking about. serious topics require grown-up language. if you type like a 14 year old girl, i'm going to have to assume you're operating on the level of a 14 year old girl. and, as is commonly known, 14 year old girls have nothing to say.
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| Arthen |
Posted - 12/29/2006 : 7:08:07 PM
quote:
Originally posted by enthuTIMsiast
quote:
Originally posted by Arthen
quote:
Originally posted by dan p.
spelling isn't a sport, and kids aren't worth watching. keep that shit of espn and put it on lifetime where that stuff belongs.
But I agree, this is one of your best points. It represents you perfectly, is concise, and stated in your wonderful blunt manner.
If you're agreeing with me about this being great... I said "great post" not "point"... and my saying it was great had nothing to do with it's point.
I meant post, I just typed point. Sorry for the confusion. |
| enthuTIMsiast |
Posted - 12/29/2006 : 6:25:35 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Arthen
quote:
Originally posted by dan p.
spelling isn't a sport, and kids aren't worth watching. keep that shit of espn and put it on lifetime where that stuff belongs.
But I agree, this is one of your best points. It represents you perfectly, is concise, and stated in your wonderful blunt manner.
If you're agreeing with me about this being great... I said "great post" not "point"... and my saying it was great had nothing to do with it's point. |
| Zachmozach |
Posted - 12/29/2006 : 4:37:45 PM
What's more important, spelling or communication of ideas? I really don't give a shit if people spell well or not as long as they can communicate clearly. Spelling plays a part in that, but it's not like anyone should really care about a wrong letter here or there. |
| Arthen |
Posted - 12/29/2006 : 11:44:35 AM
quote:
Originally posted by dan p.
spelling isn't a sport, and kids aren't worth watching. keep that shit of espn and put it on lifetime where that stuff belongs.
Dan, sometimes I think you are prophet and should start your own religion. Honestly, you remind me of Maddox so often, in a good way though. It always makes me laugh.
But I agree, this is one of your best points. It represents you perfectly, is concise, and stated in your wonderful blunt manner. |
| Robin |
Posted - 12/28/2006 : 7:20:51 PM
I'm totally cracking up right now! (Geez I hope I spelled everything correctly) Peace, Robin |
| Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 12/28/2006 : 3:50:23 PM
It is for Roman Catholics. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 12/28/2006 : 1:11:31 PM
nascar isn't a sport because there's no physical activity. many nascar fans point out that drivers sweat a ton during races. yeah, because they're going 200 miles an hour in a car with no windows open while they wear leather. you'd be sweating, too. it's got nothing to do with physical activity. it may be hard on a person physically, but so is giving birth, and when last i looked, that ain't a sport. |
| Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 12/28/2006 : 11:00:51 AM
As much as I hate to admit this, NASCAR is considered a sport, and NONE of those guys can spell anything, much less have any athleticism whatsoever. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 12/28/2006 : 02:51:15 AM
spelling is important. but no, it's not a sport. here's why:
1. no score. if it's a sport, it has a score.
2. no physical activity of any kind involved. the only sweat there is a result of nervousness and standing next to a girl.
3. i can do it well. can't play sports worth a fuck anymore. so if i do it well, it can't be a sport, can it?
4. no adults take part. any real sport can be played by adults as well as kids, and no adults do spelling bee's.
that last one is actually a great way to check and see if you're an adult. check to see if you're in a spelling bee. if you are, you're not a big boy just yet. |
| Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 12/27/2006 : 10:21:30 PM
I am a fucking dominant speller. Check posts, I reign supreme over all!
AHAHA |
| enthuTIMsiast |
Posted - 12/27/2006 : 10:01:48 PM
quote:
Originally posted by dan p.
spelling isn't a sport, and kids aren't worth watching. keep that shit of espn and put it on lifetime where that stuff belongs.
one of your best posts ever. |
| tericee |
Posted - 12/27/2006 : 7:02:08 PM
I think spelling is a great sport. I've watched all the movies Netflix has to offer about spelling, and I'd watch the national spelling bee, too, if I had ESPN.
If the spelling on message boards like this one is any indication of the caliber of spellers today, then I think we could use more spelling on TV.
Note: you are generally a good speller, Dan, which I appreciate. |
| rubylith |
Posted - 12/27/2006 : 7:01:46 PM
HAHAHAHA |
| dan p. |
Posted - 12/27/2006 : 12:07:23 PM
spelling isn't a sport, and kids aren't worth watching. keep that shit of espn and put it on lifetime where that stuff belongs. |
| Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 12/26/2006 : 12:13:35 PM
Nice. |
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