A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.

Kieran Mullen14 Aug 2008, 04:08

On Wednesday night I read:

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Message: 5 Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:18:57 -0400 (EDT) From: brunians at brunians.org Subject: Re: (urth) A second dream team: Mucor, Oreb, and Pike Why is it important to you that other people should conform to your standards of correctness, Mark? If you understand what they are saying, is it really necessary that you point out to them that they are wrong? Why do you do this, if it is not necessary?

And I immediately thought: "Eye suppoze ewer rite. If ewe can sea watt peephole are saying itz knot raleigh kneaded two poynt out tooth em that they are rung." Mr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections, but they were short and to the point. I learned something from them. We should aspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly. Kieran "Should anal-retentive be hyphenated?" Mullen

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes14 Aug 2008, 04:34

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Kieran, Since you asked, "Anal retentive" should be hyphenated when used as a compound adjective -- "Oh, that's just my anal-retentive tendencies" -- but not when used as a noun phrase -- "He is SUCH an anal retentive." --Dan'l "is it okay to shout Movie in a crowded firehouse?" Danehy-Oakes

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On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Kieran Mullen <kieran at ou.edu> wrote: On Wednesday night I read: Message: 5 Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:18:57 -0400 (EDT) From: brunians at brunians.org Subject: Re: (urth) A second dream team: Mucor, Oreb, and Pike Why is it important to you that other people should conform to your standards of correctness, Mark? If you understand what they are saying, is it really necessary that you point out to them that they are wrong? Why do you do this, if it is not necessary? And I immediately thought: "Eye suppoze ewer rite. If ewe can sea watt peephole are saying itz knot raleigh kneaded two poynt out tooth em that they are rung." Mr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections, but they were short and to the point. I learned something from them. We should aspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly. Kieran "Should anal-retentive be hyphenated?" Mullen _______________________________________________

Dave Tallman14 Aug 2008, 11:40

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Kieran Mullen wrote: Mr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections, but they were short and to the point. I learned something from them. We should aspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly.

As the corrected poster, I would like to say that I didn't mind too much. I would rather have had feedback on the substance of my post, but it was an interesting response anyway and it showed me that someone was reading and paying attention. I do attempt to use words correctly and the gender-neutral use of "inhumi" was a bit of a grammatical stretch.

brunians at brunians.org14 Aug 2008, 12:05

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But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo? I am ashamed. .

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Kieran Mullen wrote:

Mr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections, but they were short and to the point. I learned something from them. We should aspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly.

hammstu at sbcglobal.net14 Aug 2008, 15:04

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Excellent!! ------Original Message------ From: brunians at brunians.org Sender: urth-bounces at lists.urth.net To: The Urth Mailing List ReplyTo: The Urth Mailing List Sent: Aug 14, 2008 5:05 AM Subject: Re: (urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them. But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo? I am ashamed. .

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Kieran Mullen wrote:

Mr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections, but they were short and to the point. I learned something from them. We should aspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly.

Matthew King14 Aug 2008, 20:19

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On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:05 AM, <brunians at brunians.org> wrote: But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?

I think he'd just be an inhumu in good humor.

brunians at brunians.org14 Aug 2008, 20:29

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On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:05 AM, <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:

But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?

I think he'd just be an inhumu in good humor.

I remember the Good Humor man. I guess inhumu flavored ice cream just didn't take off. I know that liver flavored ice cream was a big flop. .

jayrwasdf at comcast.net14 Aug 2008, 20:52

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Wouldn't that be a inhoho? sorry. -j -------------- Original message ----------------------

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From: "Matthew King" <automatthew at gmail.com> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:05 AM, <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:

But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?

I think he'd just be an inhumu in good humor. _______________________________________________

Matthew King14 Aug 2008, 21:14

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On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:52 PM, <jayrwasdf at comcast.net> wrote: Wouldn't that be a inhoho?

Tu quoque?

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes14 Aug 2008, 21:27

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I think it's time to inhume this thread...

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On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Matthew King <automatthew at gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:52 PM, <jayrwasdf at comcast.net> wrote:

Wouldn't that be a inhoho?

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brunians at brunians.org14 Aug 2008, 21:28

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I believe that would be one that is creme-filled and chocolate covered. .

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Wouldn't that be a inhoho? sorry. -j -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Matthew King" <automatthew at gmail.com> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:05 AM, <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:

But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?

I think he'd just be an inhumu in good humor. _______________________________________________

brunians at brunians.org14 Aug 2008, 21:30

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I tried, Lord knows. Maybe put a big rock over it? .

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I think it's time to inhume this thread... On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Matthew King <automatthew at gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:52 PM, <jayrwasdf at comcast.net> wrote:

Wouldn't that be a inhoho?

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Adam Thornton14 Aug 2008, 23:26

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On Aug 14, 2008, at 4:30 PM, brunians at brunians.org wrote: I tried, Lord knows. Maybe put a big rock over it?

Throw it in a deep pit. That always works. No one ever escapes from deep pits. Adam

brunians at brunians.org14 Aug 2008, 23:41

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On Aug 14, 2008, at 4:30 PM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:

I tried, Lord knows. Maybe put a big rock over it?

Throw it in a deep pit. That always works. No one ever escapes from deep pits.

Except that one guy in that Jack Vance novel. Aillas. That was him. Suldrun's Garden. Lyonesse I. .

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