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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 10:06:27 AM

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I perfer Man/Woman

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 10:08:07 AM

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My pet peeve is when posters forget what the OP was--- this one was dominate versus dominant--it had nothing to do with capitals or use of english or English----

Discussions tend to spark other ideas and the conversaiont evolves. It happens.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 10:21:06 AM

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Perhaps not entirely germane, but -

Wouldn't a prize be nice, eXpecially if you don't have to aXe for it?

Gott im Himmel! This will be difficult enough to manage in English. Let's not bring Germane into it.

Dialects are cool though. And don't people around here tend to gravitate toward where they'll encounter more x's?

Kind of you, by the way, to capitalize for our benefit on the emphatic capabilities of the majuscule.

<Ok, I almost spewed coffee out of my nose over this post!>

As for the use of the majuscule for emphatic purposes, it was my pleasure. I prefer to eschew obfuscation whenever possible.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 10:43:32 AM

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ORIGINAL: sunshine333

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and ... is it really that difficult to write complete, coherent sentences? i am still amazed that many cannot do this. i mean ... i know i'm no scholar, but, i'm fairly certain that people don't have to read my writings 2 or 3 times and still scratch their head wondering if what i said was in english.

and apparantly typing a complete word is challenging for some as well ... u2 ... cul8er ... etc. blah!

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I feel, sometimes, not all the time, being the queen of typos here. My brain runnning faster than my fingers. I will mis-spell a word, or how it's suppose to be spelled and not how my southern raised way of thinking of how a word should be pronounced. (You know they say we have our own language down here.... LOL (Ooops Laughs Out Loud)

But there is one thing I do have to agree with. And that's the laziness of todays typers. That we have spent so much time on the key boards that we have forgotten how to actually talk, spell, type. I know a lot of us now a days work on key boards every day at work. (Progress or future trouble? One doesn't really know yet.)

But in all honestly, Even when i get a IM while on line from my oldest, I have to read it 2-3 times to figure out the short types. IK (I know) IDK (I don't know) IDC ( I don't care) WTF ( We all have gottent to know this one) Those are just a few examples. I get so mad at her and tell her, if you can't say it right. Don't IM me at all then.

It merely take a few extra seconds to type out a word in it's entire form.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 11:00:17 AM

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But in all honestly, Even when i get a IM while on line from my oldest, I have to read it 2-3 times to figure out the short types. IK (I know) IDK (I don't know) IDC ( I don't care) WTF ( We all have gottent to know this one) Those are just a few examples. I get so mad at her and tell her, if you can't say it right. Don't IM me at all then.

It merely take a few extra seconds to type out a word in it's entire form.

I go through this with my 20 and 15 year olds... though after having asked them to explain some acronym that they typically use yet -again-, they've started to use full sentances (and sometimes even coherent paragraphs) with me. I don't go ballistic on spelling, though. My mate and my oldest both have moderate to severe dyslexia -- so while I'll gently remind, I tend not to nag on the spelling issue much (just don't expect me to deal with acronyms -and- spelling complexities *grins*)

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 11:11:52 AM

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Actually, i have some credit left on my gift card to Barnes & Noble and was going to buy a grammar treatise; i would just have gotten Strunk & White's "Elements of Style", but i'd like to hear other suggestions.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 11:40:36 AM

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Actually, i have some credit left on my gift card to Barnes & Noble and was going to buy a grammar treatise; i would just have gotten Strunk & White's "Elements of Style", but i'd like to hear other suggestions.

candystripper

Well first of all do you like thuddy or sting-y?

But please, isn't there a real bookstore in your town?

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 11:54:03 AM

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Well first of all do you like thuddy or sting-y?

But please, isn't there a real bookstore in your town?

Noah

What is "thuddy or string-y"? And yes, i recently learned we have some used book stores here, but i have a Barnes & Noble Gift Card to use up.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 12:10:15 PM

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What is "thuddy or string-y"? And yes, i recently learned we have some used book stores here, but i have a Barnes & Noble Gift Card to use up.

candystripper

If you'd consign that crap Websters of yours to door-stop status and get a real dictionary you could look up thuddy. Or you could probably just do a search for it on the contents of this board.

But "string-y" I'm not at all clear on in this context.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 12:18:31 PM

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What is "thuddy or string-y"? And yes, i recently learned we have some used book stores here, but i have a Barnes & Noble Gift Card to use up.

candystripper

Not to speak for Noah, but "thuddy" or "sting-y" usually references your preferences in sensation play. Do you prefer something that THUDS or something that STINGS?

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 1:00:56 PM

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If you'd consign that crap Websters of yours to door-stop status and get a real dictionary you could look up thuddy. Or you could probably just do a search for it on the contents of this board.

But "string-y" I'm not at all clear on in this context.

Noah

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Not to speak for Noah, but "thuddy" or "sting-y" usually references your preferences in sensation play. Do you prefer something that THUDS or something that STINGS?

MizSuz

Merriam-Webster is a bad dictionary? Which one do You like? And ty MizSuz, but i do not want to scene with the book, LMAO.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 1:39:29 PM

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ORIGINAL: candystripper

And ty MizSuz, but i do not want to scene with the book, LMAO.

candystripper

No to speak for MizSuz but didn't you get the memo? It isn't about what the sub wants.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 2:38:34 PM

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Let's face it, we all have pet peeves (or peeved pets). One of mine is the use of "dominate" rather than "dominant." I know, I know...you've heard it all before.

For instance, one wouldn't say, "I would like to meet a dominate woman." They would say, "I want to meet a dominant woman." After all, the word "dominate" (as in to dominate) is a verb, while "dominant" (he or she is a dominant) is a noun. And as far as I know, the two words are not interchangeable.

The misuse of a word is not necessarily bad in itself, but it does serve to demonstrate that the writer is unfamiliar with the correct usage of grammar, and probaby not familiar with the terminology of the subject matter that he or she is writing about.

If I am ranting and nitpicking here, I do apologize. However, having said that, improper usage, along with poor spelling, makes for a very bad first impression.

addicted2it

I have to agree...it is one of my pet peeves as well and if I read in a profile where dominate is there in place of dominant, I generally move on to a different profile. It's just irritating to me as are many of the IM shortcuts...not all, but several do irritate me. It does make a very poor first impression.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/10/2005 2:47:57 PM

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Im not allowed to keep pet peeves any more, as my last several died of neglect along with some houseplants apparently unable to verbalize their extreme thirst. What a joy it is, however, to know that others are such committed pet owners.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/11/2005 10:50:17 PM

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You are obviously new here. You will find a lot more spelling and grammar errors than just 'dominate'.

I suggest that you sit back, relax and just enjoy the people and what they MEAN and don't get wrapped around the axle about the minor stuff.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/11/2005 11:10:11 PM

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"Sends everyone to the Electric Company; so we can learn such things as 'conjunction junction'."

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I believe that was School House Rock.. Saturday Mornings between Cartoons.... LOL

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/12/2005 8:03:19 AM

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No to speak for MizSuz but didn't you get the memo? It isn't about what the sub wants.

Noah

^rifles through in-box; o damn; there is one such memo, last Thursday...i gotta keep up with my mail, LMAO^

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/12/2005 8:06:05 AM

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Im not allowed to keep pet peeves any more, as my last several died of neglect along with some houseplants apparently unable to verbalize their extreme thirst. What a joy it is, however, to know that others are such committed pet owners.

justheather

i am down to one pet peeve; prissiness in BDMS'ers, LMAO.

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/12/2005 8:08:37 AM

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wrapped around the axle

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Is this a form of bondage, Sir?

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RE: Dominate is a verb, not a noun! - 12/12/2005 11:48:52 AM

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And ty MizSuz, but i do not want to scene with the book, LMAO.

Depends on the pictures in the book.

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