English 101

[ChrisBlair]

"Decimate" has a numerical meaning. It truly is a word misused so often the actual meaning is just about lost.

Decimation refers to a severe punishment in the Roman army. It was used to punish a group.

Nine out of a group of ten soldiers were ordered to kill the man with the proverbial short straw.

[Hyper16]

Originally Posted by Com69

We need a "Driving 101" thread. First topic....what the left lane on the highway is actually for. Hint, it's NOT to go 2mph over the speed limit.....the whole trip.

The problem is that the people that really need to read it aren't looking HERE. And how about a$$holes not using turn signals.

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by 1Coopgt

Um please explain . Rims is plural for rim meaning more than 1 . Or do you mean Rims being used as a slang term for wheels ? Decimate means to murder or destroy .

Rims as a slang for wheels. A rim is only part of a wheel, and it isn't even the attractive part.

And as Chris said, to decimate is to kill 1 in 10, not utterly destroy, like it's mostly used today.

[Dreamcar16]

how many hear ppl get pulled over by cups??//

[ZED SLED]

Wish I still had this album.

[Scalded Dog]

Regarding words like "rims" and "decimation," know that sometimes words will change over time, when used incorrectly by enough people for enough time. Case in point: "Antivenin." For years, this was the word that represented an antidote for venom. However, since the word was first uttered, the less literate simply called it, "antivenom." It sorted of seemed to make more sense, to be perfectly honest, and it was easier than saying some new word, for those who already knew the word, "venom." And, since MOST people seem to be less literate, well, pretty much everybody said, "antivenom." Somebody using the word, "antivenin" would probably even be gently 'corrected' by others.

Eventually, doctors and scholars got tired of trying to correct the improper pronunciation. "Antivenin" has now been... uhhhh.... decimated, in favor of the now- accepted term, "antivenom." Even the medical industry has adopted, "antivenom."

I sort of think that if "rims" is a word used by MOST people to describe the metal part of their wheels, and everybody knows what they mean, then the word has developed its own definition, and is therefore a valid use of the word to describe the metal part.

(I still don't think, though, that even though 95% of Craigslist posts regarding tires describe how much thread life remains, that damn word will still be wrong. Always and forever. 'Nuff said.)

[Black1HP]

I have 45" wagon rims on my Conestoga SS

[Mr Twisty]

"Antivenin" has now been... uhhhh.... decimated, in favor of the now- accepted term, "antivenom."

You punk!

As far as rims, don't be surprised if I start telling car owners, "Nice spokes!" ... It's better'n "rims".

Better'n is my new word of the day.

[ZED SLED]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

Better'n is my new word of the day.

Mine's gooder'n. Local supermarket called Shurfine. I call it the GNH. Gooder'n hell store.

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by ZED SLED

Mine's gooder'n. Local supermarket called Shurfine. I call it the GNH. Gooder'n hell store.

So it's Better'n Bad?

I like the QT stores. Nice Pies.... QT Pies... ahem

True story, my daughter in law is an English teacher.
I think she hates me.....
dunno why.


If you're real quiet you can hear an English teacher having an aneurism

[sherob]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

So it's Better'n Bad?

I like the QT stores. Nice Pies.... QT Pies... ahem

True story, my daughter in law is an English teacher.
I think she hates me.....
dunno why.


If you're real quiet you can hear an English teacher having an aneurism

I noes why.

[Scalded Dog]

My English teacher in high school hated me for a while. He handed out papers one day, which were outlines of our next study topic, soliliquys.

I made a production of pointing out his misspelling. He was okay with that, took it in stride.

However, he handed out "corrected" editions the following day... and goofed on the spelling again. Again, I pointed out the error.

Now, he damn sure should have had his ducks in a row on the third day... but he didn't. He gave us another handout, with a third--- incorrect--- spelling of the word, "soliloquy." Yes, I made a huge, comical production out of that one. I was the evil spelling Nazi, but, come on: This was an ENGLISH teacher!

He was pretty pissed off... for a long time. Eventually, we became friends, and laughed about it. However, MANY years later, I ran into him on the street one day... he said, "Hey, what's up there, Soliloquy?"

Good times...

[motorhead]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

You punk!

As far as rims, don't be surprised if I start telling car owners, "Nice spokes!" ... It's better'n "rims".

Better'n is my new word of the day.

That wouldn't have worked for many vehicles back in the day because most of them had hubcaps with steel wheels. Thus no spokes. Oh, I mean rims. Lol

[Scalded Dog]

Originally Posted by ZED SLED

Mine's gooder'n. Local supermarket called Shurfine. I call it the GNH. Gooder'n hell store.

Had a friend from the East Coast... he used the term, "You'ns" quite a bit, sort of a contraction/ amalgamation of, "you ones," meaning, "you people" (As in, "Are you'ns going to the party?"). He was surprised that folks out here on the West Coast had never heard that term.