Pleonasm = badQuote:
Originally Posted by Qrazy
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Pleonasm = badQuote:
Originally Posted by Qrazy
Cute name.Quote:
Originally Posted by number8
And they have some great examples.
Poke scrotum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lasse
Also, many people say "CD disc" or "DVD disc".
I don't think I've ever actually heard anyone say things like "ATM Machine" or "DVD Disc".
Never heard this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by [ETM]
Never the latter, but I hear "ATM Machine" all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by megladon8
Please no.Quote:
Originally Posted by [ETM]
Yes. I work in a hifi store. People do that a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by [ETM]
I say ATM Machine all the time.
Yeah. Been back into the hobby for a couple of years now, but recently I've been really into it. I love getting together with other people and playing these games. I am also really liking the artistry of these games, in terms of both the art (theme) and the play mechanics.Quote:
Originally Posted by megladon8
We seem to be in a new golden age of board games right now. The industry is booming, even though the economy has been tanking. It's also neat to be a part of something so small - a super popular hobby game will sell 10,000 copies (edit * 10,000 copies sold of a hobby game is considered an absolute blockbuster), with many only selling in the low 1,000s - and this is worldwide. So even though the hobby is growing in popularity, it still feels intimate. When you buy a game that only 5,000 (most initial print runs from the "big" hobby game producers are around 5,000) other people have purchased, it really makes you feel as though you are supporting the hobby and the creators. I like this aspect.
I've never heard DVD disc, but like Derek, ATM machine is something I hear quite often. Also, at times I'm guilty of saying "PIN number", though I'm going to make an effort to stop.
No mail again today.
I also say SUV Vehicle, PC Computer, TV Vision, UPN Network all the time.
I've said PIN number several times.
I don't think any of the others, though.
Wait, what?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Davis
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wryan
Do you watch your TV Vision in 3D Dimensional?
Yes. Usually on my DVR recorder With special UV violet glasses.Quote:
Originally Posted by megladon8
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Originally Posted by Daniel Davis
Jeez, you cheaped out.
I got UV Ultra Violet glasses.
I don't have a problem with people saying PIN number. But people who ATM Machine should have a special circle reserved in hell.
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Originally Posted by Robby P
What's the difference?
It's the exact same "mistake".
Depending on the context, "PIN number" might help clarify that you are, in fact, referencing an acronym. I think this is acceptable.
Of course, I was also just joking about that whole going to hell thing.
Once, my best friend came up to me crying and said "I have the HIV virus" and I punched him in the heart for being such a linguistic douchebag.
I have developed a good method to keep me from going back to bed in the morning and being late (getting up at 7:30 for class is still an adjustment).
1. Get up, turn off alarm
2. Turn on all the lights
3. Put a chair on my bed
That last step in particular seems to help.
Trying to sleep till 4am so I can get to Denny's before a line gets too long. It's 1:47 now. This'll be funny.
I would pay $10 to not wake up at 4am and buy a Grand Slam tomorrow.