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10 Apr 16

FMF

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10 Apr 16

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Rules: [1] You don't necessarily have to be entirely right, but you do need to have a point. [2] Rule 2 isn't really a rule at all.

FMF

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10 Apr 16

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Strictly speaking, you can't be "oblivious" of something you never knew or were not aware of, because "oblivious" means to have forgotten.

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FMF

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10 Apr 16

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"Off-topic" ought to be hyphenated, as I have demonstrated.

Ghost of a Duke

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10 Apr 16

Originally posted by FMF
"Off-topic" ought to be hyphenated, as I have demonstrated.

Strictly speaking, to 'demonstrate' something you need to clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence, something you didn't do in your reply.

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

That's Why I Drink

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10 Apr 16

Great, FMF has been hacked by Bob. Or was it viceversa?

Just like Lex Luthor and Superman, i.e. sides of the same coin, almost
indistinguishable.

FMF

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10 Apr 16

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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Strictly speaking, to 'demonstrate' something you need to clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence, something you didn't do in your reply.

You almost have a point, but I meant "demonstrate" as in "protest against" but the word "against" was left out in order to allow the next poster something to point out.

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rookie54

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wildly content...

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10 Apr 16

i still don't get it,
never did, never will...
that won't stop my pedantry,
which is akin to a laxative pill...

FMF

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10 Apr 16

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It would be more precise to say people are empowered to help themselves.

Ghost of a Duke

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10 Apr 16

Originally posted by rookie54
i still don't get it,
never did, never will...
that won't stop my pedantry,
which is akin to a laxative pill...

Not to be pedantic, but your verse is off-topic (hyphenated).

josephw

A fun title

Scoffer Mocker

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10 Apr 16

Originally posted by FMF
Strictly speaking, you can't be "oblivious" of something you never knew or were not aware of, because "oblivious" means to have forgotten.

I always thought "oblivious" meant that one was unaware of something, but I suppose one could become oblivious by forgetting too.

josephw

A fun title

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10 Apr 16

Marriam-Webster

ped·ant\ˈpe-dənt\
noun
: a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details

Full Definition
1 obsolete : a male schoolteacher
2 a : one who makes a show of knowledge
b : one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
c : a formalist or precisionist in teaching

I'm not pedantic, or am I?

Ghost of a Duke

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10 Apr 16

Originally posted by josephw
Marriam-Webster

ped·ant\ˈpe-dənt\
noun
: a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details

Full Definition
1 obsolete : a male schoolteacher
2 a : one who makes a show of knowledge
b : one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
c : a formalist or precisionist in teaching

I'm not pedantic, or am I?

Quite possibly sir, though in your 'Full Definition' you omitted to put a 2 before the a & b which made the post ambiguous and aesthetically displeasing.