― dave q, Sunday, 25 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Robin Carmody, Sunday, 25 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― 1 1 2 3 5, Sunday, 25 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 25 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Heh: this just reminded me one of the original OBSCURE STRATEGIES requires you to eat a Red Chili pepper and tape yr mouth shut, then work — write, record, whatevah — in this state.
― mark s, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nate Patrin, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― geeta, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dleone, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Paul, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― fritz, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― , Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
(gently hug their balls, etc. i'm so sorry.)
― jess, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Graham, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
I'll agree with whomever described "glacial" as a keeper. Except when you're describing artists from Iceland. I believe I may be guilty of this as well.
Confessions (i.e. more words that I tend to overuse): decidedly, melange, myriad, ornate and, erm (urp!) rawk
It's amazing I still find work..
― Mark, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Curt, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
What are the control conditions?
― Tim, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― mark s, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jel --, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― j.lu, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
It's like [something crap], but on drugs!
And most awful of all is any piece containing 'hey kids!' or similar. Don't patronise your readers.
― Anna, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Andrew L, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― DeRayMi, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Clarke B., Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Sterling Clover, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Lord Custos III, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― mark s, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Arthur, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ess Kay, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Patrick, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
- "of [their/that] ilk" always reeks of smugness at the very least, but is also usually part of some larger, idiotic rant.
- I have an instinctive mistrust of any review that uses the phrase "cutting edge" in its praise of a band.
― Joe, Wednesday, 26 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tim, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
As in "Here on the G2 women's page we'd almost forgotten Liz Hurley - a far cry from the days when she caused an, ahem, flutter with *that* dress".
In fact that sentence is a compendium of crimes.
― *that* pinefox, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Clarke B., Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― david h(owie), Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Lord Custos III, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Indieholic Anonymous, Tuesday, 23 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
EXCEPT when used by people unaware of the word's meaning. I seem to remember Jo Whiley would always use this to describe someone's first album
― chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 23 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
btw can someone tell me what things i use too much? there must be tons of annoying ones but of course one only really notices that shit when it's someone else doing it.
― unknown or illegal user, Wednesday, 24 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Colin Meeder, Wednesday, 24 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
I’ve never heard those pronunciations (beyond how “quixotic” is pronounced)
― This field is required (morrisp), Saturday, 9 December 2023 20:25 (three months ago) link
....wait just a second! it's not pronounced like "smith"!?
― she fell asleep with her hand around my throat (Austin), Saturday, 9 December 2023 20:37 (three months ago) link
xps personally I prefer 'in conference with'. mostly because of it being a lot like 'in dub conference'.
I have been guilty of using the i-word in conversation - i have spent two thirds of my life reading wikipedia you see - but i wouldn't use it in prose. bcuz inspired/impacted/other 'i's are better/closer/other 'er's etc
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 10 December 2023 00:43 (three months ago) link
"let's nut this out"
let's... not??
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Monday, 26 February 2024 11:14 (one month ago) link