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Biggles
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Topic: Why do people feel the compulsive need... Posted: September 05 2005 at 13:55 |
to say IMO after every single comment that might be considered remotely controversial in the slightest? I mean, does anyone really think about what "IMO" stands for or has it just become a meaningless three-letter abbreviation add-on like LOL and WTF? It kind of annoys me when people go "I don't like this album. That's IMHO, of course." Umm, well... no sh*t? I KNOW it's your opinion. Who else's would it be? I don't know about you guys, and maybe the world turned upside down while I wasn't watching, but usually when I'm discussing matters of personal taste I don't borrow other people's opinions so I can have a nice chat.
Seriously, I KNOW it's your opinion. You don't have to remind me every 3 seconds.
End of rant.
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The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.
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The Doctor
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 13:56 |
Your post is right on the money IMO.
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Ed_The_Dead
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 14:01 |
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James Lee
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 14:05 |
It's called adding emphasis.
I do understand your point, but these abbreviations are far from
meaningless; in fact, I believe that they are necessary to add personal
depth and shades of meaning to essentially neutral written dialogue
without bogging the discussion down with needless wordiness (uh, as I
usually do...).
IMO specifically is quite important when talking about things like
music...it annoys me much more when people state opinion as fact, so I
have absolutely no problem with overuse of things like IMO; in fact, I
think if anything it should be used more around here.
but that's just...uh...my opinion...
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Ed_The_Dead
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 14:10 |
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Snow Dog
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 14:13 |
I use it to be extra polite, sometimes. So WTF are you worrying about? LOL.
BTW, you must be an idiot! IMO..LOL....DOHA!!!!!
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Biggles
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 14:17 |
... "DOHA?"
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Snow Dog
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 14:19 |
I made it up.....Dies of heart attack
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James Lee
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 14:20 |
My favorite was always ES&D...but it never became as popular as others...
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Tony R
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 14:21 |
FOYWHW...........
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JrKASperov
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 14:45 |
Weakminded fools who think that everyone can have their opinion because
'everything is good' or 'it's just/all a matter of taste'.
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Epic.
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Jared
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 16:42 |
JrKASperov wrote:
Weakminded fools who think that everyone can have their opinion because 'everything is good' or 'it's just/all a matter of taste'.
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just bare in mind that its the weak-minded fools who make up the majority of this forum, and provide the gelling agent, with which to keep the less tolerant on board.....without the IMHO adherants, the site would disintegrate in a short time....
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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James Lee
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 16:47 |
I'm getting the idea that JrKASperov is dogmatically opposed to relativism.
In the time of strong winds, the supple tree will not break...
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Jared
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 16:49 |
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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James Lee
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 16:51 |
confucius himself only had 499 posts.
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Borealis
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 16:57 |
Don't ever forget the IMO when discussing a band you don't like, or you'll feel MikeEnRegalia's wrath!
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Vive le Québec libre!...
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Jared
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 16:58 |
James Lee wrote:
confucius himself only had 499 posts. |
I have nearly 1600, but none of them would be stable enough to lean on.....
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Arsillus
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 18:02 |
Snow Dog wrote:
I made it up.....Dies of heart attack |
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