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Dean 
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 Posted: February 11 2013 at 05:03 |
 Moogtron III wrote:
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Thou' off-topicking would be more correct. Sure, but why create another word when sidetracking already exists?  |
If relicing is a correct word, so would offtopicing be  I'm good at logicing.  Applicing rules to language is like mathematicing  |
Nope. When two words are compounded to form a new word a hyphen is used, for example off-road or off-piste, you will also notice that offtopicing contains the word "icing" (which is how you would pronouce the ending in your spelling) rather than "icking", so the addition of the "k" results in the correct pronoucination. So yes, English has rules, most of which are broken with alarming regularity, but that does not mean those rules never apply.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: February 11 2013 at 06:33 |
Dean wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
Dean wrote:
Thou' off-topicking would be more correct. Sure, but why create another word when sidetracking already exists? |
If relicing is a correct word, so would offtopicing be I'm good at logicing. Applicing rules to language is like mathematicing |
Nope. When two words are compounded to form a new word a hyphen is used, for example off-road or off-piste, you will also notice that offtopicing contains the word "icing" (which is how you would pronouce the ending in your spelling) rather than "icking", so the addition of the "k" results in the correct pronoucination. So yes, English has rules, most of which are broken with alarming regularity, but that does not mean those rules never apply. |
I believe you, but like BaldJean earlier in the thread, I was just fooling around  And now:  I always wanted to use that emoticon once 
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Dean
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Posted: February 11 2013 at 07:18 |
Practically every post I make is "just fooling around" but that seldom involves writing things I don't believe to be true.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: February 11 2013 at 09:09 |
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Practically every post I make is "just fooling around" but that seldom involves writing things I don't believe to be true. |
While you're fooling around you're improving other people's English? Sounds more like "schooling around" than "fooling around" 
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Dean
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Posted: February 11 2013 at 09:12 |
punny.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: February 11 2013 at 09:17 |
Dean wrote:
punny. |
Punny? That's quite punny too I love good puns.
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Kati
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Posted: February 11 2013 at 14:57 |
Moogtron III wrote:
Kati wrote:
thellama73 wrote:
Kati wrote:
thellama73 wrote:
Bluenipper wrote:
My Favourite Bands!
Dream Theater Transatlantic Neal Morse Band Rush Nightwish Porcupine Tree Marillion
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So... you meant to say that you don't like any of the best prog bands?
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hahahaha!!! Thellama73, I am sure he didn't mean it that being limited to those or otherwise he will change his mind real quick being here  |
I don't mean to be cruel, but I hope that he takes the time to explore the classics such as King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull, Camel, Van Der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, etc. Apart from Rush, I don't like a single band on that list.
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I know exactly what you mean Thellama, you are curious, certainly said nothing negative and were most welcoming too :) all the above bands you mentioned I like them a lot too except for one which everyone loves inc. Bluenipper  A huge hug to you Thellama xxxx |
Good job, Kati, since you're around you're defrosting us all on the site  |
Awww thank you very much, Moogtron III  much appreciate what you said. Life should be fun and nothing should be taken too serious (well except for paying our bill unfortunately that is serious  , we don't have much choice in that matter) everything else should fun and silly! This is my motto to be happy Hug hug hug HUG and more hugs to you P.S. Don't you dare melt and disappear umphf!
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Moogtron III
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Posted: February 12 2013 at 06:49 |
Kati wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
Kati wrote:
thellama73 wrote:
Kati wrote:
thellama73 wrote:
Bluenipper wrote:
My Favourite Bands!
Dream Theater Transatlantic Neal Morse Band Rush Nightwish Porcupine Tree Marillion
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So... you meant to say that you don't like any of the best prog bands?
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hahahaha!!! Thellama73, I am sure he didn't mean it that being limited to those or otherwise he will change his mind real quick being here |
I don't mean to be cruel, but I hope that he takes the time to explore the classics such as King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull, Camel, Van Der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, etc. Apart from Rush, I don't like a single band on that list.
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I know exactly what you mean Thellama, you are curious, certainly said nothing negative and were most welcoming too :) all the above bands you mentioned I like them a lot too except for one which everyone loves inc. Bluenipper A huge hug to you Thellama xxxx |
Good job, Kati, since you're around you're defrosting us all on the site |
Awww thank you very much, Moogtron III much appreciate what you said. Life should be fun and nothing should be taken too serious (well except for paying our bill unfortunately that is serious , we don't have much choice in that matter) everything else should fun and silly! This is my motto to be happy Hug hug hug HUG and more hugs to you P.S. Don't you dare melt and disappear umphf! |
I won't melt. I'm hug-proof. I never tried to hug bills and see if they would disappear.
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