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05-04-2018, 05:19 PM | #1 |
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Words that need to be taken out behind teh woodshed and shot in the face
Three-peat.
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05-05-2018, 07:54 AM | #2 |
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"to effect change"
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05-05-2018, 08:34 AM | #3 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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What's wrong with that one Clod?
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05-05-2018, 08:57 AM | #4 |
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'Going forward'.
What is wrong with 'in (the) future'?
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05-05-2018, 09:23 AM | #5 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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Because 'in the future' sets the action at a future point in time, while 'going forward' takes you from this time into the future. It's more like 'moving on' than 'in future' - or a combination of the two.
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05-05-2018, 09:27 AM | #6 |
I love it when a plan comes together.
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"from now on" would be comparable with only 3 syllables.
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05-05-2018, 10:13 AM | #7 |
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Because "affect" already means "to cause change." Effect is the noun, affect is the verb. To "effect change" is a shortening of "to put a change into effect" and it's unnecessary and stupid. AND "change" can already be used as a verb, by itself.
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05-05-2018, 10:19 AM | #8 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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That's fair. But, I think 'effect change' has a different emphasis. It's more dynamic and rooted in the person acting. 'Affect' - that can be something that is unintentional - 'effect change' is the intentional bringing about of change.
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05-05-2018, 11:24 AM | #9 |
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duress
the quarterback was under duress. No... he wasn't forced to sign something... he was under pressure.
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05-05-2018, 03:57 PM | #10 |
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The verbs film and tape (<--referring to audio and/or video tape).
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05-06-2018, 09:40 AM | #11 |
still says videotape
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Hey, that stings.
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05-06-2018, 07:03 PM | #12 |
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"Yeah. No."
English, motherfucker, do you speak it? Then, bam, right in the face.
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05-06-2018, 08:51 PM | #13 |
The future is unwritten
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Youze guys wanna take the fun out of English.
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05-06-2018, 08:53 PM | #14 |
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Yeah, no I'm gonna keep saying that.
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05-06-2018, 11:26 PM | #15 |
I hear them call the tide
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multiple
literally both should be shot literally multiple times
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