learning new words
- \Brenda Scullyposted 13 years ago
0Is that a Fact??? Actually you might well consider yourself to be a big pain for perfectly valid reasons!
You are 'correcting' someone of English origin learned in Queen's English! (Not American English)
Perhaps it would be a Great idea, if you are planning on making a career out of being a large pain... that you learnt that you are often mistaken!
Just trying to give friendly advice; in a Humo(u)rous mannerYou are most welcome.
- nahhh HubTub ,stick around, we will show ya, ahem you the ropes and even how to talk proper..
LOL!
I spent time in the forums to peruse useful information. I came across something of interest to me, made a comment, and unfortunately started a whirlwind of pandemonium.
Personally, I do not believe fans are going to make anyone money, and I truly have no interest in having a fan club whatsoever.
I hope that answers your question. :
Thanks Brenda, you're such a wonderful persom. Spelling is my expertise actually as it's a major part of my study.... Anyway, I didn't go deeper into syntax or conjugation though lol... just a simple, small, tiny and microscopic rule
Er Ryan, if you were here, you would get another 3-day suspension. That thread really got everybody's ire up and believe me when I say it would have gotten yours, too
.You forgot to mention our excellant equine abilities Em
I know I would, I sat and read it all.... I was pretty furious myself to be honest. But Frogdropping's subsequent thread was all that needed to be said. I thought long and hard about setting up another account to have a pop, but everybody was dealing with the situation just perfectly - so there was no need
Despite my recent bitterness, I still love hubpages a lot, and the general vibe on here is ace, the people are great.
It is so much more relaxed and friendly then other online communities..... and that is worth defending.....Yup froggy really played a big part in cooling everybody's head
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Glad you said the last part. We were really waiting for you to come back you know. And Davina and Pearldiver began positive edifying threads too
Just amazing and uplifting....
But hey just thought this morning ,havent seen Atoms for ages or Mark come to that , except maybe his opology ,if it was even Mark?
Noooo! Am I seeing what I am reading?
HubTub, Its nice to have you back in Forums. In respect of your comments above, all I can say is read the links below. Some Food for Thought.
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/22058#top
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/21166#topGreat. But you still get a B in my composition class, due to comma splices and general quality of participation,
.Hi Lita:
I really would appreciate it if you would be so kind to point out my comma splices in my previous comment. The only comma splice I can possibly see that would be grammatically incorrect would be where I used this example: "I know how to spell the previous two words correctly, and you obviously do not."
Otherwise, as far as I am concerned, the rest of my comma usage is correct.lol Well, OK... Yeah, I do get it, actually. And no, I don't read stuff like that. You have to realize though, that some of the people here are actually attempting to make $$ off there hubs, etc...and more power to them. I also taught a little ESL...and as I'm sure you know, surveillance and knit picking students doesn't help them. Some ESL types have also related they come to the forums to practice their English. Nothing wrong with that, right?
And actually, because there are a few people here who 'rule' the forums (or think they do), you probably caught someone on a bad day and it snowballed... I always think that's quite a cute trait, too, when I see it here,.
I came to the forums to find some useful information, and found something that interested me. Then I commented on it and that seemed to get some people upset.
I don't think a big fan base is going to make hubbers any money, so I'm not really looking for fans. Does that help?
*the previous post has been edited for stuffiness and pomposity*
every writer, editor, or someone who presents themselves as a grammarian as you profess to be, no matter how seasoned or experienced, needs to consult a reference, whether it is Strunk and White's, the Chicago Manual of Style, etc. and apply those rules with precision. sometimes you need to bend the rules a little bit to avoid awkwardness - that is the hallmark of any good writer.
which you are not.
you give English and Communications majors a bad name, so kindly put a sock in it.
thanks!yay, you finally admitted it. thank you!
as for "leading others", i work alone. and as for being "pompous and self-righteous", you've got that market cornered all on your own, no doubt!you know what?
i'm not going to help hijack Brenda's nice thread anymore. you can say anything you want to further your own strange little Jihad, but you're not going to do it off of me. people like you aren't worth the attention. good luck with that!
this one is good for poetry: propitious (means favorable; auspicious)
and these are just words i have always liked:
jettison
paradigm
connoisseur
oblivion
fuselage
ricochet
pentagram
ephemeral
tuxedo
panacea
labyrinth
soigné
parameter
absolution
idiosyncrasy
nadir (I like the meaning of it, and it has its poetic uses as in "The stars are walking to their nadir."
Words I hate, I mean, can't stand:
guesstimate
savvy
snazzy
AKA
verbiage
facilitate
reconnoiter
gallivant
nomenclature
copacetic (sounds good but it is way overused when people want to look cool)
gobsmacked
ubiquitous
imbroglio
tintinnabulation
blogI like to be savvy and guesstimate the potential earnings of each post to my snazzy new blog Cosette. Sometimes I am dissapointed by the results, but I am often left gobsmacked by my earnings at hubpages. Its great that the staff strive to facilitate these potential earnings with a very high quality platform. Regards, ryankett AKA Ryan.
Hello there.... did you see the light of day on another thread?
My Word is: Scullywag.
It means: A hard case (funny, witty person) who has mischievious ways and is affectionately thought of.
I might have spelt it wrong?Hey Brenda here are a couple of words I like:
Undulating - to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion;
Strumpet - an old English word for a tart.
Quixotic - Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality- \Brenda Scullyposted 13 years ago0
Shouldn't that be spelled?
I know spelt is correct...
I don't know how we ever got on without HubTub
I'm as much a grammar Nazi as the next person but I don't correct grammar on forums or emails... it's bad form...
Hi Brenda. Great thread
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I can think of one word (though I don't know how this will fit in your poetry and if it is really new to you):
pedantic - overly concerned with minute details or formalism (dictionary.com)This is another dose Brenda
-Libation: rubbing the body with oil in preparation for the festival according to the Greeks. It was used in the Odyssey and The Iliad.
-Sylph: a very graceful and beautiful girl. Nymph.
-Anthropomorphosis: transformation into something else.
-Jettison: making the ship lighter by disposing heavy materials off the ship in a stormy weather.
- Gunwale: /gunl/: the upper edge of one of the ship sides.
-Exsufflication: exaggeration. Invented by Shakespeare I think and was mentioned for the first time in Hamlet!***SHY***
- \Brenda Scullyposted 13 years ago0
- \Brenda Scullyposted 13 years ago0
- ralwusposted 13 years ago0
"portmanteau"!!!!!!!!!!! What is that??????? An archaic one
So funny... I havent seen or read that for many years... lol
- \Brenda Scullyposted 13 years ago0
I was very very suprised Brenda, but very proud and happy too. But I think that everybody has been pulling together against a couple of bad eggs, the same kind of thing would have happened if you or one of many other people had left
I wouldn't say that I am everybodies fave guy lol, there are a few very good guys on here that don't like me... but I admire their honesty with regards to that. I just people that can be themselves. It was just me being a bit passionate and emotional, was never gonna leave in the first place. But, if I was going to leave, everybodies reaction that would have changed my mind
I suspect that I will be banned again one day. Next time I will go without the fuss Mark Knowles (for the second time) and PirateGirl are currently banned, so lets look forward to welcoming them back in a few days.- only when I'm on form..... I have been told that I can be a bit selfish in bed, have to work on that Other than that no complaints!.....
I love Ryan cuz he helps me ( in a challenging smart arse kinda way) 'unprolific writer indeed'
, and sometimes his fiery nature spills over into um the bakery section but I know when that fire is under other topics , wooooohooooo, Guy Fawkes would be proud of him!
edit : (sorry if smartarse is on the disallow list)
Good points Ralwus and yep is a Brit/American rival thingy.
Kinda cool though because I notice in NZ and probably other Western countries we have a mix of English/American language now ,specially noticeable amoung our teens aight lol
Wasnt English actually a collection of many languages throughout Europe and not specifically England at all?My dad always said English and Japanese were the hardest languages to learn , English wasnt his natural tongue ,but he had an excellant command of it and hated us to be lazy speakers/communicators.
I lost count of the times I would ask him how to spell a word and he would pass me the dictionary , grrrr ,he told me Id wear his brain out, lol and he hated the phrase 'What'? dunno why , but now Im in the USA I cant get away from itThat was my protest, how can I use a dictionary if I cant spell any of it , but my protests fell on deaf ears, sound it out and look , then look again lol. It did help ,but it also made me use a different word , even now if I cant spell a word like physcology always trips me up (all the phsyco ones ) I usually say something like head games or intellectually challenged
- ralwusposted 13 years ago0
Ok thanks for that, yea its amazing how language has evolved, even within cultures.
I wished Id learned more of my fathers native tongue ( New Zealand Maori) and still could since its a beautiful Polynesian sound ,but as a teenager I chose to learn French ,more out of rebellion. Pretty darn stupid since I learned very little in 12months with an attitude like that. Actually there was more to it than that, but hey I can say J'mapelle Danielle
- ralwusposted 13 years ago0
- \Brenda Scullyposted 13 years ago0
sesquipedalian is moderately amusing as it means given to or characterised by the use of long words.
- wordscribe41posted 13 years ago0
- wordscribe, that was very funny, made me laugh loads
Thank-you to person who started the thread, brilliant thread just read it all the way through, laughed and rolled my eyes a lot!
Infact I enjoyed it so much I nearly forgot the really cool new word I learned today 'look's in dictionary for correct spelling ect' solipsism, docrine that self is the only thing to exist. solecism, breach of grammar or ettiquette!
What a gorgeous expressive face you have Word!! a natural beauty shining through hubland
great pic an yes you are bad
- ralwusposted 13 years ago0
- ralwusposted 13 years ago0
AWWW, ralwus. So sweet. It was kissable that night, very minty fresh.
- ralwusposted 13 years ago0
- wordscribe41posted 13 years ago0
Thought 'she' (or whoever) was an alter ego. Nobody could really be SO enraptured of grammar, could they?You wouldn't think so, Lita. However, I've noticed her doing this in a number of other posts also. More than just two. I'd imagine I'd have better things to do with my time. I'm perplexed she keeps coming back for seemingly the same purpose. Perplexing, I must say. I suppose she really does enjoy "perusing" the forums. I mean, come on, WHO says that? I might have used that in a grad school paper, but not in a normal conversation.
- Leta Sposted 13 years ago0
Yeah. Good luck with those antelopes,
. - cosetteposted 13 years ago0
- cosetteposted 13 years ago0
- Leta Sposted 13 years ago0
Em. According to just quick research, she seems to be a real person living on the East Coast who just made a point--but did it kind of in a bad initial tone. And if Misha actually saw her picture, he'd be flirting with her like there is no tomorrow, lol.
I say: Let there be peace among the forum threads. This one was just too silly.I agree with you, Lita. Again, if it was my fault, I apologize for the last and final time. I'm all for peace at this point.
i apologize as well.
onward...
i just wanna have fun Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have FunAnother girl with class,
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And I actually saw her picture. You have something to adjust in your picture of myself.
Doubt if you saw the one I'm talking about,
. And I realize you don't like ladies who you think "bite," but seems like then you just seem to follow and make fun of them. I should know. lol
- zampanoposted 13 years ago0
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- \Brenda Scullyposted 13 years ago0
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