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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 2:13:29 PM
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zoebob
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That's funny about Liz Denimdiva
Unthawed and dethawed are not words.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 2:14:24 PM
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pink..
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Irregardless is not a word.
I've heard it, but don't think I've ever used it. I can't think of a proper context for it?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 2:16:49 PM
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pink..
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ORIGINAL: zoebob
That's funny about Liz Denimdiva
Unthawed and dethawed are not words.
Yeah, she has quite an offbeat sense of humor. She really catches people off guard.
Her English and Spanish teachers this year told me that they are sad that she will be homeschooled next year.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 2:36:14 PM
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I've learned some things...like irrelevant should be either relevant or not relevant.
Umm, there's nothing wrong with saying irrelevant. Not here anyway.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 3:41:09 PM
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Inflammable means that something (either physical or a situation) is likely to go up in flames.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 3:43:53 PM
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doinkdom
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doesn't flammable means the same thing?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 3:51:51 PM
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pink..
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doesn't flammable means the same thing?
Pretty much.
From Dictionary.com
flam·ma·ble:
–adjective easily set on fire; combustible; inflammable.
in·flam·ma·ble:
–adjective 1. capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable.
2. easily aroused or excited, as to passion or anger; irascible: an inflammable disposition.
–noun 3. something inflammable.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 3:56:35 PM
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agapetos
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Usage Note: Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in- has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means "not flammable" or "noncombustible." The prefix -in in inflammable is not, however, the Latin negative prefix -in, which is related to the English -un and appears in such words as indecent and inglorious. Rather, this -in is an intensive prefix derived from the Latin preposition in. This prefix also appears in the word enflame. But many people are not aware of this derivation, and for clarity's sake it is advisable to use only flammable to give warnings. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flammable
There now, that's clear isn't it?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 4:10:22 PM
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pink..
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OK you Brits and others, why is it that you seem to know so much more about our celebs than we do about yours?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/1/2008 5:50:02 PM
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manda59
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OK you Brits and others, why is it that you seem to know so much more about our celebs than we do about yours?
Are there any British celebrities, really?
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just seems to be one of those funny things that even the most schooled individual says
