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The last post is the WINNER!
- Thread starter ninerbuff
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I don't know about you, but I feel like one of those goats sometimes.
Viker
Your beloved eccentric Auntie Cristal
We need to avoid what a former boss called a "goat rodeo" - being a contender for the sacrificial goat.I pretty much am one of those goats like all the time.
i am sorely tempted, i just received an email...
Des "Amis de Picami" ont eu plusieurs naissances de moutons de race Ouessant au printemps. Les petits sont désormais sevrés et sont proposés à l'adoption. Ils sont donnés gracieusement contre bons soins. Si vous souhaitez vous essayer à l'éco-pâturage, faites nous signe, nous vous mettrons en contact avec les propriétaires actuels.
Translation...
Friends of Picami" had several births of Ouessant-breed sheep in the spring. The young are now weaned and are offered for adoption. They are given free of charge against good care. If you want to try your hand at eco-grazing, let us know, we will put you in contact with the current owners.
Just wishing we had the space.
Had it been goats we would have made the space
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
No, I'm being literal. If it's the present it is not future. It may be "modern" or "contemporary," but it's not the future. The Jetsons, based on idea of what the future holds, is futurist.
And a dictionary isn't always the appropriate tool. A ball peen hammer may be good for working with metal, but it's not going to be much use for breaking up large rocks, and a sledge hammer is beyond overkill for nails and wood. The dictionary still has its place and use, but ultimately it cannot do many concepts, theories, social and economic ideas, or philosophical terms any justice. Some of that stuff gets very tricky with translations, context, multiple volumes, and just can't be summed up in a few words.
Dictionaries can also be problematic. Words such as feminine and masculine are defined in a circular way in many dictionaries and don't actually define the word. Or it just doesn't really tell you anything. Like this definition of Christian:
That's rigidly true, but it doesn't actually tell you anything about who or what a Christian is. A dictionary will tell you a British person is from the British Isles, but an encyclopedia will go more into the different nations, cultures, and histories that go along with everything that goes into the word "British."
Viker
Your beloved eccentric Auntie Cristal
I want a goat. My Doberman doesn't. I'd worry too much. Especially if I left them alone.
My grandfather used to breed Dobermans. Whenever we visited and i had disappeared they could always find 3 or 4 year old me in the kennel playing with the dogs.
Oh,. I am now even more tempted
They grow to.
They grow to.
And now i would like my regular goodnight win
Thank you for putting up with me today
Thank you for putting up with me today
Except for the "istic" suffix to "futur".
But it shouldn't be abandoned & contradicted.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
Sometimes it's not even a good choice. Like when it defines a word in a circular manner, which is also called a logical fallacy.
It's not a logical fallacy if no argument is made.
But your argument does nothing to demonstrate
that your personal definition is superior to the
dictionary's.