davidmcbeth
Banned
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/...After-Stabbing-Watermelon-Cops-267183461.html
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stabbed and carved a watermelon in a passive-aggressive manner
Skid - I was wondering about that "passive-aggressive" part too!
In other words, normal behavior.Passive-aggressive behavior is the indirect expression of hostility, such as through procrastination, sarcasm, stubbornness, sullenness, or deliberate or repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks for which one is (often explicitly) responsible.
The couple is in the process of going through a divorce, according to police.
Decimate means to reduce by a factor of ten. ....
Decimate means to reduce by a factor of ten.
So given that these two meanings of decimate appeared almost simultaneously, why are we so obsessed with assigning the punitive meaning to the word? A likely answer is that people are falling prey to what is known as the Etymological Fallacy, a tendency to believe that a word’s current meaning should be dictated by its roots. Unfortunately for the etymological purists, decimate comes from the Medieval Latin word decimatus, which means ‘to tithe’. The word was then assigned retrospectively to the Roman practice of punishing every tenth soldier.
So, next time you attend a symposium (etymologically, drinking partner) with someone sinister (etymologically, left-handed), and they launch into a tirade about the misuse of this word, you’ll be able to decimate their argument in no time at all.
If you will read deeper into your citation then you will see that I have already commented and contributed a bit more to the topic.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/15/carson-cultivating-a-curious-mind/
Sadly? You find it sad that language evolves and improves our ability to communicate? Or would you rather we all spoke proto-germanic?It used to mean that. Literally it now means to figuratively destroy completely. But there may be hope - see how one guy solves the problem. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/07/15/word-crimes-by-weird-al-yankovic/
Sadly, neither the King's nor the Queen's English resembles what it used to be. Even the Brits can't speak it properly any more - BBC being in the top 10 of offenders.
stay safe.
I missed that, why was he banned?Doug Huffman, who has been banned from this site.
Arrogant Worms - Carrot Juice Is Murderhttp://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/...After-Stabbing-Watermelon-Cops-267183461.html
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As far fetched as it may seem, it's certainly possible. No way of knowing without more details though. Is it that the wife is off her rocker and attacking her husband or is it that the husband is off his and threatening the wife for attempting to expose his drug stash?Just how the heck to you do that?
Oh! She came home and found a sliced-open watermelon on the counter with a knife sticking in it.
If your spouse comes home to see that and thinks you are passive-aggressively sending a violent message/threat, you have a problem on your hands.
stay safe.
But then - it's Connecticut. The state that gives us davidmcbeth. Kinda-sorta to be expected.
stay safe.