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kinkyviolet -> RE: SLAVE TRADE (8/2/2007 12:58:34 AM)
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I'm not sure why I do this. I guess I'm just curious. But every so often, I click on one of those scrolling recent forum posts and check this place out. I usually find myself wasting 10 minutes or so reading a few pages of poorly written bickering about something I don't even care about before I catch myself and close the window. I suppose it's the drama that intrigues me. Actually, the spelling mistakes are quite entertaining at times. :p (The word "elegal" comes to mind.)
Anyway, such is the case tonight, but this time, I decided to put in my two cents...well, ok, maybe a buck or two, off-topic as it may be.
This guy rubs me the wrong way, as do a lot of people on these forums (which is what triggers the reaction of closing the window), so I'd like to try taking him down a notch. However, I'm sure this won't phase him in the least, but at least I'll feel a little better. :)
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ORIGINAL: MasterJBK
I am not even going to dignify that with a response.
When people say that, or, in this case, write that, they're doing the exact opposite. Saying "I am not even going to dignify that with a response" IS a response, and thus "dignifies" whatever "that" is. Ironic, isn't it? That phrase should be something you say to yourself or to the person sitting next to you, not the person you don't want to dignify with a response. That's almost as bad as saying "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less."
Call me a "grammar nazi" if you will, but the English language is screwy enough when used correctly, so it really annoys me to see it butchered so often (another reason I don't like to hang around on message boards)...unless it's funny. Oddly enough, I majored in math in college and hated English classes.
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