I'm mostly blanking on that music video (rock) where they display title cards and one of them is "It is cold where someone you love is."
Van Halen 2.0's Right Now?
Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.
'War Stories'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Strega - Nov 11, 2009 7:07:56 am PST #18606 of 30001
Polter-Cow - Nov 11, 2009 7:10:04 am PST #18607 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Does anyone have an opinion on "predominantly" vs. "predominately"? It's confusing me.
The former is a word. The latter isn't. The way to remember is the former has the dominant root. ("Dominate" is a word too, but it's a noun, not an adjective.)
Oh, never mind, they're both words.
Amy - Nov 11, 2009 7:10:43 am PST #18608 of 30001
Because books.
Does anyone have an opinion on "predominantly" vs. "predominately"? It's confusing me.
The second is just a variant. But I like, and use, the first.
The former is a word. The latter isn't.
Not according to Merriam-Webster.
tommyrot - Nov 11, 2009 7:11:06 am PST #18609 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Does anyone have an opinion on "predominantly" vs. "predominately"?
Yes.
We should just pick one and use that.
"Predominately" is my fave.
Jesse - Nov 11, 2009 7:12:27 am PST #18610 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I've never heard of predominately!
Dana - Nov 11, 2009 7:13:48 am PST #18611 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The second is just a variant. But I like, and use, the first.
Yeah, me too. Everything I can find says that, more or less, "predominately" is correct, but I really want to correct it to "predominantly."
The former is a word. The latter isn't.
I do check the dictionary first before I ask stupid questions.
§ ita § - Nov 11, 2009 7:16:21 am PST #18612 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Van Halen 2.0's Right Now?
Thank you! I can never retain the band or the song name. I should just buy it and be done with it. Of course, I've probably had this train of thought before. I should check the iPod.
"Predominately" sounds horrible. I guess there's no reason beyond the personal to change it to predominantly, but I'd sure try and sneak the changes by.
"Predominately" is my fave.
Please stop that. You're disturbing me.
-t - Nov 11, 2009 7:18:32 am PST #18613 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I found the stamps!
I am hearing this as a triumphant song, like "they got the mustard out".
I reduced my Comcast bill by $40 this morning. DH is going to cancel our gym membership at the gym neither of us has been to in months, so that'll be another $90. Budget is very close to balancing.
i've never heard or seen "predominately" before. Huh.
Jessica - Nov 11, 2009 7:18:41 am PST #18614 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
10 Geeky Laws That Should Exist, But Don’t
1. Munroe’s Law: A person in a geeky argument who can quote xkcd to support his position automatically wins the argument. This law supersedes Godwin, so that even if the quote is about Hitler, the quoter still wins.
Tom Scola - Nov 11, 2009 7:18:53 am PST #18615 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
My spelling and grammar will PREDOMINATE YOUR FACE.