I've never heard of predominately!
We're in love. We're ... lovers. We're lesbian, gay-type lovers.
Willow ,'Potential'
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.
Jesse - Nov 11, 2009 7:12:27 am PST #18610 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
javachik - Nov 11, 2009 7:21:19 am PST #18616 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
and gotten $60 taken off my Comcast bill.
Oooh, how?
tommyrot - Nov 11, 2009 7:21:37 am PST #18617 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.
Please stop that. You're disturbing me.
Now that I think of it, I say "predominantly" but I write "predominately."
Predominately, anyway.
Consistency is a hobgoblin.
megan walker - Nov 11, 2009 7:22:33 am PST #18618 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Fowler's says predominately is older (1594 v. 1681) but was rarely used until the 19th century. Now, however, predominantly is overwhelmingly the commoner and is what they recommend.
JZ - Nov 11, 2009 7:22:39 am PST #18619 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
10 Geeky Laws That Should Exist, But Don’t
Oh, they're all splendid. And, of course, now that someone has enumerated and defined them, they DO exist! And I shall start using them forthwith.
I want this one on a t-shirt right now:
Starbucks’ and Peet’s Law: C8H10N4O2, better known as caffeine, is the most wonderful chemical compound known to humankind. If the field of chemistry had never identified or produced a single other useful compound, caffeine alone would be justification enough for its existence.