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words that you think don't make sense & wish were different
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:10 am
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:10 am
Hamburger
There is no ham on it. I mean what the heck? Certainly we could have at least named it a meatburger or something huh?
Doctor (non-medical)
An old classmate of mine got his doctorate or whatever it is in biblical studies or something and he is going around making everybody call him Dr. so and so like he is some kind of brain surgeon. He is an assistant pastor.
Football
I don't know what sport was invented first, American football or that country that calls soccer football but I sure wish they were named different things. It can get confusing.
There is no ham on it. I mean what the heck? Certainly we could have at least named it a meatburger or something huh?
Doctor (non-medical)
An old classmate of mine got his doctorate or whatever it is in biblical studies or something and he is going around making everybody call him Dr. so and so like he is some kind of brain surgeon. He is an assistant pastor.
Football
I don't know what sport was invented first, American football or that country that calls soccer football but I sure wish they were named different things. It can get confusing.
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Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:11 am to DakForHe15man
Dak
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:12 am to DakForHe15man
Baw
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:13 am to DakForHe15man
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got his doctorate or whatever it is in biblical studies or something and he is going around making everybody call him Dr. so and so like he is some kind of brain surgeon. He is an assistant pastor.
Never heard of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I take it.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:14 am to DakForHe15man
pi. you can't eat it.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:17 am to DakForHe15man
Hemorrhoid and asteroid should switch meanings.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:17 am to DakForHe15man
"Notwithstanding"
the way it's used typically is inherently ambiguous--or actually just means the opposite of the literal meaning.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, XYZ.... So is it the foregoing or the XYZ that is "withstanding"? The way it's used is, "Despite anything I've said to the contrary, XYZ is true."
But the literal reading could mean that XYZ doesn't "withstand" anything I've said to the contrary so ignore XYZ.
We need a better word. Because "despite" doesn't sound good in legal docs.
ETA: what makes more sense is "Anything I said to the contrary notwithstanding, XYZ is true." But I don't see it used that way much any more.
the way it's used typically is inherently ambiguous--or actually just means the opposite of the literal meaning.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, XYZ.... So is it the foregoing or the XYZ that is "withstanding"? The way it's used is, "Despite anything I've said to the contrary, XYZ is true."
But the literal reading could mean that XYZ doesn't "withstand" anything I've said to the contrary so ignore XYZ.
We need a better word. Because "despite" doesn't sound good in legal docs.
ETA: what makes more sense is "Anything I said to the contrary notwithstanding, XYZ is true." But I don't see it used that way much any more.
This post was edited on 12/19/14 at 11:20 am
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:18 am to McLemore
"Garnishing" your wages.
This sounds like a good thing, something extra added to your wages. Obviously it isnt.
This sounds like a good thing, something extra added to your wages. Obviously it isnt.
This post was edited on 12/19/14 at 11:19 am
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:19 am to DakForHe15man
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Hamburger
City in Germany (I think that's where it's from)
quote:
Doctor (non-medical)
I don't make anyone call me doctor, but the word doesn't mean "someone that can treat diseases."
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Football
I don't know what sport was invented first, American football or that country that calls soccer football
All countries besides the U.S. and Canada refer to soccer as "football"
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:19 am to DakForHe15man
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The term hamburger originally derives from Hamburg,[2] Germany's second largest city, from which many people emigrated to the United States. In High German, Burg means fortified settlement or fortified refuge and is a widespread component of place names. Hamburger, in the German language, is the demonym of Hamburg. Similar to frankfurter and wiener, names for other meat-based foods, being demonyms of the cities of Frankfurt and Vienna (Wien), respectively.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:20 am to DakForHe15man
quote:Mississippi
words that you think don't make sense & wish were different
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:28 am to DakForHe15man
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Football
I don't know what sport was invented first, American football or that country that calls soccer football but I sure wish they were named different things. It can get confusing.
They have the same origin sport as rugby (soccer = association football).
Some non-Americans are proponents of the term "handegg".
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:34 am to DakForHe15man
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I don't know what sport was invented first, American football or that country that calls soccer football but I sure wish they were named different things. It can get confusing.
Not sure how it's confusing. Football is football and soccer is soccer.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:55 am to DakForHe15man
Not a word, but I hate the phrase "all but."
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:00 pm to Cosmo
yes, i'd like a little parsley and capers on my paycheck please. oh wait, wtf? gimme that back you a-hole!
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:01 pm to McLemore
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"Notwithstanding"
the way it's used typically is inherently ambiguous--or actually just means the opposite of the literal meaning.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, XYZ.... So is it the foregoing or the XYZ that is "withstanding"? The way it's used is, "Despite anything I've said to the contrary, XYZ is true."
But the literal reading could mean that XYZ doesn't "withstand" anything I've said to the contrary so ignore XYZ.
We need a better word. Because "despite" doesn't sound good in legal docs.
ETA: what makes more sense is "Anything I said to the contrary notwithstanding, XYZ is true." But I don't see it used that way much any more.
I really tried but couldn't make it passed the third sentence. My brain has shut down for the holidays.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:02 pm to DakForHe15man
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Hamburger
There is no ham on it. I mean what the heck? Certainly we could have at least named it a meatburger or something huh?
Invented by the Earl of Hamburger. Common knowledge.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:04 pm to DakForHe15man
This isn't a word that is wrong but is used incorrectly all the time. When I was in nursing school, all of my instructors would talk about having empathy for your patient. Not one of them used it correctly, and it bugged the shite out of me.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:50 pm to drunkenpunkin
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This isn't a word that is wrong but is used incorrectly all the time. When I was in nursing school, all of my instructors would talk about having empathy for your patient. Not one of them used it correctly, and it bugged the shite out of me.
def of empathy is - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
The nurses had the ability to understand and share the feelings of their patients.
They understood their patients feelings. They were able to share them with others. They had empathy for them.
doesn't that make sense? not sure what you mean.
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