- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
1
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:05 pm to Antonio Moss
quote:
But the noun version of "want" means "an absence or lack of."
according to dictionary.com, one meaning of the noun version is...
quote:
something desired, demanded, or required
any ways...who gives a shite? we all know what he means. It's ironic the bitching about this when we are all tied to an area of the country that uses a ton of phrases that are completely out of bounds in the English language. Reminds me of the old joke, what's the definition of a cajun? A person who's illiterate in 2 languages.
edited to add...from the thesaurus on reference.com
Main Entry: want
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: desire
Synonyms: appetite, craving, demand, fancy, hankering, hunger, longing, necessity, need, requirement, thirst, wish, yearning, yen
Notes: wont is a custom, especially habitual; want is a desire or need
Antonyms: disinterest, dislike, hate
This post was edited on 7/25/10 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:05 pm to TIGRLEE
You get owned an then you start trying to make gay jokes.
Par for the course again.
Par for the course again.
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:05 pm to Choctaw
quote:
as in....there is a notable want for a running game this season.
Which would be correct if Miles was saying that our running game was lacking, but he uses the term to describe desire. He'll often say "there is a want to compete." I seriously doubt he is trying to express the idea that his team lacks competitive drive. He is trying to say that the team desires to compete. Which is all fine and dandy, but want (in its noun form) isn't the correct term to use.
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:07 pm to Antonio Moss
Correct
It may be unique, but it's also incorrect.
It may be unique, but it's also incorrect.
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:08 pm to ForeLSU
quote:
any ways...who gives a shite?
I do not. I just want him to win games because there is a want of victories lately.
See what I did there?
Anyway, just trying to point out the misusage so posters don't make the same mistake.
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:08 pm to TheDoc
quote:
You get owned
you keep saying this,,,, but there isnt a whole lot of truth to it.
quote:
then you start trying to make gay jokes.
I wasnt making a joke... what youve been doing the last 2 hrs, following Moss around like a little lap dog is creepy.
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:11 pm to ForeLSU
quote:
according to dictionary.com, one meaning of the noun version is...
quote:
something desired, demanded, or required
quote:
Main Entry: want
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: desire
Synonyms: appetite, craving, demand, fancy, hankering, hunger, longing, necessity, need, requirement, thirst, wish, yearning, yen
Notes: wont is a custom, especially habitual; want is a desire or need
Antonyms: disinterest, dislike, hate
I really don't have anything else to add. The same shite has been posted in two seperate threads now but im sure you'll keep on thinking you're right....and too be honest, i really couldn't give a shite.
This post was edited on 7/25/10 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:15 pm to Choctaw
All I can say is, as far as the English language goes, Merriam-Webster's trumps other sources, especially "dictionary.com."
I don't think the good people in succession of Daniel Webster purposefully left out the "a desire" definition so that dictionary.com could claim it.
I don't think the good people in succession of Daniel Webster purposefully left out the "a desire" definition so that dictionary.com could claim it.
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:17 pm to Dallasgrowl
quote:
I stand corrected...I screwed up... I will learn from this experience and attempt to not do it again.
That is what intelligent people do..
Yet, when Les says exactly the same thing about the clock issues and other short comings of his he is lamb basted and called an idiot.
Your anger toward Les for whatever reason (saban separation anxiety, lack of personal self esteem or jealousy) is unhealthy.
Give it a rest, geaux tigers!!
This post was edited on 7/25/10 at 11:18 pm
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:23 pm to Hitchcock
quote:
I had never heard that phrase until Les uttered it.
Is it a regional thing? Do other people use it?
I have the want to know about "the want."
"If you don't have the want to do this the bearing sea will kill you."
"It's a want that you have."
- Phil Harris (Late Cornellia Marie Captain)
Deadliest Catch - Phil Harris Tribute
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:24 pm to Antonio Moss
quote:
I don't think the good people in succession of Daniel Webster purposefully left out the "a desire" definition so that dictionary.com could claim it.
the esteemed Roget includes the following as synonyms for the noun version of "want" in my tattered 1978 version of his thesaurus...
wish, desire, requirement (DESIRE)
along with the absence and poverty references.
on page 1330 of my 10th Edition M-W Collegiate Edition, the second meaning of the noun "want" is...
2. something wanted, NEED, DESIRE
I guess somewhere old Daniel is probably rolling over in his grave over the blaspheme of this being included in the 10th edition.
This post was edited on 7/25/10 at 11:26 pm
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:40 pm to Choctaw
quote:
I hope neither of you asshats went to Prompt Succor or Menard.
No, I was not permitted to go to school with catholic girls...I was only allowed to have sex with them.
Those skirts were something else!
Posted on 7/25/10 at 11:54 pm to markthetiger
quote:
I was a mustang but coached football at Bolton and Buckeye and am now at ASH
No kidding...I went to Bolton quite a few years ago. It has been a long time since I have lived in the area. I was there a year or so ago and other than a few new stores sprinkled around, it has not changed very much.
Posted on 7/26/10 at 7:39 am to Jay Quest
quote:
Miles is from Ohio...and by and large, people from that state don't talk like an idiot.
this explains everything
Posted on 7/26/10 at 1:44 pm to ForeLSU
Roget bump for Moss...
Posted on 7/26/10 at 1:50 pm to ForeLSU
From Roget:
quote:
noun
The condition of lacking a needed or usual amount:
absence, dearth, lack. See excess
The condition of being extremely poor:
beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, neediness, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation. See rich
Something asked for or needed:
demand, exigence, exigency (often used in plural), need. See necessary, over
Posted on 7/26/10 at 1:52 pm to cheeser
quote:
Miles is from Ohio...and by and large, people from that state don't talk like an idiot.
quote:Actually, I'm more confused than ever now.
this explains everything
Posted on 7/26/10 at 1:53 pm to Antonio Moss
A 3 page thread about a word.
Wow. Some of you have serious issues with Miles.
Wow. Some of you have serious issues with Miles.
Posted on 7/26/10 at 1:56 pm to Antonio Moss
quote:
From Roget:
so in 1978 Roget had desire included, but has since removed it??
Page 4 of 5
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News