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In similar vein, Domino's slogan of "We got this" grates, too.
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So, if I'm understanding correctly, they've GOTTEN under your skin.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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My pet peeves are:
1) real when really is correct. I'm real mad at you.
2) impact when used instead of influence or affect. Our profits were impacted by the pandemic.
3) nauseous when nauseated is correct. In a wonderful book from 40 years ago, titled The Elements of Style, by Strunk & White, they devoted some space to commonly misused words. They pointed out that nauseous means capable of causing nausea, so don't say "I feel nauseous" unless you are sure you have that effect on others.
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Personal pet peeve: Using "progress" as a verb, e.g., "How are we going to progress this project."
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Oh, another recent popular misteak is the use of "tenant" when they mean "tenet".
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Oh dear. Now I have to come up with another one.
audition (homophone)
disturbs fazes
stages phases Cruel, but fair.
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Apparently, I wasn't the only one who didn't get the clue today
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I actually got that but couldn't justify it
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Same for me.
stages (6) phases
was my guess, but I could not figure the clue.
Second guess was gestas, slang for gestures?
Disturbing gestas like you see in rush hour traffic?
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Hi im new to the forum is there anything big i should know about the forum?
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Welcome!
Read the stuff at the top of the page, and you'll be fine.
tl;dr: don't swear, don't spam, don't troll, don't post development questions (rants about how your development is going are fine).
Other than that, we're pretty relaxed here.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: ...we're pretty relaxed here. I'm not. All of this work is stressing me out!
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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That's probably because you aren't spending enough time here ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Relaxation is not an option as long as the CCC is there to torment ...
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Where did you get that picture of Herself from?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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You had better get your coat!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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...and a witness protection thingy.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I think I married her sister!
Life is hard....
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Welcome! maybe you can tell something about yourself, what your interests are etc.
You can also add this to your CodeProject profile of course.
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Proper spelling and grammar are key.
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Welcome user 1566... You probably want to change your display name so we can more easily recognize and remember you.
You can do this at the top right of the site.
Hover over your name and click "My settings".
You can change your display name and username there (your username is how people can @mention you and how people can link to your profile /members/username).
To sum up over 10 years of CP for me:
I still don't get the daily CCC (Cryptic Crossword third C).
We've recently started playing Wordle.
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I think the third 'C' is Clue. If someone left it out, I'd expect to see an entire crossword.
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Please don't suggest that to OG, you know he would post an entire crossword.
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