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khyber
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Awesome, to me, is more like an overpowering coolness. When something is awesome, it's usually over-the-top.
sweet seems to be more subtle. Something you use when you see something "cooooooool"
throw - huck |
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Hanson
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Great thread!
Delicious vs Tasty:
Delicious, in my mind, should only be used sparingly, for something higher-end or special, such as a five-star restaurant's dishes.
Tasty is more every-day, something that is common but tastes good.
Speak vs Talk vs Say vs Tell |
Speak says to me talking without necessarily being in a dialogue - more formal. Talk suggests a conversation, and say has more to do with the specific things that are happening during the speaking or talking. Tell has the idea that specific information is being imparted to someone for a purpose.
awesome! vs. sweet! |
I'm gonna say "awesome!" would be accompanied with fist pumping and excitement to something unexpected.
"Sweet!" would be acompanied by a smirk and head-nodding to something you are perhaps a little envious about.
EDIT: I posted too slowly...
I'd say huck has a negative connotation (?)
flammable vs inflammable |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| flammable vs inflammable |
I know what the dictionary says, but I get stuck in the mind-set of 'in' equalling not, so the rare times I use these words, I use flammable to mean the thing will burn and inflammable for things that will not burn.
awkward vs clumsy (You can leave 'inept' out of it if you want.) |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| I use flammable to mean the thing will burn and inflammable for things that will not burn. |
You'll get us all killed with that attitude, Ya-ta boy. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| gang ah jee wrote: |
| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| I use flammable to mean the thing will burn and inflammable for things that will not burn. |
You'll get us all killed with that attitude, Ya-ta boy. |
You'll get this game killed with that "not offering a question to the next poster" attitude of yours.
dawg / dood |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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You'll get this game killed with that "not offering a question to the next poster" attitude of yours.
dawg / dood |
Uh, you could have picked up Ya-ta's awkward/clumsy, dawg. Anyway, awkward is more uncomfortable, but not necessarily wrong. Clumsy could be comfortable and relaxed, but without skill nonetheless.
And for der Superguru, dawg has more feelings of cameraderie and friendliness, dood is more neutral and could even be hostile.
Irrespective/Regardless |
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khyber
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Irrespective/Regardless |
one is used by a self righteous Tw-at
the other, by someone trying to sound smarter than they are. |
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gang ah jee
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| khyber wrote: |
one is used by a self righteous Tw-at
the other, by someone trying to sound smarter than they are. |
Not a big fan of vocabulary, khyber? Irregardless of your feelings on this, the game must go on.
screw/nail |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Clearly we're not talking about carpentary here then.
Screw is more friendly, nail is a bit more cold and macho, like locker room talk. Why? Because screwing is something you can do together, but you can't be "nailing", and a girl can't "nail" a guy, it's something a guy only does "to" a female.
Also, nail can also mean get something right. Nailed the jump shot. And screw is the opposite, when you screw something up. And to be screwed can also mean to be in trouble or ripped off. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry I missed that, Gang Ah Gee. I didn't notice that Ya-Ta had put one out there. You see, we're freaking out here in the Republic at the moment making preparations for our final descent into Hell, and I've been going over my survival checklist. (Gas/Dust/Radiation Masks ... check, check and check. 50 Water Purification Tablets.... check. 12-hour Light Sticks.... check. 2,400-calorie Food Bars... check, Potassium Iodine Pills... check. Solar Blankets.... check.)
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Clearly we're not talking about carpentary here then.
Screw is more friendly, nail is a bit more cold and macho, like locker room talk. Why? Because screwing is something you can do together, but you can't be "nailing", and a girl can't "nail" a guy, it's something a guy only does "to" a female. |
If "nail" is something only a guy can do, then so is "screw" in this carpentry methaphor. The latter method just takes a lot longer than the former. Personally, I'm lazy. I prefer drawing the process out a long as humanly possible.
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rapid / brisk |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:08 am Post subject: |
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rapid / brisk
Rapid is a kind of river where the water flows quickly.
Brisk is a brand of beverage. 
Boobs / T1ts (or Boobies / T1tties) |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:05 am Post subject: |
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Boobs is more all-encompassing  ; we can say she has big ones, little ones or that you are one. T1ts, however are limited to female mammals like cows, goats and bulls.
To pull this thread back to the realm of respectability and decorum:
bag vs sack |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:32 am Post subject: |
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I'd be more inclined to collocate "sack" with "scratch" than with "bag".... ummm, I mean a bag can be used to put anything inside and could be made of a variety of materials (cloth, plastic, leather), but a sack is more specific about what can go inside (napsack, hobo's sack) and feels more cloth-y to me.
Fantastic / Wonderful |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Actually there are so many similar ones to fantastic and wonderful, like incredible, terrific, fabulous,
and lesser used ones like splendid and dandy.
Fantastic sounds like it has just a little more excitement than wonderful, but they are very similar.
Incredible could be hard to believe.
Fabulous is a fashionable word. Somethings really has to be wonderful indeed to use this word properly.
Terrific is just damn good, great, excellent.
Ah, they're almost all the same really.
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concept vs. idea? |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:28 am Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
If "nail" is something only a guy can do, then so is "screw" in this carpentry methaphor. The latter method just takes a lot longer than the former. Personally, I'm lazy. I prefer drawing the process out a long as humanly possible.
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Not quite. A guy can nail and screw. A girl can't do either. But screwing can be done together, ie "We were screwing". You can't say "We were nailing", that's something that can only be done by the guy, ie "I nailed her". I feel dirty now... |
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