Comments on: A Conversation To Break The Internet -- 2016's Problematic Banished Words http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/ Reality-based political commentary Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:06:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68402 Elizabeth Miller Sun, 03 Jan 2016 13:59:03 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68402 <I>When I come back, I'll be a kindler, gentler Michale...</I> ... only in my dreams ... :) When I come back, I'll be a kindler, gentler Michale...

... only in my dreams ... :)

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68401 Elizabeth Miller Sun, 03 Jan 2016 13:57:25 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68401 Bon voyage! Bon voyage!

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68400 Michale Sun, 03 Jan 2016 13:54:21 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68400 <I>When I come back, I'll be a kindler, gentler Michale...</I> Mebbe.... :D Michale When I come back, I'll be a kindler, gentler Michale...

Mebbe.... :D

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68399 Michale Sun, 03 Jan 2016 13:53:44 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68399 OK, we're off.. :D Haiti, Jamaica, Cozumel and Grand Cayman. And an UNLIMITED DRINK PACKAGE!!! :D Died and gone to heaven!!! I doubt I'll have NET access, but I might be able to sneak someone's wifi in ports.. I might drop in and say HI and post a few pics.... Other than that, let me leave you with the immortal words of Richard Nixon... <B>"You won't have {{Michale}} to kick around any more!!"</B> Well, at least for 7 days.. :D When I come back, I'll be a kindler, gentler Michale... Michale OK, we're off.. :D

Haiti, Jamaica, Cozumel and Grand Cayman.

And an UNLIMITED DRINK PACKAGE!!! :D

Died and gone to heaven!!!

I doubt I'll have NET access, but I might be able to sneak someone's wifi in ports.. I might drop in and say HI and post a few pics....

Other than that, let me leave you with the immortal words of Richard Nixon...

"You won't have {{Michale}} to kick around any more!!"

Well, at least for 7 days.. :D

When I come back, I'll be a kindler, gentler Michale...

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68398 Michale Sun, 03 Jan 2016 11:31:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68398 I asked a question a while ago regarding the "fairness" of bringing Bill Clinton's history of alleged sexual assaults and rapes into the election.. I never got an answer, but I have a new thought that will GUARANTEE ya'all will agree with me, even if you don't publicly state it.. If Bill Cosby were to appear on the stump in support of Trump, would Cosby's alleged sexual assaults and rapes be fair game?? Of course they would... So, how is it any different than with Clinton?? Ahhhh yes... The '-D' after the name... Hell, we don't even NEED to bring in Bubba... Hillary's actions towards Bill's victims is sufficient to disqualify her from being POTUS and being a spokesperson for the Democrat Party's War On Women... Michale I asked a question a while ago regarding the "fairness" of bringing Bill Clinton's history of alleged sexual assaults and rapes into the election..

I never got an answer, but I have a new thought that will GUARANTEE ya'all will agree with me, even if you don't publicly state it..

If Bill Cosby were to appear on the stump in support of Trump, would Cosby's alleged sexual assaults and rapes be fair game??

Of course they would...

So, how is it any different than with Clinton??

Ahhhh yes... The '-D' after the name...

Hell, we don't even NEED to bring in Bubba...

Hillary's actions towards Bill's victims is sufficient to disqualify her from being POTUS and being a spokesperson for the Democrat Party's War On Women...

Michale

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68393 Elizabeth Miller Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:14:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68393 Indeed. Indeed.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68391 Michale Sat, 02 Jan 2016 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68391 <I>... it just comes naturally. :)</I> heh Michale ... it just comes naturally. :)

heh

Michale

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68390 Elizabeth Miller Sat, 02 Jan 2016 19:28:44 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68390 ... it just comes naturally. :) ... it just comes naturally. :)

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68387 Michale Sat, 02 Jan 2016 18:58:03 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68387 <I>Wouldn't "americas" be Americas?? :D yes.</I> Apologies.. I was so ensconced with the punctuation discussion, I failed to recall your normal commenting idiosyncrasies.. I wasn't TRYING to be a smart ass... :) Michale Wouldn't "americas" be Americas?? :D

yes.

Apologies.. I was so ensconced with the punctuation discussion, I failed to recall your normal commenting idiosyncrasies..

I wasn't TRYING to be a smart ass... :)

Michale

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68386 nypoet22 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 17:14:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68386 <i>Wouldn't "americas" be Americas?? :D</i> yes. Wouldn't "americas" be Americas?? :D

yes.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68384 Michale Sat, 02 Jan 2016 16:55:49 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68384 <I>did you continue using an apostrophe on its [possessive] just to mess with me?</I> No... The "it's" was force of habit.. I used the "So " to mess with ya.. :D <I>[snark] do you mean a campus in the U.S. or anywhere in the americas? [/snark]</I> Wouldn't "americas" be Americas?? :D <I>in truth i don't think anyone really cares, i'm just posing the question as a mental exercise: does our use of the term betray an undue sense of entitlement?</I> Naw, just the cultural appropriation of white privilege.. :D Michale did you continue using an apostrophe on its [possessive] just to mess with me?

No... The "it's" was force of habit..

I used the "So " to mess with ya.. :D

[snark] do you mean a campus in the U.S. or anywhere in the americas? [/snark]

Wouldn't "americas" be Americas?? :D

in truth i don't think anyone really cares, i'm just posing the question as a mental exercise: does our use of the term betray an undue sense of entitlement?

Naw, just the cultural appropriation of white privilege.. :D

Michale

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68383 nypoet22 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 16:45:41 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68383 <i>In it's [sic] usage, it's referring to a nationality, not one's geographical location... It's [sic] usage should not be "problematic" on an American campus...</i> @michale, did you continue using an apostrophe on its [possessive] just to mess with me? @dan, it doesn't make sense because it's [it is] irregular, as are all possessive pronouns: my, your, his, her, their, its. @michale, [snark] do you mean a campus in the U.S. or anywhere in the americas? [/snark] of course, i know you mean the united states because of the conversation's initial context, but in other cases nationality vs. geography is not automatically implied, even though some folks may think it is. for that matter, what entitles us to refer to our nationality as if the americas belong exclusively to us? in truth i don't think anyone really cares, i'm just posing the question as a mental exercise: does our use of the term betray an undue sense of entitlement? JL In it's [sic] usage, it's referring to a nationality, not one's geographical location...

It's [sic] usage should not be "problematic" on an American campus...

@michale,

did you continue using an apostrophe on its [possessive] just to mess with me?

@dan,

it doesn't make sense because it's [it is] irregular, as are all possessive pronouns: my, your, his, her, their, its.

@michale,

[snark] do you mean a campus in the U.S. or anywhere in the americas? [/snark]

of course, i know you mean the united states because of the conversation's initial context, but in other cases nationality vs. geography is not automatically implied, even though some folks may think it is. for that matter, what entitles us to refer to our nationality as if the americas belong exclusively to us?

in truth i don't think anyone really cares, i'm just posing the question as a mental exercise: does our use of the term betray an undue sense of entitlement?

JL

]]> By: neilm http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68382 neilm Sat, 02 Jan 2016 15:41:59 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68382 To the other punctuation pedants out there, you'll love this book: "Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation" by Lynne Truss http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation-ebook/dp/B000OIZSVY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1451749232&sr=1-1&keywords=eats+shoot+and+leave To the other punctuation pedants out there, you'll love this book:

"Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation"
by Lynne Truss

http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation-ebook/dp/B000OIZSVY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1451749232&sr=1-1&keywords=eats+shoot+and+leave

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68378 Michale Sat, 02 Jan 2016 08:26:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68378 <I>You sound like Bill Maher. Just saying ;)</I> Hay now! Let's not be sayin' things we can't take back!! :D Michale You sound like Bill Maher. Just saying ;)

Hay now!

Let's not be sayin' things we can't take back!! :D

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68377 Michale Sat, 02 Jan 2016 08:21:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68377 <I>the word American actually is problematic, because folks from the US use it to mean only ourselves, but south and central americans use it to mean anyone from "the americas," leading to misunderstandings about who someone is talking about.</I> In it's usage, it's referring to a nationality, not one's geographical location... It's usage should not be "problematic" on an American campus... <I>I'm pretty sure Daesch cancelled their Christmas Atrocity just to cheese you off. By being a good sport about it, you stuck it to them twice!</I> Too true.. :D Michale the word American actually is problematic, because folks from the US use it to mean only ourselves, but south and central americans use it to mean anyone from "the americas," leading to misunderstandings about who someone is talking about.

In it's usage, it's referring to a nationality, not one's geographical location...

It's usage should not be "problematic" on an American campus...

I'm pretty sure Daesch cancelled their Christmas Atrocity
just to cheese you off. By being a good sport about it, you stuck it to them twice!

Too true.. :D

Michale

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68376 Elizabeth Miller Sat, 02 Jan 2016 04:42:19 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68376 TS, I think you may need a drink and you can go ahead and make mine a double. :) TS,

I think you may need a drink and you can go ahead and make mine a double. :)

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68375 TheStig Sat, 02 Jan 2016 04:20:27 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68375 I would like to see the word utilize, banished. It is almost never used in the correct technical sense (to use efficiently) and when it is used correctly, the efficient part is almost always clear in context,....which is an inefficient use of both space and letters. I would like to see the word utilize, banished. It is almost never used in the correct technical sense (to use efficiently) and when it is used correctly, the efficient part is almost always clear in context,....which is an inefficient use of both space and letters.

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68374 TheStig Sat, 02 Jan 2016 04:09:24 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68374 M-30 I'm pretty sure Daesch cancelled their Christmas Atrocity just to cheese you off. By being a good sport about it, you stuck it to them twice! M-30

I'm pretty sure Daesch cancelled their Christmas Atrocity
just to cheese you off. By being a good sport about it, you stuck it to them twice!

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68373 TheStig Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:47:16 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68373 Neilm-9 Those without a Netflix account aren't entirely fecked.....many complete Father Ted episodes are available on YouTube. Neilm-9

Those without a Netflix account aren't entirely fecked.....many complete Father Ted episodes are available on YouTube.

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68372 dsws Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:08:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68372 The rule on apostrophes in "its" makes no sense to me. I follow it, but .... The rule on apostrophes in "its" makes no sense to me. I follow it, but ....

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68371 nypoet22 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 01:42:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68371 the word American actually is problematic, because folks from the US use it to mean only ourselves, but south and central americans use it to mean anyone from "the americas," leading to misunderstandings about who someone is talking about. JL the word American actually is problematic, because folks from the US use it to mean only ourselves, but south and central americans use it to mean anyone from "the americas," leading to misunderstandings about who someone is talking about.

JL

]]> By: neilm http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68370 neilm Sat, 02 Jan 2016 00:39:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68370 Michale [28] You sound like Bill Maher. Just saying ;) http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=6870 Michale [28]

You sound like Bill Maher. Just saying ;)

http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=6870

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68369 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 22:53:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68369 Let me finish up this extravaganza with a Mea Culpa... I had predicted an Daesch based/inspired terrorist attack this holiday season.. I am happy to say that I was wrong... Michale 753 <<==== And I do believe that THAT is a new record... :D Let me finish up this extravaganza with a Mea Culpa...

I had predicted an Daesch based/inspired terrorist attack this holiday season..

I am happy to say that I was wrong...

Michale
753 <<==== And I do believe that THAT is a new record... :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68368 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:54:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68368 MicroAggression will be on next year's list of BANNED WORDS.... You heard it here first.. :D Michale 752 MicroAggression will be on next year's list of BANNED WORDS....

You heard it here first.. :D

Michale
752

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68366 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68366 And, since we're making lists.. Aside to Neil... I fully expect to get to the rest of your list, just not sure when.. Hopefully before I leave for the week... Anyways, here's my list.. <B>The 13 Most Ridiculously PC Moments on College... 1. Hating pumpkin-spice lattes was declared sexist. 2. A university language guide stated that the word “American” was “problematic.” 3. A university study declared that we have to accept people who “identify as real vampires.” 4. The word “skinny” was deemed “violent.” 5. A university declared the phrase “politically correct” to be politically incorrect. 6. A room full of white people was determined to be a “microaggression” 7. A Harvard study declared that microaggressions can make people die sooner 8. Some students were ‘triggered’ by an anti-microaggressions exhibit. 9. A student newspaper felt the need to clarify that it was not being transphobic by associating menstruation and tampons with “women.” 10. The War on Pronouns 2015 was no doubt a tough year for this part of speech. In October, Kansas University’s student senate voted to totally ban gender-specific pronouns such as “his/her” from its Rules and Regulations document because they’re “microaggressions” against the students who don’t use them. 11. A yoga class was canceled on the grounds that yoga is “cultural appropriation.” 12. The War on Charity Events In 2015, political correctness was often considered more important than raising money for charitable causes. For example: At Quinnipiac University, a sorority had to cancel a fundraiser for foster children because one student complained that having (trigger warning!) maracas on the promotional posters was racist. At the University of Kansas, some social-justice activists declared that a sorority hosting a charity event for children with cancer during one of its protests was a microaggression because the activists were more important. 13. A university blamed a student’s clear act of terrorism on the patriarchy. </B> <B>"I weep for the future..."</B> -Matri'De, FERRIS BEUHLER'S DAY OFF :D Michale 751 And, since we're making lists.. Aside to Neil... I fully expect to get to the rest of your list, just not sure when.. Hopefully before I leave for the week...

Anyways, here's my list..

The 13 Most Ridiculously PC Moments on College...

1. Hating pumpkin-spice lattes was declared sexist.

2. A university language guide stated that the word “American” was “problematic.”

3. A university study declared that we have to accept people who “identify as real vampires.”

4. The word “skinny” was deemed “violent.”

5. A university declared the phrase “politically correct” to be politically incorrect.

6. A room full of white people was determined to be a “microaggression”

7. A Harvard study declared that microaggressions can make people die sooner

8. Some students were ‘triggered’ by an anti-microaggressions exhibit.

9. A student newspaper felt the need to clarify that it was not being transphobic by associating menstruation and tampons with “women.”

10. The War on Pronouns 2015 was no doubt a tough year for this part of speech. In October, Kansas University’s student senate voted to totally ban gender-specific pronouns such as “his/her” from its Rules and Regulations document because they’re “microaggressions” against the students who don’t use them.

11. A yoga class was canceled on the grounds that yoga is “cultural appropriation.”

12. The War on Charity Events In 2015, political correctness was often considered more important than raising money for charitable causes. For example: At Quinnipiac University, a sorority had to cancel a fundraiser for foster children because one student complained that having (trigger warning!) maracas on the promotional posters was racist. At the University of Kansas, some social-justice activists declared that a sorority hosting a charity event for children with cancer during one of its protests was a microaggression because the activists were more important.

13. A university blamed a student’s clear act of terrorism on the patriarchy.

"I weep for the future..."
-Matri'De, FERRIS BEUHLER'S DAY OFF

:D

Michale
751

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68365 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:52:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68365 And, since we're making lists.. Aside to Neil... I fully expect to get to the rest of your list, just not sure when.. Hopefully before I leave for the week... Anyways, here's my list.. <B>The 13 Most Ridiculously PC Moments on College... 1. Hating pumpkin-spice lattes was declared sexist. 2. A university language guide stated that the word “American” was “problematic.” 3. A university study declared that we have to accept people who “identify as real vampires.” 4. The word “skinny” was deemed “violent.” 5. A university declared the phrase “politically correct” to be politically incorrect. 6. A room full of white people was determined to be a “microaggression” 7. A Harvard study declared that microaggressions can make people die sooner 8. Some students were ‘triggered’ by an anti-microaggressions exhibit. 9. A student newspaper felt the need to clarify that it was not being transphobic by associating menstruation and tampons with “women.” 10. The War on Pronouns 2015 was no doubt a tough year for this part of speech. In October, Kansas University’s student senate voted to totally ban gender-specific pronouns such as “his/her” from its Rules and Regulations document because they’re “microaggressions” against the students who don’t use them. 11. A yoga class was canceled on the grounds that yoga is “cultural appropriation.” 12. The War on Charity Events In 2015, political correctness was often considered more important than raising money for charitable causes. For example: At Quinnipiac University, a sorority had to cancel a fundraiser for foster children because one student complained that having (trigger warning!) maracas on the promotional posters was racist. At the University of Kansas, some social-justice activists declared that a sorority hosting a charity event for children with cancer during one of its protests was a microaggression because the activists were more important. 13. A university blamed a student’s clear act of terrorism on the patriarchy. </B> http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429102/most-pc-moments-college-campuses-2015 <B>"I weep for the future..."</B> -Matri'De, FERRIS BEUHLER'S DAY OFF :D Michale 751 And, since we're making lists.. Aside to Neil... I fully expect to get to the rest of your list, just not sure when.. Hopefully before I leave for the week...

Anyways, here's my list..

The 13 Most Ridiculously PC Moments on College...

1. Hating pumpkin-spice lattes was declared sexist.

2. A university language guide stated that the word “American” was “problematic.”

3. A university study declared that we have to accept people who “identify as real vampires.”

4. The word “skinny” was deemed “violent.”

5. A university declared the phrase “politically correct” to be politically incorrect.

6. A room full of white people was determined to be a “microaggression”

7. A Harvard study declared that microaggressions can make people die sooner

8. Some students were ‘triggered’ by an anti-microaggressions exhibit.

9. A student newspaper felt the need to clarify that it was not being transphobic by associating menstruation and tampons with “women.”

10. The War on Pronouns 2015 was no doubt a tough year for this part of speech. In October, Kansas University’s student senate voted to totally ban gender-specific pronouns such as “his/her” from its Rules and Regulations document because they’re “microaggressions” against the students who don’t use them.

11. A yoga class was canceled on the grounds that yoga is “cultural appropriation.”

12. The War on Charity Events In 2015, political correctness was often considered more important than raising money for charitable causes. For example: At Quinnipiac University, a sorority had to cancel a fundraiser for foster children because one student complained that having (trigger warning!) maracas on the promotional posters was racist. At the University of Kansas, some social-justice activists declared that a sorority hosting a charity event for children with cancer during one of its protests was a microaggression because the activists were more important.

13. A university blamed a student’s clear act of terrorism on the patriarchy.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429102/most-pc-moments-college-campuses-2015

"I weep for the future..."
-Matri'De, FERRIS BEUHLER'S DAY OFF

:D

Michale
751

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68364 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:37:00 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68364 And we must note the passing of Trapper John.... Who also was the surrogate Major Tony Nelson in the TV Movie of I DREAM OF JEANNIE... He will be missed... Michale 750 And we must note the passing of Trapper John.... Who also was the surrogate Major Tony Nelson in the TV Movie of I DREAM OF JEANNIE...

He will be missed...

Michale
750

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68363 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:35:18 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68363 <I>key takeaway: "it" is a pronoun, and pronoun possessives are all irregular, i.e. they don't follow the rules for nouns.</I> Hokay... Yer da teacher.. :D Me arguing with you on this is like you arguing with me on the best way to breach and clear... :D Michale 749 key takeaway: "it" is a pronoun, and pronoun possessives are all irregular, i.e. they don't follow the rules for nouns.

Hokay... Yer da teacher.. :D

Me arguing with you on this is like you arguing with me on the best way to breach and clear... :D

Michale
749

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68362 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:31:05 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68362 <I>No. Liz was correct. When it comes to possessives, pronouns work differently from nouns. "It's" ALWAYS means "it is." writing "it's" instead of "its" for possession would be the equivalent of writing me's instead of my, you's instead of your, he's instead of his, etc.</I> But, then it would be Michales hair instead of Michale's hair. For the Weigantian who likes to call me an "it", if he were talking about my hair, it would be, "it's hair", not "its hair", right?, ... :D Michale 748 No. Liz was correct. When it comes to possessives, pronouns work differently from nouns. "It's" ALWAYS means "it is."

writing "it's" instead of "its" for possession would be the equivalent of writing me's instead of my, you's instead of your, he's instead of his, etc.

But, then it would be Michales hair instead of Michale's hair.

For the Weigantian who likes to call me an "it", if he were talking about my hair, it would be, "it's hair", not "its hair", right?, ...

:D

Michale
748

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68361 nypoet22 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:28:49 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68361 key takeaway: "it" is a pronoun, and pronoun possessives are all irregular, i.e. they don't follow the rules for nouns. key takeaway: "it" is a pronoun, and pronoun possessives are all irregular, i.e. they don't follow the rules for nouns.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68360 nypoet22 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:23:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68360 <i>So, you are saying it's MY HAIR and ITS HAIR not, IT'S HAIR??</i> Yes. <i>The first IT'S is "IT IS" and the second IT'S is the possessive of HAIR, so it would HAVE to be IT'S....</i> No. Liz was correct. When it comes to possessives, pronouns work differently from nouns. "It's" ALWAYS means "it is." writing "it's" instead of "its" for possession would be the equivalent of writing me's instead of my, you's instead of your, he's instead of his, etc. JL So, you are saying it's MY HAIR and ITS HAIR not, IT'S HAIR??

Yes.

The first IT'S is "IT IS" and the second IT'S is the possessive of HAIR, so it would HAVE to be IT'S....

No. Liz was correct. When it comes to possessives, pronouns work differently from nouns. "It's" ALWAYS means "it is."

writing "it's" instead of "its" for possession would be the equivalent of writing me's instead of my, you's instead of your, he's instead of his, etc.

JL

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68359 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:10:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68359 <I>It's hair = it is hair, as opposed to, you know, fur.</I> No, if we were talking about an IT, it would be IT'S hair... Just as if IT were Michale, then it would be Michale's hair.. Not Michales Hair... Or, in my case, lack thereof. :D <I>So, now, 'hair' looks and sounds funny ... ?</I> <B>"Hehehe Roads... ROE ADS... It's a freaky word"</B> -Chris Farley, BLACK SHEEP :D Michale 747 It's hair = it is hair, as opposed to, you know, fur.

No, if we were talking about an IT, it would be IT'S hair...

Just as if IT were Michale, then it would be Michale's hair.. Not Michales Hair...

Or, in my case, lack thereof. :D

So, now, 'hair' looks and sounds funny ... ?

"Hehehe Roads... ROE ADS... It's a freaky word"
-Chris Farley, BLACK SHEEP

:D

Michale
747

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68358 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:10:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68358 I made a mistake ... see comment #18 for the correct version! I made a mistake ... see comment #18 for the correct version!

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68357 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:07:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68357 <I>It's its hair we're talkin about!</I> See, THAT should be "it's it's hair...." The first IT'S is "IT IS" and the second IT'S is the possessive of HAIR, so it would HAVE to be IT'S.... Right?? <I>Aren't you at 800 yet, Michale!?</I> Gettin' there.. But I have already made the decision to donate as if I reached 800.... It's (Its???? Aaarrggggghhhhhh!!!!!! :D) just that it would be more exciting if I actually hit the 800... :D Michale 746 It's its hair we're talkin about!

See, THAT should be "it's it's hair...."

The first IT'S is "IT IS" and the second IT'S is the possessive of HAIR, so it would HAVE to be IT'S....

Right??

Aren't you at 800 yet, Michale!?

Gettin' there.. But I have already made the decision to donate as if I reached 800....

It's (Its???? Aaarrggggghhhhhh!!!!!! :D) just that it would be more exciting if I actually hit the 800... :D

Michale
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]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68354 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:59:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68354 <I>January: Obama bans all ammo (it turns out ammo is not covered by the 2nd Amendment and the Supreme Court agree 5-4). </I> Fine... No ammo for ANY Democrat's (ITS?? :D ) Security Details... <I>It works as gun violence plummets.</I> Yea, cuz crooks always obey the law.. Chicago PROVES that! :D Michale 744 January: Obama bans all ammo (it turns out ammo is not covered by the 2nd Amendment and the Supreme Court agree 5-4).

Fine... No ammo for ANY Democrat's (ITS?? :D ) Security Details...

It works as gun violence plummets.

Yea, cuz crooks always obey the law.. Chicago PROVES that! :D

Michale
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]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68353 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:24:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68353 no, that's not quite right, either ... It's its hair we're talkin about! Aren't you at 800 yet, Michale!? no, that's not quite right, either ...

It's its hair we're talkin about!

Aren't you at 800 yet, Michale!?

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68352 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:22:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68352 SHEEEEEEE ... it!!!! <b>Its hair = it is its hair we're discussing here, not the colour of its hair!</b> Or, It's its hair were talkin' about! There, that's better. Heh. SHEEEEEEE ... it!!!!

Its hair = it is its hair we're discussing here, not the colour of its hair!

Or,

It's its hair were talkin' about!

There, that's better. Heh.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68351 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:20:19 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68351 Michale, It's hair = it is hair, as opposed to, you know, fur. It's my hair = it is MY hair, not you're a hare. Its hair - it is it's hair we're discussing here, not the colour of its hair! So, now, 'hair' looks and sounds funny ... ? Michale,

It's hair = it is hair, as opposed to, you know, fur.

It's my hair = it is MY hair, not you're a hare.

Its hair - it is it's hair we're discussing here, not the colour of its hair!

So, now, 'hair' looks and sounds funny ... ?

]]> By: neilm http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68349 neilm Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:04:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68349 My hopes for good laughs in 2016: January: Obama bans all ammo (it turns out ammo is not covered by the 2nd Amendment and the Supreme Court agree 5-4). It works as gun violence plummets. February: It hits 95 degrees in Anchorage, AK. Ted Cruz tells us that it has been 95 there every February since 1998 and that global warming is a myth. March: Jeb! takes his shirt off and rides a horse a la Putin in a desperate attempt to look 'strong'. A furious Putin goes full monty and we see his new "Hillary 2016" tramp stamp. April: Donald Trump vows to make everybody wear blackface at his inauguration because he has always liked the movie "The Jazz Singer". His numbers go up. May: The French put boots on the ground and stomp out ISIS. They start calling Americans "Coke guzzling woose monkeys". Lindsay Graham faints. June: We discover that Kim Davis has had three abortions. Huckabee tells everybody that she wasn't really his friend, just like Josh Duggar. July: Ted Cruz wins the Republican nomination at the convention after Donald Trump announces that "This joke has gone too far". He then starts a 'Truther' movement to out Cruz as a Cuban-Canadian. August: A still laughing Trump offers to shave his head if his $10M donation to "Hillary 2016" is matched by regular voters. One week later a bald Donald Trump runs TV ads: "Vote for Hillary - I was making it all up, you know that wall thing etc. I can't believe you bought it - what is wrong with you people? - This message is approved by Donald Trump". September: The Pope threatens to excommunicate anybody who votes for Cruz 2016. Lindsay Graham calls for boots on the ground in the Vatican. Then faints again. October: VP candidate Mike Huckabee's boyfriend outs him. Huckabee says he wasn't really that into him all along. November: Classified emails discovered on Hillary's server show she deliberately withheld support on the night of Benghazi because she thought it was Bill playing a joke on her. Then Hillary's girlfriend outs her. Hillary wins in a landslide anyway. December: The RNC's autopsy on 2016 concludes that they only need 123% of the angry white men demographic to win in 2020. The race is on! My hopes for good laughs in 2016:

January: Obama bans all ammo (it turns out ammo is not covered by the 2nd Amendment and the Supreme Court agree 5-4). It works as gun violence plummets.

February: It hits 95 degrees in Anchorage, AK. Ted Cruz tells us that it has been 95 there every February since 1998 and that global warming is a myth.

March: Jeb! takes his shirt off and rides a horse a la Putin in a desperate attempt to look 'strong'. A furious Putin goes full monty and we see his new "Hillary 2016" tramp stamp.

April: Donald Trump vows to make everybody wear blackface at his inauguration because he has always liked the movie "The Jazz Singer". His numbers go up.

May: The French put boots on the ground and stomp out ISIS. They start calling Americans "Coke guzzling woose monkeys". Lindsay Graham faints.

June: We discover that Kim Davis has had three abortions. Huckabee tells everybody that she wasn't really his friend, just like Josh Duggar.

July: Ted Cruz wins the Republican nomination at the convention after Donald Trump announces that "This joke has gone too far". He then starts a 'Truther' movement to out Cruz as a Cuban-Canadian.

August: A still laughing Trump offers to shave his head if his $10M donation to "Hillary 2016" is matched by regular voters. One week later a bald Donald Trump runs TV ads: "Vote for Hillary - I was making it all up, you know that wall thing etc. I can't believe you bought it - what is wrong with you people? - This message is approved by Donald Trump".

September: The Pope threatens to excommunicate anybody who votes for Cruz 2016. Lindsay Graham calls for boots on the ground in the Vatican. Then faints again.

October: VP candidate Mike Huckabee's boyfriend outs him. Huckabee says he wasn't really that into him all along.

November: Classified emails discovered on Hillary's server show she deliberately withheld support on the night of Benghazi because she thought it was Bill playing a joke on her. Then Hillary's girlfriend outs her. Hillary wins in a landslide anyway.

December: The RNC's autopsy on 2016 concludes that they only need 123% of the angry white men demographic to win in 2020. The race is on!

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68348 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:03:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68348 <I>no. the apostrophe shows possession for nouns but NOT pronouns. "its" (no apostrophe) is the fracking equivalent of my/your/his/her/their</I> So, you are saying it's MY HAIR and ITS HAIR not, IT'S HAIR?? my/your/his/her/their when preceding a noun is possessive. So if ITS precedes a noun, then IT'S would also be possessive and have the apostrophe... Not arguing with the teacher... :D Just cornfused... Michale 742 no. the apostrophe shows possession for nouns but NOT pronouns. "its" (no apostrophe) is the fracking equivalent of my/your/his/her/their

So, you are saying it's MY HAIR and ITS HAIR not, IT'S HAIR??

my/your/his/her/their when preceding a noun is possessive.

So if ITS precedes a noun, then IT'S would also be possessive and have the apostrophe...

Not arguing with the teacher... :D Just cornfused...

Michale
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]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68345 nypoet22 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:30:34 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68345 <i>Isn't fecking (I prefer fraking) possession still It's??</i> no. the apostrophe shows possession for nouns but NOT pronouns. "its" (no apostrophe) is the fracking equivalent of my/your/his/her/their <i>Then = a fecking point in time. To = where it’s fecking going. Too = an excessive fecking amount. </i> then = also causality or deduction to = also purpose or intent too = also also JL Isn't fecking (I prefer fraking) possession still It's??

no. the apostrophe shows possession for nouns but NOT pronouns. "its" (no apostrophe) is the fracking equivalent of my/your/his/her/their

Then = a fecking point in time.
To = where it’s fecking going.
Too = an excessive fecking amount.

then = also causality or deduction
to = also purpose or intent
too = also also

JL

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68342 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:56:15 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68342 I have a thing about commas, too ... especially when I forget to add one or add one too many. Heh. <I>Isn't fecking (I prefer fraking) possession still It's??</I> Only if it belongs to 'it' ... sorry, I couldn't resist. :) I have a thing about commas, too ... especially when I forget to add one or add one too many. Heh.

Isn't fecking (I prefer fraking) possession still It's??

Only if it belongs to 'it' ... sorry, I couldn't resist. :)

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68340 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:53:40 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68340 <I>It’s = it fecking is. Its = shows fecking possession.</I> Isn't fecking (I prefer fraking) possession still It's?? My apostrophe' fanaticism is only, surpassed by my, comma fanaticism... :D Michale 737 It’s = it fecking is.
Its = shows fecking possession.

Isn't fecking (I prefer fraking) possession still It's??

My apostrophe' fanaticism is only, surpassed by my, comma fanaticism... :D

Michale
737

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68336 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:50:05 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68336 Hey, neil ... I bet you've made the same typo a time or two, eh? After all, it's an easy typo to make and we've all done it, knowing full well what the correct grammar is; usually we catch those mistakes before we hit the post button but, sometimes we're too quick on the trigger finger. :) Hey, neil ... I bet you've made the same typo a time or two, eh?

After all, it's an easy typo to make and we've all done it, knowing full well what the correct grammar is; usually we catch those mistakes before we hit the post button but, sometimes we're too quick on the trigger finger. :)

]]> By: neilm http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68333 neilm Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:42:09 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68333 Hmm, I like some of these words. Here (for the Father Ted fans, this is titled) "Father Jack's Grammar Rules") are my pet peeves: They’re = they fecking are. Their = shows fecking possession. There = specifies a fecking location. You’re = you fecking are. Your = shows fecking possession. We’re = we fecking are. Were = past fecking tense of “are”. Where = specifies a fecking location. Than = a fecking comparison. Then = a fecking point in time. To = where it’s fecking going. Too = an excessive fecking amount. Two = a fecking number. It’s = it fecking is. Its = shows fecking possession. If you haven't seen "Father Ted" do yourself a favor - it is on Netflix. Just watch the first episode and you'll be hooked :) Hmm, I like some of these words. Here (for the Father Ted fans, this is titled) "Father Jack's Grammar Rules") are my pet peeves:

They’re = they fecking are.
Their = shows fecking possession.
There = specifies a fecking location.
You’re = you fecking are.
Your = shows fecking possession.
We’re = we fecking are.
Were = past fecking tense of “are”.
Where = specifies a fecking location.
Than = a fecking comparison.
Then = a fecking point in time.
To = where it’s fecking going.
Too = an excessive fecking amount.
Two = a fecking number.
It’s = it fecking is.
Its = shows fecking possession.

If you haven't seen "Father Ted" do yourself a favor - it is on Netflix. Just watch the first episode and you'll be hooked :)

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68329 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 14:45:02 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68329 Ahhhhhhh <B>Obama to impose new gun control curbs next week</B> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/01/obama-to-impose-new-gun-control-curbs-next-week/ More <B>Wouldn't It Be Nice anti-gun laws that will do absolutely NOTHING to prevent or help prevent criminal gun violence, crowd-based mass shootings or terrorist attacks... Chump... Michale 734 Ahhhhhhh

Obama to impose new gun control curbs next week
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/01/obama-to-impose-new-gun-control-curbs-next-week/

More Wouldn't It Be Nice anti-gun laws that will do absolutely NOTHING to prevent or help prevent criminal gun violence, crowd-based mass shootings or terrorist attacks...

Chump...

Michale
734

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68327 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 14:36:10 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68327 Don't worry, people.. It's almost over.. :D Plus I'll be gone til mid January anyways.. So you'll get some recovery time... :D Michale 732 Don't worry, people.. It's almost over.. :D

Plus I'll be gone til mid January anyways.. So you'll get some recovery time... :D

Michale
732

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68326 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 13:39:38 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68326 I mean, honestly. Patreaus was nailed to the cross for sharing some tidbits with his bed buddy... Hillary opened up the entire State Department leadership to our enemies... And ya'all give her a pass... Once again, the power of the almighty '-D'... Michale 731 I mean, honestly.

Patreaus was nailed to the cross for sharing some tidbits with his bed buddy...

Hillary opened up the entire State Department leadership to our enemies...

And ya'all give her a pass...

Once again, the power of the almighty '-D'...

Michale
731

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68325 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 13:36:41 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68325 And with the new year.. New facts that prove Clinton lied about sending classified intel thru her private insecure home-brew email server.. <B>New ‘secret’ message among Clinton’s emails as classification rate spikes again More than 8 percent of latest batch deemed classified</B> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/31/new-secret-message-among-clinton-emails/ Michale 730 And with the new year..

New facts that prove Clinton lied about sending classified intel thru her private insecure home-brew email server..

New ‘secret’ message among Clinton’s emails as classification rate spikes again
More than 8 percent of latest batch deemed classified
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/31/new-secret-message-among-clinton-emails/

Michale
730

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68323 Michale Fri, 01 Jan 2016 10:27:28 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68323 <I>I checked the donations list today, and due to a few VERY generous last-minute donations, we have met our fundraising goal for the year! Woo hoo! Of course, we'll still be accepting donations, so if you feel so inclined, we welcome the budgetary inflow. But what this means is that I can confidently say that ChrisWeigant.com will remain ad-free for all of 2016 -- thanks to everyone who has donated!</I> <B>"... and I'm spent..." -Austin Powers :D Michale 729 I checked the donations list today, and due to a few VERY generous last-minute donations, we have met our fundraising goal for the year! Woo hoo! Of course, we'll still be accepting donations, so if you feel so inclined, we welcome the budgetary inflow. But what this means is that I can confidently say that ChrisWeigant.com will remain ad-free for all of 2016 -- thanks to everyone who has donated!

"... and I'm spent..."
-Austin Powers

:D

Michale
729

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68322 nypoet22 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 05:59:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68322 <i>[So] -- "So it's getting really annoying. So can we please put a stop to this?"</i> my own pet peeve with 'so' is when it's dangled at the end of a phrase, leaving the rest of us to infer the rest of the dependent clause instead of just saying it. in tv and movies, it's lazy writing. in real life, it's obnoxious. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/so-what/402316/ [So] -- "So it's getting really annoying. So can we please put a stop to this?"

my own pet peeve with 'so' is when it's dangled at the end of a phrase, leaving the rest of us to infer the rest of the dependent clause instead of just saying it. in tv and movies, it's lazy writing. in real life, it's obnoxious.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/so-what/402316/

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68321 Chris Weigant Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:02:36 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68321 Oh, you may have to refresh your browser to see the final "thanks everyone" graphic at the top of the page. We'll leave these up for another week or so, just so everyone gets a chance to see it. -CW Oh, you may have to refresh your browser to see the final "thanks everyone" graphic at the top of the page. We'll leave these up for another week or so, just so everyone gets a chance to see it.

-CW

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/12/31/a-conversation-to-break-the-internet-2016s-problematic-banished-words/#comment-68320 Chris Weigant Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:01:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11650#comment-68320 <strong>Big News Update!</strong> I checked the donations list today, and due to a few VERY generous last-minute donations, we have met our fundraising goal for the year! Woo hoo! Of course, we'll still be accepting donations, so if you feel so inclined, we welcome the budgetary inflow. But what this means is that I can confidently say that ChrisWeigant.com will remain ad-free for all of 2016 -- thanks to everyone who has donated! Again: woo hoo! :-) <strong>-CW</strong> Big News Update!

I checked the donations list today, and due to a few VERY generous last-minute donations, we have met our fundraising goal for the year! Woo hoo! Of course, we'll still be accepting donations, so if you feel so inclined, we welcome the budgetary inflow. But what this means is that I can confidently say that ChrisWeigant.com will remain ad-free for all of 2016 -- thanks to everyone who has donated!

Again: woo hoo!

:-)

-CW

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