tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295689543166080175.post2464191087116154682..comments2014-09-23T02:02:04.052-07:00Comments on The Chocolate Interrobang: Sure, he did - but it hardly made up for such a crappy SummerKaren Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13177791730943410658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295689543166080175.post-32056244445340530252007-06-21T07:00:00.000-07:002007-06-21T07:00:00.000-07:00"When you said something was "very unique", did yo..."When you said something was "very unique", did you mean to say "very rare" or "very cool" or "I feel like talking all fancy, so I say 'simplistic' instead of simple, and I might as well say 'very unique' because I am not really thinking this through, nor am I referring to a dictionary, ever"?"<BR/><BR/>I feel like I'm pointing out the obvious here, but Merriam-Webster lists "being without a like or equal", "distinctively characteristic", and "unusual" as three of the meanings of "unique".alienvoordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185665427021380867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295689543166080175.post-8902610165595448532007-06-21T06:57:00.000-07:002007-06-21T06:57:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.alienvoordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185665427021380867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295689543166080175.post-15147151716308113152007-06-16T15:31:00.000-07:002007-06-16T15:31:00.000-07:00There's an art to this, surely. Uncommon contexts,...There's an art to this, surely. Uncommon contexts, metaphorical extensions and the like, in the hands of a master, are breadcrumbs leading us into a richer world.<BR/><BR/>In the hands of a propagandist, drawn into base service as a mechanism to turn black into white, they are nothing of the sort. But which is which? Isn't that the conundrum of the age, and what has drawn us, wittingly or unwittingly, to this place?William Timbermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465283842365282278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295689543166080175.post-86052483847970703142007-06-16T07:45:00.000-07:002007-06-16T07:45:00.000-07:00If I felt more comfortable flinging alarmist state...<I>If I felt more comfortable flinging alarmist statements without preambles, I would simply say "We are letting each other get away with critical meaning failure!"</I><BR/><BR/>Certified' ...please don't restrain yourself too much. Alarmist statements can lead to great discussions. ;~)<BR/><BR/>As I was reading your post again (too tired last night to think), I was picturing a simple line-graph wtih unique in the center, and cool, rare, etc. scattered along the continuum. "Scattered" because we don't all assign them the same value. As you say in this post.<BR/><BR/>I do try to think about word usage during the day, maybe not as much as when I'm writing something new myself, but only because I actually have to send the email or whatever, and can't let it wait for a day or more.<BR/><BR/>Jeff, if you're still here... feel free to add those links to the blogroll, if you think they are appropriate. The process is pretty self explanatory.<BR/><BR/>[Moving day at my daughter's today; I'll be mostly off-line. ...sign]Karen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177791730943410658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295689543166080175.post-13661831617212266272007-06-16T05:08:00.000-07:002007-06-16T05:08:00.000-07:00[blushing curtsey]It is about time I found a suita...[blushing curtsey]<BR/><BR/>It is about time I found a suitable subject to harness my rabble-rousing ardor!JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774251718988253789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295689543166080175.post-9442449930666941642007-06-15T23:56:00.000-07:002007-06-15T23:56:00.000-07:00That was a thoroughly delightful post! (Not rather...That was a thoroughly delightful post! (Not <I>rather a</I> delightful post.)<BR/><BR/>For some reason I came across that statement of Mr Dumpty's just the other day, so it was quite a surprise to see it here.<BR/><BR/>I suppose you and I can only accede to the extraordinary powers of perception of others who realize just <I>how</I> unique some things are.<BR/><BR/>My pet peeve is the misuse of the word <I>literally</I> but I won't bother to give examples here as there's an<A HREF="http://literally.barelyfitz.com/" REL="nofollow"> entire blog</A>—yeah, literarily—dedicated to tracking abuse of the word. (Then again, why <A HREF="http://www.slate.com/id/2129105/" REL="nofollow">second guess</A> Louisa May Alcott?)<BR/><BR/>As for your trenchant question <BR/><BR/><I>When you said something was "very unique", did you mean to say "very rare" or "very cool" or "I feel like talking all fancy, so I say 'simplistic' instead of simple, and I might as well say 'very unique' because I am not really thinking this through, nor am I referring to a dictionary, ever"?</I><BR/><BR/>I'll place my bets on #3.Jeff Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296663806825685128noreply@blogger.com