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Lacking communicative functionality? #16 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 19:42 pm   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

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I'm very aware of the semantic games the sides play, and that's what I'm pointing out.


And I say you're playing the same game as they/m.
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Lacking communicative functionality? #17 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 21:22 pm   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

Molly wrote:
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I'm very aware of the semantic games the sides play, and that's what I'm pointing out.


And I say you're playing the same game as they/m.

And you're delusional.
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EFLese? ;-) #18 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 21:28 pm   EFLese? ;-)
 

Molly wrote:
the same game as they/m.
OMG! Laughing What's that? An example of "grammatical fence-sitting"? Laughing
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EFLese? ;-) #19 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 22:19 pm   EFLese? ;-)
 

Yankee wrote:
Molly wrote:
the same game as they/m.
OMG! Laughing What's that? An example of "grammatical fence-sitting"? Laughing


Or bidialectalism. Do you think grammar usage is about taking sides then? About joining the "right" camp?
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EFLese? ;-) #20 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:31 pm   EFLese? ;-)
 

Molly wrote:
Or bidialectalism.
Bidialectalism? I see. To which dialect does 'they' belong? And which dialect does 'them' belong to? And why in heavens name did you choose to ignore other dialectual possibilities (such as you's, for example)? Tsk tsk. How discriminatory! Shocked
.
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Lacking communicative functionality? #21 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:45 pm   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

Jamie (K) wrote:
And you're delusional.


On the day he claimed to be able to summon the spirits of 77 laptops with the flick of a 32MB file, we moved beyond delusion and into strictly Babylonian Brotherhood territory.

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Lacking communicative functionality? #22 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:53 pm   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

MrPedantic wrote:
Jamie (K) wrote:
And you're delusional.


On the day he claimed to be able to summon the spirits of 77 laptops with the flick of a 32MB file, we moved beyond delusion and into strictly Babylonian Brotherhood territory.

MrP


Hm, you fizzled out on that discussion, didn't you, Mr P?
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EFLese? ;-) #23 (permalink) Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:54 pm   EFLese? ;-)
 

Yankee wrote:
Molly wrote:
Or bidialectalism.
Bidialectalism? I see. To which dialect does 'they' belong? And which dialect does 'them' belong to? And why in heavens name did you choose to ignore other dialectual possibilities (such as you's, for example)? Tsk tsk. How discriminatory! Shocked
.


I'm surprised you know those items.

BTW, what's the difference between "dialectal" and "dialectual"?
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Lacking communicative functionality? #24 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 0:00 am   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

R U discrimin8ing agin? Wink
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Lacking communicative functionality? #25 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 0:11 am   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

Yankee wrote:
R U discrimin8ing agin? Wink
.


I can honestly say that I've never seen the least sign of discrimination in M's posts.

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Lacking communicative functionality? #26 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 0:21 am   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

Good point, MrP.
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Lacking communicative functionality? #27 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 0:25 am   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

MrPedantic wrote:
Yankee wrote:
R U discrimin8ing agin? Wink
.


I can honestly say that I've never seen the least sign of discrimination in M's posts.

She tends to discriminate against Americans.
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Lacking communicative functionality? #28 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 0:43 am   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

Jamie (K) wrote:
She tends to discriminate against Americans.


All of 'em? Shocked
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Lacking communicative functionality? #29 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 18:41 pm   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

Molly wrote:
Hm, you fizzled out on that discussion, didn't you, Mr P?


I'm politely waiting for you to reply to my last question there.

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Lacking communicative functionality? #30 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 22:42 pm   Lacking communicative functionality?
 

MrPedantic wrote:
Molly wrote:
Hm, you fizzled out on that discussion, didn't you, Mr P?


I'm politely waiting for you to reply to my last question there.

MrP


When you get (the) time to reply to my questions...
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