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 Post subject: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 9:40 am 
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I swear, if I see one more sprung that should be sprang, or shrunk that should be shrank (in published material), I will start foaming at the mouth.


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 Post subject: Re: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 10:44 am 
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My pet hates are:
whilst instead of while
hike instead of increase
and
"jujee": new word for chic but I don't know how to spell it


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 Post subject: Re: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 1:37 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lee:
"jujee": new word for chic but I don't know how to spell it<hr></blockquote>What, have we exhausted "tony" already?


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 Post subject: Re: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 2:35 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lee:
My pet hates are:
whilst instead of while
hike instead of increase
and
"jujee": new word for chic but I don't know how to spell it
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At least these are grammatical.<p>I blame the movies for the shrank/shrunk et al. abomination. Specifically, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.


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 Post subject: Re: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 4:21 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SusanV:

At least these are grammatical.<p>I blame the movies for the shrank/shrunk et al. abomination. Specifically, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
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Whoa! Let's not let this place turn into another Honey, I Shrunk the Kids bashing message board. Isn't there enough of that on the Internet?


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 Post subject: Re: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 4:32 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lee:
"jujee": new word for chic but I don't know how to spell it<hr></blockquote><p>Are you thinking of "zhoozh?" (phonetic spelling; if there's a standard spelling, I don't know it.) That's getting a lot of play lately thanks to "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," but they don't use it to mean "chic"; it's usually in reference to some little stylistic touch, such as pushing up shirt sleeves or spiking up hair.


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 Post subject: Re: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 5:40 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by EMorse:

Are you thinking of "zhoozh?" (phonetic spelling; if there's a standard spelling, I don't know it.) That's getting a lot of play lately thanks to "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,"
<hr></blockquote><p>Bravo's site says it's "tjuzs." For what it's worth.


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 Post subject: Re: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 6:27 pm 
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It's getting used around my office so much I'm scared I'll have to put in into 120pt type sometime soon...


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 Post subject: Re: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sun May 30, 2004 6:14 am 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lee:
It's getting used around my office so much I'm scared I'll have to put in into 120pt type sometime soon...<hr></blockquote><p>That's a worry.


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 Post subject: Re: Is the sedative ready?
PostPosted: Sun May 30, 2004 7:02 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by contrarysounding:
Bravo's site says it's tjuzs," For what it's worth.<hr></blockquote><p>Thanks for looking that up, I was wondering how the hell they were spelling that. (It's true. I have no life.) But tjuzs looks like it ought to be a short, Russian expletive, IMHO.<p>[ May 30, 2004: Message edited by: Jackie ]</p>


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