porsche
Joined: October 20, 2005
Number of comments posted: 663
Number of votes received: 984
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Recent Comments
on: Have/halve
oops, I meant "having" not "have"...
on: Have/halve
You certainly ask an interesting question, but I have to dis...
on: Pronunciation: aunt
Bigjock, I have heard audi pronounced as you said, but I hav...
on: Pronunciation: aunt
Using that logic, Arfon, shouln't you say "awnt", rhyming wi...
on: As wet as ?
Ok, I think I have the definitive answer: "as wet as rain."...
on: your call will be answered in the order it was received
I think I know what bothers me about this. It's that passive...
on: As wet as ?
"as sharp as a sack of wet mice." Ok, it doesn't start with...
on: your call will be answered in the order it was received
This has always bothered me too, although I could never quit...
on: Shame on You!
I have seen both gestures, but, Liz, I would ask the same qu...
on: I/Me function in brackets.
I don't know why "even me" would mean the same as "you and m...
on: Afraid not
Actually, your analysis about dropping the "can" is correct,...
on: Might could
It gets even more complicated when you consider that "could"...
on: First Generation vs. Second Generation
99% you say? According to the US department of homeland secu...
on: Live or Living
While "I am living in B" does suggest something temporary, d...
on: First Generation vs. Second Generation
dyske, I think you missed the point a bit. The parents aren'...
on: X and S
gee confused, is that a trick question? When would you use t...
on: ____ and he?
I don't know if this is a rule or not, but if it were the su...
on: you all
"Hi, you" sounds like something you'd say awkwardly when you...
on: Charade you are!!
Churba may be correct as for as is goes, but it doesn't answ...
on: Might could
A possible reply that I think means the same thing is "I'm n...
on: Plural form of anonymous
While I agree that anonymous is an adjective, don't just dis...
on: Login into or log in to
When you log on you are on the system. When you log in you a...
on: Login into or log in to
RE: log on vs. log in, I couldn't begin to say why, but I t...
on: Capitalizing After the Colon
Voltaire, are you implying that a colon cannot be used to jo...
on: “Tilting at Windmills”
I would agree with much of what was said below, except that ...
on: Spaces After Period
I thought you'd all find this interesting. I saw a little di...
on: ‘...’?
You can also use an ellipsis to signify the passage of time,...
on: How many thats?
Ok, now I can use three "that"s: "Now that I consider that,...
on: Assist in or assist with
I agree but would like to be more specific. "assists in" is...
on: Present adverbs in past narrative
I would agree with Matt. The "now", resolves a potential am...
on: How many thats?
I noticed that everyone's examples are relying not on the gr...
on: off the mark
Or, also may be from archery; missed the bullseye is off the...
on: Eels’ or Eels’s?
Oops. Sorry, that last "Anonymous" was me, Porsche....
on: Riot act
Wow, thanks! Another dead metaphor to add to my collection....
on: Tsunami
Actually, susan, me, a tidal wave IS a tsunami, at least one...
on: you all
All sounds interesting, but I have to take issue with your b...
on: “by” vs. “of”
Of couse it is of, not by. You're the one who possesses the ...
on: percentages
For those who don't like "two-thirds percent", what are you ...
on: Left and Right?
In French, left is gauche, also meaning awkward or lacking s...
on: Odd sentence?
Wait a minute, now. While it is certainly likely the the tru...
on: Past tense of “text”
I'm with you, Slemmet, but this happens to be one of my wife...
on: The double “to”
Edward, Jamaal, David, you have all hit on one of my pet pee...
on: How many “ands” in a row
Oh, come on now, everyone. I don't think Martin is asking f...
on: Regardless
When I was in grade school, some 35 or 40 years ago, the wor...
on: off the mark
It's simply a metaphor, perhaps a dead one. Imagine measuri...
on: Farther/Further?
In most (not all) cases, further can be used in place of far...
on: Wanna know what it coulda be...
Yes, fowlerfan, I stand corrected. In any case, I think you...
on: Eels’ or Eels’s?
I'm a little confused, Fowlerfan. Dickens and Eels DO end i...
on: According to ME, you, him....
As was said, one use of "according to so and so..." is to le...
on: Use of multiple periods
I would have to agree with many of the comments below. Cert...
on: Do not induce vomiting
remember, there was a time when syrup of epicac was kept in ...
on: Idea Vs. Ideal
I, too, have never heard ideal in place of idea. I can tell...
on: O’clock
Actually, it's funny you should say that, Julia. The English...
on: OK vs Okay
I have heard these histories and others, but all sources I h...
on: Spell checkers
Ok, I'm sure you've all seen this, but I just couldn't resis...
on: Wanna know what it coulda be...
While very similar, these are not clitics. Clitics are word...
on: S
Actually, a or an is usually optional before a word beginnin...
on: “my tire flattened”
then, MPT, could a nail flatten my tire?...
on: Computer mouses or computer mice?
I'm sorry. I'm afraid I have to agree with Bubba. From now ...
on: Worst Case or Worse Case
Persephone, if there were only two cases, the worse of the t...
on: “I am so not XYZ”
Oh, come on now. look at these: I am happy. I am so happy...
on: “gain by”
I think you included the seeds of your own answer. as you su...
January 24, 2006, 5:44pm • 1 vote
on: As wet as ?
I think I have to take back my suggestion for "as wet as rai...