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Xocoyol Zaraoul
Superior Genetics
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Posted - 2013.07.23 00:29:00 -
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Two examples of why your smart-ass attempt is actually wrong:
die off
To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population: Rabbits were dying off in that county. [Dust has a population]
die out
To cease living completely; become extinct: tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago. [tribes nor customs/cultures are technically "living" entities by your definition] |
Xocoyol Zaraoul
Superior Genetics
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Posted - 2013.07.23 00:37:00 -
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Seymor Krelborn wrote:lol in both examples you used living beings... rabbits and tribal people (their customs/cultures are defined by a living organism... you fail
A set of customs is not living, though it is used and constructed by a living population, it can be modified, though.
DUST is not living, though it is used and constructed by a living population, it can be modified, though.
All computer programs are by their very nature defined by "living organisms," as they are just another language written in a very specific way. Note that it is perfectly acceptable English to announce a language as "dead."
Speaking of language, your grasp of the English language is terrible, or you are not half as clever as you think you are. |
Xocoyol Zaraoul
Superior Genetics
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Posted - 2013.07.23 00:45:00 -
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Seymor Krelborn wrote:your argument is moot because you are using the term of death in a slang way... no matter how adapted we are to using the term in such an abstract manner it is still inaccurate
Colloquialisms are not "inaccurate," they are just traditionally not used in formal speech. You are arbitrarily declaring a sub-set of rules of the English language to be temporarily "void."
1, 2. Colloquial, conversational, informal refer to types of speech or to usages not on a formal level. Colloquial is often mistakenly used with a connotation of disapproval, as if it meant GÇ£vulgarGÇ¥ or GÇ£badGÇ¥ or GÇ£incorrectGÇ¥ usage, whereas it is merely a familiar style used in speaking and writing. Conversational refers to a style used in the oral exchange of ideas, opinions, etc.: an easy conversational style. Informal means without formality, without strict attention to set forms, unceremonious: an informal manner of speaking; it describes the ordinary, everyday language of cultivated speakers.
In short, you are simply uneducated on the matter and are in error. |
Xocoyol Zaraoul
Superior Genetics
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Posted - 2013.07.23 00:51:00 -
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Seymor Krelborn wrote:nope  and im more clever than you think.... my little fish...
No, not clever, just a troll trying to be clever and funny and failing at both, especially with this obvious "miss-use" of "my little fish" where you break your own arbitrary rules.
Anywho, my dinner is now done so I'm off. Thank you for providing entertainment while I was waiting for the oven, have a pleasant day! |
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