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Commonly misused words in dropzone.com forums and rec.skydiving

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steer: type of cow



actually a steer is is a male bovine that has been castrated... a cow is a bovine that has given birth before.... a bull would be a non castrated one and a heffer would be one that has not given biirth........

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steer: type of cow



actually a steer is is a male bovine that has been castrated... a cow is a bovine that has given birth before.... a bull would be a non castrated one and a heffer would be one that has not given biirth........



Hmm...you seem to know more about cows than Clay does about sheep. Makes ya think....
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How about: "ir-reguardless" an EX-girlfriend insisted it WAS a word and at her Mom's house in the HUGE Websters dictionary(with it's own book stand) showed the word and stated "this is NOT a word but, an abuse of two words inot 1.:ph34r:


Yes, that's one of my favourites, too, People are confusing "irrespective" and "regardless". Also, I believe the correct spelling of that non-word is "irregardless". The non word is a double negative since both the prefix "ir" and suffix "less" mean negation.

"Expresso" is another one, even though many people spell it correctly, but mispronounce it.

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Hmm...you seem to know more about cows than Clay does about sheep. Makes ya think....




it's caled 4-H and i ws a memebr for 11 years.. i rased rabbits... had some god friends that took catle thaqt's why i know...... did ya know there is no dark meat on a rabbit and less fat than chicken????

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My favorite thing in conversations, both electronic and verbal, is how something coincidental ends up being referred to as "ironic."



Here's a game to play. Listen to the Alanis Morrisette song "Ironic" count how many actually are ironic.
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One should be very careful if you are going to be critical. You should have known everyone would scour your list for errors.:)



Well, I for one didn't even read the list.

I know I'm not exempt from the list, and I'm sure I've been guilty of many of the list items.

You know what? It's the internet. Anyone canmake themselves look like a genius. Don't believe a damn thing until you actually meet the person.

I've met a great number of people who have greatly impressed with their intelligence me from these forums.

A few others couldn't be further from the truth.
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and a heffer would be one that has not given biirth........




then what is a Hefewiezen? a virgin wise ass bovine?

gots to add

y'all singular
all y'all plural
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Re: [peek] Commonly misused words

I knew I was in for it when I posted this list, and I knew you all would find something I did wrong. But no guts, no glory, right?

Keep them coming. I have made some corrections and additions already.

My definitions are deliberately short, hence the "cow" rather than the full explanation of the bovine sex organ issue, etc.

When I have time I will add as many of your suggestions as I can.

If you all keep it up we might rival some of the lists that I used to put together mine.

Don't you guys skydive on weekends?

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