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If someone sold you a bottle of flavored water for $20.00 passing it off as a cure for for the common cold would be a grift.
To just leach money off someone else by letting them believe you are helping them.
These are my interpretations of the word. There's probably a better dictionary version.
TM
Maybe because of the word "ridge" which means things like the top edge of a house or a hill.
Do you you the word 'graft' in the US to describe hard work?
The Shop
to obtain (money or property) illicitly (as in a confidence game)
A grifter is a scammer or charlatan.
To desiccate something is to dry it up or preserve by drying. You've seen those little bags in your beef jerky which read "do not eat?" Those are desiccants. They keep moisture out of the bag.
To dissect Is to cut something into pieces, usually for the purposes of inspection.
A related verb is bisect, which means to cut into two pieces.
Overdue is when something is late. You might be overdue on a library book or a water bill.
Overdo is sort of a slang conjunction of "over-do," which means to do too much of something. You might overdo it when drinking or working out.
bisect, to separate into 2 pieces (usually in equal pieces, well in math equal pieces anyway)
neither require cutting.
TM
TM
That is a grammatically correct sentence.
Have a nice evening.
Pit Row
Buffalo buffalo (bison from Buffalo NY) [that] Buffalo buffalo buffalo (that the bison from Buffalo NY bully) buffalo Buffalo buffalo (are bullying bison from Buffalo NY).
That one's going to need some more explaining. Maybe with different words to illustrate.
So, Buffalo buffaloes bother other Buffalo buffaloes...? I can still only make it make sense with "buffalo" repeated 5 times.
Many years ago while stationed at Mtn. Home AFB, ID...we had an F-111 that had an un-commanded roll problem. The amount of roll couldn't be corrected with trim. Consequently, this aircraft spent it's life as a "cann bird" (parts removed and installed on other aircraft to keep the fleet flying). Regs required that every cann bird be flown every 30 days. So once a month this plane had to be reassembled and launched for at least one flight.
This meant a couple of 18+ hour days. We were finishing up one of those shifts. On headsets, with hot mikes, we were all tired and goofy trying to finish ops checks.
Someone said, "This fucker is fucked.". This led to a discussion about the word and how many times it could be used in a grammatically correct sentence.
"This fucking, fucked-up fucker is fucked".
Did we get it right?
P.S. They finally brought in an engineer from depot that determined the fuselage was twisted. Bone yard.
^Plowboy, that's funny.
Pardon my language, but a friend of mine once quoted an old boss of his, who when chiding his employees for making mistakes used to say, "What the fuck are you fucking fucks fucking fucking up now?"
No need to apologize to me for language. I'm vulgar...I know it. I do believe that most of my fellow Vitards are of similar ilk. I'm not shocking anyone in the room. Please...don't let yer kids read this forum.
https://youtu.be/xZkb4TPI-Lo
My brother in law was an F-111 pilot in Mnt. Home. He's much older than me. I went to visit when I about 13 years old (almost 50 years ago). Got to fly the simulator on base. Pretty cool! I rode a Trailways bus from Anaheim, CA to Mnt. Home by myself. Couldn't let your kids do that these days.
TM
I was having a conversation with my bro about this while passing the time on long flight.
The word 'quite' seems to have a different meaning depending on whether an emphasis is used on it or the word it's in reference to.
So if I say ''it's quite good'' it's not that good, but if I say ''it's quite good'', it's pretty good.
What's the deal Falcon?
Your emphasis only changes the meaning of the entire sentence based on sarcasm. The meaning of the word is the same, but you are telling the listener via your tone that you don't really believe what you are saying to be true. In this case, "quite" can be replaced with "very" or "really," and that meaning does not change - only the intended message via your overall tone.
Here's a Christmastime Grammar with Falcon post:
Reins vs. reigns-
Reins are the leather straps which are connected to a bit in a reindeer's mouth to keep it under control. Also used in horseback riding. Colloquially, you could also "rein something in" to get it better under control.
Reigns as a noun are the individual tenures of kings on the throne. "All the kings from that era had short reigns due to violence and infighting."
As a verb, the king reigns. "Long may he reign."
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