Gentlemen, gentlemen, in the interest of common ground, I just want to say that both Estilicon and Monty have given accepted spellings of the following word. Excerpt below is from the online Merriam-Webster, and we all know if it’s in there, it has to be commonly used!
Main Entry: afi·cio·na·do
Pronunciation: -'nä-(")dO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -dos
Etymology: Spanish, from past participle of aficionar to inspire affection, from afición affection, from Latin affection-, affectio – more at AFFECTION
Date: 1845
: a person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a usually fervently pursued interest or activity : DEVOTEE <aficionados of The Pit> <felching aficionados>
Main Entry: af·fi·cio·na·do
variant of AFICIONADO
OK, so maybe I doctored the examples a bit for greater relevance. Have M-W’s lawyers call my lawyers. Oh, and tell them to bring reading material; it’s a long line.
Oh, and no offense intended by contradicting kaylasdad99. Not me, and not in this thread.
Your Happy Little Songbird of Peace and Tranquility,
WN
[Guitar accompaniment]Kum Ba Ya, my Lord…Everybody hold hands…Kum Ba Ya…[/Guitar accompaniment]
Merriam-Webster lists the version with two f’s as a variant on their website.
The switch was April 27th, 2000. UBB and vB are completely separate products, made by different companies. Contestant #3 was the first person banned on the web board, as opposed to its AOL precursor.
Then why, in your first post do you refer to the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language?
Yeah, that was my fault. I can be a bit of an asshole when it comes to pointing out hypocrisy using examples dredged up from other threads.
Sure enough, wring. Apparently, my use of the word “apparently” negates the rest of the posting in your reading of it. I believe that’s a mistake, a fuck up if you will, not on my part.
Oh, and Wisest. Watchya doin’ casting words such as “gentlemen, gentlemen” around in The Pit?
I tell you, I think many of us may have picked up some habits from the temp board. Place just ain’t the same.
you’re calling my reading comprehension into question?
the quote was (there for all to see) “Apparently you hold these conspiracy theories”. and, I interpret it to mean that you believe that the listed theories qualify as being ‘conspiracy theories’. If that’s incorrect, then the fault lies with your wording, not my reading.
If you’ll be so kind as to scan back, my first attempt in this thread was polite.
For that, I got a snippy ‘read what I posted’ and a quote of the OP. So, I quoted again what you posted, and here you again are claiming that the problem lies with me, not w/your lack of clarity.
I’ve been here a while (tho’ not as long as you). I’m generally polite, even in the pit. I don’t recall thinking you were such a fuckin’ jerk before, glad you’ve made it clear to me now.
And until Monty (who lists foreign language study as an interest in his profile) can post as articulately in another language he out to back off on criticizing your English.
In my experience people that have mastered another language recognize the difficulty involved and tend to be a bit more tolerant of other people’s errors when someone attempts to communicate in a second language.
Spoken English is tough enough but written English for a non-native speaker is exceptionally difficult.
If Monty has a command of another language equal to or better than Estilicon has of English then I will retract my statement but if not then I say he should cut the criticism.
Shit, wring. Get a grip. You didn’t see the little emoticon there? Failing to get a grip, you can do whatever colourful joke to yourself comes to mind. See the wink emoticon to your right! ====>
Try also to put the posts in context. I thought it was fairly obvious that the “apparently” remark I made went together with the footnoted disclaimer in the OP. Evidently not. Doesn’t make me a jerk–makes me mistaken. Also makes you mistaken if you missed the emoticon. 'Twas a “wink” smilie.
CB: How’s your command of the Vietnamese, Japanese, or Korean written word? I’d be happy to send you copies of my writing in those languages. Or you can join me sometimes in an Esperanto chat room.
Before anyone beats me to the punch(line), yes, I do see the humour in me telling someone to get a grip.
Estilicon: Do you seriously want to make peace? Fair enough. I’d be happy to. Actually, I’d be happy to make peace with everyone in this thread excpet for CB.
And masturbation doesn’t have anything to do with it, either.
Monty, the objection to your post has nothing to do with Estilicon or what he does or doesn’t believe. The objection, as voiced by wring, is in response to your characterization of the beliefs themselves as ‘conspiracy theories.’
wring has made this abundantly clear. Through various obfuscations you have managed to confuse the issue (referencing your use of the word ‘apparently,’ which obviously modifies the word ‘hold’ in the original sentence, therefore having nothing to do with the beliefs themselves, through making some kind of fuss over a smilie, etc.), while not responding in any way to the points wring made in his post.
To wit:
It is big of you to offer to make peace with Estilicon, though.
A bit of a language lesson: “think” takes the preposition “about” or “of”; <<pensar sobre la mujer>> would be the literal translation. Also, since “father” is “possessed” by the “navy”, it would be “your navy’s founding father”.
Monty of course I am if nothing else latin’s are friendly people (that is a generalazation you should meet my mother) I have a lot of respect for sailors. I know that I would be terrified in the middle of the sea, in the middle of a storm.
Changing the subject I checked and afficionado is not correct. In fact double f is never used in spanish. Of course that is according to the Royal academy of the castellano language, poets, writers and the common people in general do not recognize it’s jurisdiction.
Monty my last post in this thread was posted while I was in great need of a nap. Posting while in a pissy mood is not recommended. and, the irony of acting all pissy while calling some one else’s actions into question is not lost on me.
Will you people stop apologizing and being all lovey-dovey to each other? Enough with the olive branches. What the hell happened to this place? As a public service, let me get you back on track.
Monty: I don’t see why you pay that proctologist - You can check out your own prostate simply looking to the left. If your head wasn’t so far up your intestinal track, you’d realize that a true conspiracy requires the participation of aliens, the illuminatti, JFK, or Barney the Dinosaur.
Estilicon: Shut the fuck up you ignorant foreigner. The only thing you know about the Navy is the time three off-duty sailors buggered you with a Mag-Lite.
Wring: Does all that language parsing make you feel more confident? Does it help to overcome the gaping hole of doubt that keeps you up at night, wondering if you are unloved? I hope so, because even your own dog hates you.
Every single poster in this thread is a complete fucknugget. I’m out of oder? YOU’RE out of order! THIS WHOLE DAMN THREADS OUT OF ORDER! MEBuckner is a Nazi, John Corrado is a fascist, Manhatten is in league with the ghost of Hitler, and TubaDiva is the whore of Babylon!
