# I can't take you seriously.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-you-seriously/540210>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 21, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-you-seriously/540210 "2010-05-21T02:18:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-you-seriously/540210/41 "2010-05-24T03:10:34Z")

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> [@kaylasdad99](#):
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> “+1” means “I concur with the message above. Please consider this an added vote for the sentiment.”
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> **Todderbob** , I find it somewhat ironic that you needed it explained too, expecially when you used it perfectly. 😃

Am I being wooshed?

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-you-seriously/540210/42 "2010-05-24T03:49:03Z")

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Well, technically, if you recognize it, it’s not a whoosh. 😃

And I do know how to spell “especially,” for what it’s worth. :o

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**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-you-seriously/540210/43 "2010-05-24T04:04:48Z")

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Based on what I generally hear, it’s spelled ‘expecially’…

-XT

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**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-you-seriously/540210/44 "2010-05-24T11:43:27Z")

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> [@Todderbob](#):
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> Since I don’t have any six year old cousins, currently, we can assume they’re plenty plural.

There still should’ve been an apostrophe in there somewhere, as you were meaning signifying possession (e.g., cousin’s or cousins’ [grammar]).

_So_ close.

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