# The Elements that Comprise Your Beliefs DON'T PAY RENT **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 18, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232 "2001-10-18T15:59:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/1 "2001-10-18T15:59:54Z")
…and therefore they aren’t **TENANTS** , all right??!! It’s becoming a pet peeve. “…belief in the innate benevolence of an elected government towards its people is a **tenant** of liberalism…” “…I don’t see you can call yourself a Christian when you reject the \*\* tenants \*\* of Christianity…” “…‘don’t be a jerk’ is the primary **tenant** of the rules of the board…” \ Consider this your eviction notice. Kindly note for future reference that these elements are **TENETS, not TENANTS**. Future transgressors will be arrested for trespassing. ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/2 "2001-10-18T16:03:41Z")
I will try my darndest not to tease you about this at the Dope-dinner tonight 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/3 "2001-10-18T16:35:47Z")
May I toss in my pet peeve? The past tense of the verb “to lead” is spelled l-e-d, not l-e-a-d. (My guess is that some of our young friends are confused by the existence of the homophonic word “lead”, meaning the metallic element.) Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![NPavelka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@NPavelka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NPavelka)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/4 "2001-10-18T16:58:55Z")
Stupid fucking spelling Nazis! Worse than IL Nazis… ---
**Author:** ![Syzygy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Syzygy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syzygy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/5 "2001-10-18T17:07:32Z")
And it’s **Npavelka** with the invocation of Godwin’s Law, at a world-record-setting pace! Bravo! ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/6 "2001-10-18T17:10:40Z")
I originally read your thread title as “The Elements that **Compromise** Your Beleifs DON’T PAY THE RENT.” I thought it was going to be some kind of rant about selling out (sort of a convoluted “everyone is a sellout out of necessity” kind of rant). Boy was I surprised. ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/7 "2001-10-18T17:21:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Baldwin \* > **My guess is that some of our young friends are confused by the existence of the homophonic word “lead”, meaning the metallic element.** Man, was I confused…I read that as “homopho **b** ic word ‘lead’” ---
**Author:** ![NPavelka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@NPavelka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NPavelka)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/8 "2001-10-18T17:43:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Syzygy \* > \*\*And it’s **Npavelka** with the invocation of Godwin’s Law, at a world-record-setting pace! Bravo! \*\* Wellwhen it’s a rant over spelling or grammer it’s pretty week and I do what I must to end the debate, even if I have to suffer the effects of calling someone a spelling or grammer Nazi. Just for the record, AHunter3 has made some very entertaining and informinitive post… but this definatlly deserved the spelling Nazi award. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/9 "2001-10-18T17:59:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NPavelka \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Syzygy \* > > \*\*And it’s **Npavelka** with the invocation of Godwin’s Law, at a world-record-setting pace! Bravo! \*\* > > Wellwhen it’s a rant over spelling or grammer it’s pretty week and I do what I must to end the debate, even if I have to suffer the effects of calling someone a spelling or grammer Nazi. Just for the record, AHunter3 has made some very entertaining and informinitive post… but this definatlly deserved the spelling Nazi award. \*\* So have you studied irony your whole life, or does it just come to you naturally? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/10 "2001-10-18T18:02:04Z")
AHunter, you are rapidly becoming one of my favorite posters. After that insightful biography of Jesus the man, you take arms against one of my pet peeve misusages. And use “comprise” correctly in the bargain. Thank you for wisdom and sound English usage, and for being yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/11 "2001-10-18T18:06:11Z")
Just don’t get me started on people telling me about their exercise “regime”! ---
**Author:** ![Syzygy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Syzygy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syzygy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/12 "2001-10-18T18:21:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NPavelka \* > \*\*Wellwhen it’s a rant over spelling or grammer it’s pretty week and I do what I must to end the debate, even if I have to suffer the effects of calling someone a spelling or grammer Nazi. Just for the record, AHunter3 has made some very entertaining and informinitive post… but this definatlly deserved the spelling Nazi award. \*\* The problem is, this isn’t a question of spelling. This is a question of using the correct word based on its _meaning_, not its phonetic pronunciation. When someone types “definately” (or “definatlly”) instead of “definitely”, the correct spelling, they are making a simple (if not infuriating) spelling mistake. It’s not as bad as pronouncing “nuclear” as “nuke-ya-ler”, but it’s pretty damn close. However, the issue raised by the OP is even worse than that. If you’re trying to make a point, especially one important enough to bring up “tenets” of something or another, you’d better get the confounded word right. ---
**Author:** ![RedNaxela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@RedNaxela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedNaxela)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/13 "2001-10-18T18:23:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > \*\*Just don’t get me started on people telling me about their exercise “regime”! \*\* Actually, that seems highly appropriate, given that when people use “regime” in its proper sense, they usually mean it with the unspoken subtext “a government that we don’t like and that isn’t really legitimate.” So maybe these people are chafing under the burden of their exercise, and would rather cast it off as soon as possible! RedNaxela ---
**Author:** ![Lux\_Fiat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lux\_Fiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Fiat)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/14 "2001-10-18T19:05:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > Just don’t get me started on people telling me about their exercise “regime”! I got into this argument with my mother. “Regimen!” I screamed. “ **REGIMEN!** ” We took it to the dictionary. Damned if they didn’t have a definition for regime (definition number two: “same as REGIMEN”) that won her the argument. Technically, that is. I still think using regime when you mean regimen makes the Baby Strunk & White cry. The dictionary is not to be trusted. I found out today that “effectuate” is actually a word. Know what it means? “To effect.” I can’t decide whether it’s more likely that a self-help guru or some random vice-president of sales is to blame for that useless word. Possibly a college basketball coach. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/15 "2001-10-18T19:17:46Z")
> [@](#): > > _OP by AHunter3_ > The Elements that Comprise Your Beliefs DON’T PAY RENT Grumbling . . . damn, deadbeat Elements, never on time with their payments. . . Why, I oughta. . . Stupid loud parties, always having those damn undesirable Beliefs over. . . consarn it. . . smelly ass cats everywhere, leavin’ shit in the halls. . . grumble, grumble. There’s a grumbly in my tumbly. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/16 "2001-10-18T19:27:12Z")
If you held your beliefs similarly with another, would they be Tenets-in-Common? If you and another were thinking about reefer, would they be Joint Tenets? If they were married, would they be Tenets-by-the-Entirety? Sorry, bad property law jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/17 "2001-10-18T19:49:40Z")
If you held your beliefs similarly with another, would they be Tenets-in-Common? If you and another were thinking about reefer, would they be Joint Tenets? If they were married, would they be Tenets-by-the-Entirety? Sorry, bad property law jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/18 "2001-10-18T20:10:00Z")
> [@](#): > > If they were married, > would they be Tenets-by-the-Entirety? According to Jesus, no, they would not be Tenets-by-the-Eternity, since in Heaven there is neither marriage nor giving in marriage. 😃 [sub](And yes, I know I misquoted it!)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/19 "2001-10-18T21:24:24Z")
I’ve got my racket, Tenets anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232/20 "2001-10-18T21:55:55Z")
If you find yourself suddenly interested in something, your interest has been \*\* piqued, \*\* not peeked or peaked. Got it? Thanks so much. Oh, and could you stop saying continue \*\* on \*\*, please? Especially if you are a professional who should know better. It’s like nails on a chalkboard. stoid [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elements-that-comprise-your-beliefs-dont-pay-rent/88232.md?page=2)