I once had to explain to a colleague that “invaluable” was not an insult and, in fact, was higher praise than “valuable.” I’m still not sure he believed me.
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Vocabulary rant
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speaking of redundant, a regional bank in my area is United Community Bank, or UCB as the letter people would have us call it. their web address is ucbbank.com....yes, united community bank bank.com. I have to assume it's the vagaries of domain naming as ucb.com is an obviously large pharam company.
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
Most mis-use "current" - as in "Current Affairs" .. Current is electricity, present is nowadays .. but then again, how many angels really can dance on the head of one (1) pin?
The real problem is most of the moron class don't glom B&B but somehow persist
The real problem is most of the moron class don't glom B&B but somehow persist
Hot water heater!!
I just HIT UP the ATM MACHINE, went to my favorite Chinese restaurant and bought some FRIED NOODLES NOODLES.
Current is a noun and an adjective, so current affairs are affairs happening presently, BTW.
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
As a noun, current in my humble mind, might mean water flow .. glad to see someone here knows what a noun is
I agree with you.
However, I also posit that current describes the present time and anything related to it.
Miriam Webster currently has a few thoughts on the matter.
Definition of current
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 - a - archaic : RUNNING, FLOWING
b - (1): presently elapsing - the current year
(2): occurring in or existing at the present time - the current crisis, current supplies, current needs
(3): most recent - the magazine's current issue, the current survey
2: used as a medium of exchange
3: generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment, current fashions, current ideas about education
current
noun
Definition of current (Entry 2 of 2)
1a: the part of a fluid body (such as air or water) moving continuously in a certain direction
b: the swiftest part of a stream
c: a tidal or nontidal movement of lake or ocean water
d: flow marked by force or strength
2a: a tendency or course of events that is usually the result of an interplay of forcescurrents of public opinion
b: a prevailing mood : STRAIN
3: a flow of electric chargealso : the rate of such flow
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Other Words from current
Adjective
currently adverb
currentness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for current
Synonyms: Adjective
conventional, customary, going, popular, prevailing, prevalent, standard, stock, usual
Synonyms: Noun
direction, drift, leaning, run, tendency, tide, trend, wind
Could care less when they should be saying could not care less.
One finds one’s self wondering what that actually meant, and just how broad a swath of our B&B brethren you are currently insulting ...
Words in papers, words in books
Words on TV, words for crooks
Words of comfort, words of peace
Words to make the fighting cease
Words to tell you what to do
Words are working hard for you
Eat your words but don't go hungry
Words have always nearly hung me
What are words worth?
Words on TV, words for crooks
Words of comfort, words of peace
Words to make the fighting cease
Words to tell you what to do
Words are working hard for you
Eat your words but don't go hungry
Words have always nearly hung me
What are words worth?
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
Guess it depends on the receivers, I'd naught insult a B&B member, just for being one .. point was the opposite, that one might get better reading B&B ..
Excusable as English as a second language can be daunting. One of my favorite Chinese restaurants has a whole section on their menu for "Angle" hair pasta. They were very consistent in their spelling. Although I've never been a big fan, I have found this routine amusing:I just HIT UP the ATM MACHINE, went to my favorite Chinese restaurant and bought some FRIED NOODLES NOODLES.
I hope folks who are saying the former are saying it "ironically"--I know that is not the correct way to use ironically, but I am afraid that word has drifted in meaning, too. (Actually it serves a purpose. I do not know another word that means what ironic has come to mean in that sense, exactly.) I, too, find it a little grating, but if intentionally ironic, how can I object. Similar is "it's been a minute" when used to mean "it has been a long time." I suppose one could complain about "bad" being used to mean "good." But for some reason I kind of liked that usage. To me it had a nuance of being both good and exciting, maybe risque, or at least "cool," or something to that effect. I suppose it is out of style now.
Okay ... your point seemed a bit obscure but now clarified. Thanks.
