I like complete thoughts, love to pursue ideas and subjects, want to check references, find the books or articles that someones question made me think of.
So I write posts that are too long...
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I like complete thoughts, love to pursue ideas and subjects, want to check references, find the books or articles that someones question made me think of.
So I write posts that are too long...
only while I'm working.
How long can you go without laughing?
My wife found Pet Talk and just loved it. The computer was always over here and I accidentally started reading threads that looked interesting.
After posting a few times under "her" name it was...
I have imitated animal voices since childhood. A respectable meow will get most cats to reply, and roof, rrrroof, will make most dogs pay attention. Even an uuuuuuummmmmmmmmuh! will get cows to check...
Babolaypo- That is what happened to my brother as well. He was put in an oxygen tent after he was born and inadvertently deprived of oxygen for a few minutes. It caused brain damage that wasn't...
Glad to see a touch of humor here!
For those that are new to English, or who did poorly in English in school, each of Trayi's rules is written in a way to illustrate breaking the rule. Clever,...
There's an old saying "If the shoe fits, wear it."
In Tennessee they usually add "if it don't, kick it off."
I think the only really unfair thing here is that the Clay dude can't defend...
Isn't it interesting that most of the people who have chosen to take this test are somewhere in the middle personalities?
I guess if you're too shy or too volatile, you don't want to hear it!
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One reason I posted this test is because the subject is fascinating. Why are people the way they are?
Why does each child in a family seem to be born with a different personality?
Isn't it...
Dear Twisterdog-
I think you see what I'm talking about. It hurts people's feelings when you point out their deficiencies. Even in a forum such as this.
If one get a note that says " I luv...
There have been quite a few books about "personality types."
One of my favorites is "The Color Code" by Taylor Hartman, 1987.
A lot has been made about the differences in personalities of...
This was sent to me by my niece who wants to be a clinical psychologist. Thought you might like it! I got a 41.
Dr. Phil's Test
Below is Dr. Phil's test. (Dr. Phil scored 55. He gave this...
Now let's see...
I was born on Halloween, had a black cat named Neko for many years...
Wasn't there a Stephen King movie with a cat sucking the breath out of a sleeping child?
There may be...
Here are two more examples - the words "often" and "nuclear".
Peter Jennings says off-ten. I was taught in school that often was an example of a word with a silent letter, pronounced off-en.
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I lived in Tennessee for many years, the State where the Scope's trial was held. It was against the law to teach the theory of Evolution in public schools there until 1967. They still teach...
I'm sorry to hear you feel that way (last three posts). I'm not at all irritated or angered by typos and the picky details of written English. Maybe a little distracted or confused.
Written...
Twisterdog, here is a short version, from Reader's Digest "Success With Words, A Guide To The English Language",1983.
"There are two major divisions of dialect, sociolinguistic and linguistic...
Had a Minister from Vermont once who led the Lord's Prayer-
"Are Farther who art in Heaven..."
America has 12 main regional dialects, and of course Webster was a Yankee, so you can't even check...
Ah well...there's just no accounting for taste!
I thought Johnny Depp was a little kid with scissorhands...:confused:
English is a complicated language, filled with exceptions to spelling, endings of words, and general usage. Even pluralizing is a nightmare; you almost have to check the dictionary to see how to...
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