03-17-2005, 11:14 AM
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| The way people talk...
I've made an interesting observation this morning. Correct me if you think my conclusion is wrong...
Many fencers on this board who says they are classical have a funny way of talking... I will compile a list now of interesting things they say:
"[...]this should prove very useful." It will PROVE very useful? Kind of like it is an investigation. Something to query!
"I have recently been receiving a number of inquiries about the obtaining or construction of Italian foils." See! More of this investigator talk!
"[...]I have taken interest in procuring an Italian foil, and thank you for the information listed above." PROCURING?!!
I'm not trying to flame the classical fencers at all. If anything, I respect classical fencing because it is the roots and structure in which what we now define "modern" has grown off of. I just find it quite amusing the way some people talk on this board. 
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03-17-2005, 01:46 PM
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| Perhaps some people prefer to use language outside the diction of your average male porn star...
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03-17-2005, 01:47 PM
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| Oh wait, this isn't the "mean people only" thread. Bad, Army Fencer, BAD!!
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03-17-2005, 01:48 PM
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| porn stars speak the language of love, my friend.
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03-17-2005, 03:12 PM
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| Thankfully, few people have used the word 'Huzzah!'... 
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03-17-2005, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by achilleus Thankfully, few people have used the word 'Huzzah!'... | Or 'Booya!!' 
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03-17-2005, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Epee Scherma porn stars speak the language of love, my friend. |
Just curious, but since when is mindless fornication for profit equated with love?
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03-17-2005, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by epee1 Just curious, but since when is mindless fornication for profit equated with love? |
you can't remember when you were a teenager can you?  | |
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03-17-2005, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by achilleus Thankfully, few people have used the word 'Huzzah!'... | really?
i actually see it a lot.
................ no, now that i think about it, i hear it a lot. when in the company of Telk.
nevermind.
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03-17-2005, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by keith you can't remember when you were a teenager can you? |
Remember it all too vividly. I just wasn't there for the part with the audience, cameras and paycheck at the end. There's just no romance in the world anymore.
That said, nothing equates quality fencing with articulation, but I nevertheless love reading these posts!
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03-17-2005, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Epee Scherma porn stars speak the language of love, my friend. | Does that include "y'know" and " 'nuff said"? | |
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03-17-2005, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Epee Scherma porn stars speak the language of love, my friend. | I thought porn star language consisted of forced sounding grunts, screams, and undulations. All set to funky bass guitar.
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03-17-2005, 08:15 PM
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| Even that is preferable to the modern vogue for no punctuation or capital letters, and that inane net-language some people delight in vomiting forth... | |
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03-17-2005, 10:22 PM
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03-17-2005, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Even that is preferable to the modern vogue for no punctuation or capital letters, and that inane net-language some people delight in vomiting forth... | Nonono, those are understandable, because they cut down on typing time. What peeves me to know end are:
YOU'RE
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YOUR
All my friends hate me because I correct them on it.  But it's well worth it. | |
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03-17-2005, 11:00 PM
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| Their, there and they're?
(And don't you just hate it when a foreigner points that out to you..?!)  
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03-18-2005, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen Their, there and they're?
(And don't you just hate it when a foreigner points that out to you..?!) | Yeah, I find that bugs me, to. It must be really irritating for someone from England - they can say, "Hey! That's are language! Quit telling us how two say it!"
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03-18-2005, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen Their, there and they're?
(And don't you just hate it when a foreigner points that out to you..?!) | My French teacher (born and raised in France) is constantly teaching my class words. For example:
Teacher: "yes, 'cupide'. It's a cognate."
Us: "What? Cupid isn't a word in English"
Teacher: "Yes, it is. Cupidity. Look it up."
Us: "Oh...yeah... " | |
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03-18-2005, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mrbiggs Nonono, those are understandable, because they cut down on typing time. What peeves me to know end are: | I don't like it when people say "know" instead of "no". That doesn't cut down on typing time. | |
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03-18-2005, 07:37 PM
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