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[TonyC]

Re: Grammar nazi

I know, I know. Live by the sword. Die by the sword. But I love pickin' on Tony's grammar 'cause it's pretty much flawless.

I would've hyphenated "underutilized".

As in, the word 'diminutive' is under-utilized.

My friends at Merriam-Webster Online have the following to say:

The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search box to the right.

Suggestions for under-utilize:
1. underutilize
2. underutilizes
3. underutilized
4. underplots
5. undercoatings
6. undulatory
7. indecorously
8. antiroyalist
9. endometritis
10. endometriosis

I chose to use, err, I mean utilize this word because I don't like it. I fail to understand why people insist on using, err, I mean utilizing "utilize" or "underutilize" or "overutilize" when "use," "underuse," and "overuse" work just fine. Utilization is a whole 'nother story!



Nice try mar - - keep me on my toes! (Did you notice I got "vacuum" correct when I was talking to Typhoon1244?)

 

[mar]

Hyphenation: A country of dashes.

Uh-hmm. I guess I over-hyphenate.

My English teacher-instructor claimed that my punctuation was over-done. I suppose, in terms of read-ability vis-a-vis over-all legibility and super-fluity I might be guilty not of just Monday-Morning-Quarterbacking but also of super-duper over-hyphenation.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled program.

 

[Timebuilder]

I see, Mar.

Essentially, you are opining that your hyphenization was overutilized, and in addition, superflous.

 

[Typhoon1244]

Essentially, you are opining that your hyphenization was overutilized, and in addition, superflous.

Or superfluous, if you prefer.

"In the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...Super Flous!"

 

[Timebuilder]

GAAAAH!

Another case of typing finger dyslexia!!!!

 

[Slye]

(Actually, I think it was the breast milk... )

No wonder I'm 6'4"...

 

[Typhoon1244]

No wonder I'm 6'4"...

Now remember, at a certain age it changes from "nursing" to "incest."

(Unless, of course, you get it from somebody else... )

 

[Stifler's Mom]

(Actually, I think it was the breast milk... )

Amazing how different babies can be. Our oldest is the epitome of "petite." The guy in the avatar is a bowling ball with arms and legs...and weighs about as much!

Breast milk, huh? I was thinking different fathers maybe.

Just kidding. I couldn't resist a tasteless comment opportunity.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Reminds me of the burning question "why isn't 'phoenetic' spelled with an F?"

Ty,

Are you saying you were never "hooked on phonics?"

Mr. I.

 

[Big Duke Six]

You guys kill me! "It's "Super - Flous!"" That was funny Typhoon, sorry if it was at TB's expense. I always get a good laugh when I log on here. It's what keeps me coming back, besides the great info and advice people give here.

One of my favorites was "Two-thirds of the way to being fat, dumb and happy". I think it was "717Guy" or something like that who had it.