Dappleganger
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:13 PM
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It's "racial epithet", People...not epitaph!!! |
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ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGH! Dh wanted to know why I was screaming at the tv already before the speeches and voting has begun and this is why.
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:14 PM
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1. Quit throwing asparagus and elaborate on this antidote. |
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:16 PM
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2. Oh thanks..I used that word |
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(the wrong one) in a post I did yesterday..bc I saw it used in conjunction with the vicious attacks.
I thought hmm. must be right.
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:18 PM
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3. The only one on MSNBC who had it right so far |
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is Luke Russert--at least his college degree wasn't a complete waste, LOL!
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:22 PM
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"An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase."
Actually that word(epitaphs) has been perplexing me for awile. I was going to use it as this kind of description before and I looked it up and it didn't fit..and, then I said I saw it used yesterday to the "racial and sexual" epithets so I went with it.
Ah the English language(my native).. Thanks, this has cleared up something for moi:)
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:18 PM
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4. Doris Kerns Goodwin used that today. I thought she would have known better, though... |
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...it may just have been a slip of the tongue in her case.
NGU.
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Sun Mar-21-10 03:14 PM
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13. Shuster said it early on but then corrected himself later. nt |
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:19 PM
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5. That annoys me as much as "prostrate gland." NT |
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:35 PM
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7. i think the mispronunciation is 'epitet,' not 'epitaph'. that's how i |
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Edited on Sun Mar-21-10 01:36 PM by ellenfl
heard rove pronounce it, anyway.
ellen fl
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:37 PM
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8. Dh said he heard Rove say it that way... |
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he's watching Faux in the bedroom today. Of course Rove is making up his own words to suit his twisted views.
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:54 PM
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9. it's both, signalling an epitaph: passage of the neocons |
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and an epithet signalling boiling your message down to 1 word vulgarities to intimidate which is what they are doing as they sink back down into their own toxic brew.
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:56 PM
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10. Rage Inc. (hopefully someways away) |
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"Here lies a pasty Irish Boy."
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:57 PM
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11. Seems to be the most poorly understood two words out there today |
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Sun Mar-21-10 02:37 PM
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12. It's a big word for little people like Turd Blossom, especially with the 'h' being silent and all. |
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It's a good word that isn't used nearly enough, especially with all of the derogatory name-calling that goes on in the IT age.
Epithet (epi-teta) - Etymology: Latin epitheton, from Greek, from neuter of epithetos added, from epitithenai to put on, add, from epi- + tithenai to put on Date: 1579
1a: a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
1b: a disparaging or abusive word or phrase
1c: the part of a taxonomic name identifying a subordinate unit within a genus
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Sun Mar-21-10 09:17 PM
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Edited on Sun Mar-21-10 09:29 PM by applegrove
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