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Offline Mince

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Re: Stupid expressions.
« Reply #45 on: August 19, 2010, 06:58:44 PM »
"Twelve plus one" uses the same letters that spell "eleven plus two".

Surely you can channel your time and energy more productively?

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Stupid expressions.
« Reply #46 on: August 19, 2010, 07:46:38 PM »
I've been wondering what pressions were before they became expressions.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

Vulture

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Re: Stupid expressions.
« Reply #47 on: August 19, 2010, 07:55:57 PM »
I've been wondering what pressions were before they became expressions.


On the same lines,  what's a 'gruntle'?

Offline Bilthehut

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Re: Stupid expressions.
« Reply #48 on: August 19, 2010, 11:02:48 PM »
How do you 'combobluate' something?

Jack

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Re: Stupid expressions.
« Reply #49 on: August 20, 2010, 01:18:06 AM »
On the same lines,  what's a 'gruntle'?

gruntle 
verb  
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; [syn: pacify]

disgruntle 
verb
to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.


Makes sense to me.

Vulture

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Re: Stupid expressions.
« Reply #50 on: August 20, 2010, 03:55:31 AM »
On the same lines,  what's a 'gruntle'?

gruntle 
verb  
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; [syn: pacify]

disgruntle 
verb
to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.


Makes sense to me.

gruntled
happy or satisfied
Although he wasn't actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.


I've never actually seen or read this word being used before, Jack.