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As an aside, I didn't know microphones that shitty even existed.
04/25/09
-cleared cache, cookies, internet files, history, checked security, etc.
obviously didn't work.
-tried browsing the site in classic and threaded view, but also no impact.
i am really sorry for the thread jack guys. i am just really hoping crowd sourcing this problem will get it fixed.
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Just sent you a message back with a possible fix. Maybe.
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@shiftyeyedgoat: you are again wrong about the definition and referring back to the example you provided the third definition does not make use of the word to imply and negative connotation, but instead is actually referring to size.
The enormity of such an act of generosity is staggering.
I don't think the example is trying to convey in any sense the generosity exhibited was heinous.
/finger wag
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Enormitynessinglyerton. That was just to piss off the grammer Nazis.
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3. greatness of size,
I would say it was used in the proper context.
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It does not mean something large. The closest word is enormousness. Enormity means (per dictionary.com)
1.outrageous or heinous character; atrociousness: the enormity of war crimes.
2. something outrageous or heinous, as an offense: The bombing of the defenseless population was an enormity beyond belief.
3. greatness of size, scope, extent, or influence; immensity: The enormity of such an act of generosity is staggering.
04/25/09
*greatness of size, scope, extent, or influence**
if greatness of size isn't a definition of large, then I don't know wtf is...
04/25/09
"the large size or scale of something"
I'm a (reformed) grammar/spelling Nazi, but before I (used to) chastise someone for poor usage, I always made damn sure I knew what the hell I was talking about.
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[/sarcasm]
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But sure, use English as you wish. Just know grammarians worldwide and wagging their fingers derisively: [blog.oup.com]
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3. Enormity has been in frequent and continuous use in the sense "immensity" since the 18th century: The enormity of the task was overwhelming. Some hold that enormousness is the correct word in that sense and that enormity can only mean "outrageousness" or "atrociousness": The enormity of his offenses appalled the public. Enormity occurs regularly in edited writing with the meanings both of great size and of outrageous or horrifying character, behavior, etc. Many people, however, continue to regard enormity in the sense of great size as nonstandard.
04/25/09
Wait for someone to go all there/their/they're incorrectly, then jump all over them, and preferably in a witty or entertaining way. In the meantime, settle down with "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" until you get this out of your system.
04/25/09
I have severe disdain for "evolving" language. I prefer the creationist philosophy of words.
@1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: Really, guy? If this weren't such a blatant affront to all that is holy in both English and acronyms, maybe.. but the punctuation had to go, too?
04/25/09
Christ, people, it's Saturday; do you have to shit on people seven days a week?
04/25/09
I save that for Saturday night. Preferably after a few drinks.
04/25/09
Quit bastardizing the language!
04/25/09
Language has been evolving for hundreds of years before we got our dirty little hands on it, so I find it hard to understand what you feel you are defending. Our English is no more 'correct' than it was 200 years ago or will be 200 years from now.
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Tomkinson: [standing before an enormous rocket he's assembling] It's a model rocket, sir.
Mr. Ellis: It's a bit big for a model, isn't it?
Tomkinson: It's a full-scale model, sir.
Mr. Ellis: [annoyed] It's not a model if it's full-scale, Tomkinson, it's a rocket.
Tomkinson: Yes, it's good, isn't it, sir? It's got nine engines, an enormous...
Mr. Ellis: No no no, that's not the point. That is not a model. It'll be hell if this comes out at speech day exhibition. You're a very stupid boy building rockets like this, Tomkinson.
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The strongly worded resolution should be coming in anyday now, assuming that France doesn't veto it first...
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BTW, are they going to go all the way and have a somewhat realistic gantry?
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"Hey, no. Look at it. Keep watching it. You don't do anything until you know where it's gonna land."
04/20/09
Amateur doesn't mean anything. There are lots of amateurs who do things better than someone who's paid because they love what their doing.
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Hard to reach orbit at only 4,000 feet. I mean, the highest parachute jump by a human was 102,800 feet, and as far as I know, he didn't reach orbit.
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