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Lit snobs, unite!
Lit snobs, unite!
Because after all, everyone else is uniting, and we need a place to ramble about spelling and grammar and such without driving the people on the other threads positively *insane*, as it would appear that we're doing (see BaB). So here is a thread.
submitted by Mary W., age 11.39, NJ
(June 5, 2009 - 3:35 pm)
(June 5, 2009 - 3:35 pm)
A hippopatamonstrasesquipedaliaphobic is someone who's afraid of long words, yes?
Tardigrade, I don't believe I know that one. What does it mean?
(August 8, 2009 - 5:06 pm)
YB signing day. Here's writen in my yb, spelling and grammer preserved:
Ruden,
Stay smart.
-(name deleted)
*grabs dictionary and TROS and runs into battle*
(August 9, 2009 - 11:30 am)
Ruden. And you thought "Rueben" was bad.
One of the notes in my yearbook was written to "Merry Lize." How hard can it be, honestly?
(August 9, 2009 - 12:28 pm)
A tardigrade, also called a water bear, is a microscopic animal that can survive extreme temperatures. They look just like miniature bears, and they can live just about everywhere except for dry deserts! And if the climate gets too dry for them, they can roll up into tiny balls and stay that way for years and years and *is pied for ranting too much about tardigrades when it's possible that everyone on this site knows all about them, and simply calls them water bears*. Sorry. Didn't mean to drone on and on like that *runs to avoid more flying pies*. I just have a slight obsession with water bears.
And yes, a hippopotamonstrasesquipedaliaphobe is frightened of long words. If you ever have problems with one, all you have to do is call them that and they'll go away!
Tip for all fellow literature snobs: Next time a teacher asks you a question, and you don't know the answer, don't say that you 'don't know.' Instead, say that you 'hesitate to articulate for fear that you may deviate from the true course of rectitude!' It's really fun, even though people look at you as if you're crazy.
(August 9, 2009 - 3:25 pm)
@ Ima: Thanks. And don't worry, we all have our obsessions. ;)
Regarding "don't know"- Ha, my fifth grade teacher would send me to the office if I said that. She gave me a Death Glare when I said "agathokakological." *smirk*
(August 10, 2009 - 12:29 pm)
Wow.
(August 10, 2009 - 1:54 pm)
That's her, though. Worse has happened.
(August 11, 2009 - 12:23 pm)
Which is *not exactly* a comforting thought. But even if she did send you to the office, what could the principle do?
(August 11, 2009 - 8:39 pm)
Gee, I guess when I was writing in 'Text Talk' it really made you mad.
(August 13, 2009 - 12:20 pm)
@ Ima: When she sent me to the office for saying God bless you when a kid sneezed (Catholic school), the secretary just sort of shrugged and was like, "Okay... you can sit down... I guess we'll sort that out in a minute," and proceeded to do nothing about it. :) I <3 our secretary. She's awesome.
@ E.W.: *waves hand dismissively* No matter. :)
(August 14, 2009 - 10:54 am)