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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:39 PM Original message |
Very, Very, Very Important Post. Very. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. "flustrated" are we? |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. but what if |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. No, then it's tea ice. |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:52 PM Original message |
Drat |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. Nice correct usage of "it's." |
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TOhioLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Don't that just frost ya? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. Kick! |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. I have the same obsession with apostrophes |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The only thing worse than "espresso's" would be "expresso's"! |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. nope |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Nope. The water is iced. The tea is iced. |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. what if |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Then it is just water, or, if you're looking for a good adjective, it's "icy" water. |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Ooooo |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. And there is only one 'm' in ethylendiamine tetraacetic acid. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:13 AM Response to Reply #31 |
43. mine is the pronounciation of zoology |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #43 |
51. hah!-- me too-- and I'm a prof of... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. But it's "ice coffee" right? |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Grrr. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. Supposably, irregardless of what others say. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Freak! |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. why? |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Just for that |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. oh lordy |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. at starbucks it is referred to as: 'iced coffee', yes... |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. I've been drinking and taking Ambien ... |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
40. oh dear god. Go to bed, Man! n/t |
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deucemagnet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
17. Even more petty, but oh so annoying... |
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some guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. but |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
47. No. It's water. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. But....but...but...if you are from the south....then it is ice tea and |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:03 AM Response to Reply #23 |
38. Yes, and all southern "ice tea" is sweet. |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
25. You're making me feel disorientated. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 05:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
67. That's the correct way if you're British. |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. I would say "ice water" is idiomatically correct |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 05:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
68. I think "ice tea" is the one that is idiomatically correct |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:23 AM Response to Original message |
27. That's a pet(ty) peeve of mine, too. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
28. one large unsweetened iced tea please.. easy ice |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
29. I feel the same way about baked beans. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:35 AM Response to Reply #29 |
46. People say "bake" beans? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
32. THANK YOU |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:06 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. And TROUPER not TROOPER |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:34 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. Yes. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. And, sooo many people do both |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
33. My pet peeve is "very" |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. "Very" has no meaning... same for "many" or "soon" |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:06 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. very doesn't mean very much n/t |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:10 AM Response to Reply #33 |
42. I hate 'very unique' |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
57. Yes, only insane people say that. |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. I guess I must know a lot of insane people then |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I won't judge you by your friends then. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:17 AM Response to Reply #33 |
44. I'll consider that when I'm writing something more relevant than than the OP. |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:37 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Oh I know. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
35. I had a college roommate who spelled it "ic te" |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
63. But did he get a college diploma?? n/t |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #63 |
71. I think he flunked out the first semester. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
37. That bothers me, too |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
39. ha! ha! My local grocery store has an aisle for "can foods"! But the worst is "sell" for "sale"! |
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reyd reid reed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #39 |
49. That one gets to me, too... |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
64. LOL! n/t |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
50. Iced Cream? |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Only if you're drinking cream over ice. |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
52. A sign in Nepal |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Hmmm. Nothing like hot iced tea. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
53. And "media" is a plural noun, Goddammit!! |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
58. No, it is Ice T |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
59. Why do people call it a 'hot water heater'? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. I've always found this bizarre. nt |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. And why call them Buidlings when they are already Built? |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:28 PM Response to Reply #59 |
70. Things like that are absolutely everywhere in the english language. |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
65. And just to add something to this thread, please people, listen to me! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
66. You're wrong about water but tea can go either way |
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