Acronyms

[Shadow]

Nope, never ...

I'd start a poll to canvas the wider audience, but I fear that might lead from simply being (LOVE that thing !!), to widening the divide of understanding over what is, as you say, a beautiful language mile:.

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[Smurlos]

I've never heard of it being used as an adjective either... however I've completed a course at uni on the whole 'language being damaged by meaning changes, word changes, influx of foreign words etc.' and tbh I'm of the opinion that is that not what a language is? It doesn't make it any less beautiful? It just makes it a bit like the weather, ever changing. A language is but a tool of communication. And tools are adapted to need and to their user mile:

[princealbertofb]

I'm sure you're being neither, and yes (on reflection) I see the subtlety, but whilst we're on the subject of linguistic accuracy, as sure as I am that you are correct (as you so often are), in that the use of "politic" as an adjective is technically acceptable ? I for one have never heard anybody use it that way in the English language, and so I think it's safe to say that most native English-speakers would assume (as I did) that it's an incorrectly-placed noun, and fail to grasp the sentence babe.

So perhaps you were too subtle if anything mile:.

ANYHOW, enough of that. Let's get on with the game !! :biggrin:.

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But methinks Marsh picked it up, didn't he? I don't think it can be that rare...
politic adj
1 said of a course of action: prudent; wise; shrewd.
2 said of a person: cunning; crafty.
3 old use political. See also body politic.
verb (also politick) (politicked, politicking) intrans, derog to indulge in politics, especially to strike political bargains or to gain votes for oneself.
[15c: from French politique, from Latin politicus, from Greek politikos civic, from polites citizen, from polis city.]

[princealbertofb]

Here's my crap attempt...

New Indiana Movie Has One Whip

I liked that one too... mile: mile: mile:

[princealbertofb]

It is a perfectly acceptable adjective. I'm shocked you've never come across it :eek: Is the beautiful English language in retreat? :frown:

Hopefully not with the couple of us here to teach them a few tricks of the language... (I won't say tongue tricks, lol)....
As I said, I don't know why anyone would want to rite "nite" insted ov "night"... when it's only one extra key to press...

[Shadow]

Nite ?

It's just a commonly-accepted abbreviation ... that particular one pre-dates netspeak I think ... it's more a texting abbreviation, used when people wanted to keep the character-length of their text messages (and thus the price of the texts) down.

I don't see anything wrong with saying nite ... or luv as another example - as they're not hard to understand.

It's when people start going hardcore like ...

OMGF ROFLMAO NOOB PSP QWA BBQ that you have to worry .

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[Smurlos]

Hopefully not with the couple of us here to teach them a few tricks of the language... (I won't say tongue tricks, lol)....
As I said, I don't know why anyone would want to rite "nite" insted ov "night"... when it's only one extra key to press...

When you speak french do you pronounce every single syllable of every single word exactly the same every single time you speak? mile:

[marshlander]

When you speak french do you pronounce every single syllable of every single word exactly the same every single time you speak? mile:

Not quite sure what you are asking ... I'm ecstatically happy if I get pronunciation close twice in succession

[Smurlos]

Not quite sure what you are asking ... I'm ecstatically happy if I get pronunciation close twice in succession

Just saying, words are made of syllables. So if one swallows a few syllables, it's not the same as but is similar to missing a few syllables when typing such as "dnt" instead of "don't"... mile:

[marshlander]

... The Rights Of Gays Living In Djibouti Sucks

[I have no idea whether that's true or not, but it's one of the comparatively few countries that starts with a D where I suspect it *might* be true.]

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In the interests of rekindling this thread I shall unilaterally declare Shadow the winner (I hope his mum is not too put out!). The point of grammar raised by Albert is declared irrelevant (and, I suspect, may start one of the interesting debates we have about English constructions from time to time - it's a laugh a minute chez princealbertofmarshland ) and, according to Amnesty International, both male and female homosexuality IS illegal in Djibouti, although one would have to dig a little deeper to discover what penalties exist. http://www.ai-lgbt.org/texts/lgbt2006.rtf

So, Mr Shadow, next round please ...