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They never said secret. They said private.

This makes no sense. Private and secret are synonyms within the English language.

https://www.thesaurus.com/brow...

Hell, even Merriam Webster uses secret in one of its definitions of private:

not known or intended to be known publicly : SECRET

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

Your post is as dumb as saying that water is wet but not moist.

Go read a dictionary. Refuted and denied are not synonyms.

What about "refuted" and "rebutted"?

Or perhaps "rebutted" it.

I'm pretty sure they are synonyms.

Panache (probably)

Synonyms for "pedantic:" http://www.thesaurus.com/brows...

Synonyms for synthetic. First word on the list: artificial.

...as Tesla keeps saying, these are not self-driving cars.

Except the name of the feature is litterally a synonym for "automatic steering system" according to http://www.thesaurus.com/

They need to pick a better name.

Wrong.

http://www.thesaurus.com/brows...

P.S. Whooooooosh.

> Words have meaning — not just consequences. Deal with it.

No words have meanings you dictionary pedants can never deal with that. Suspect and alleged are synonyms.

> Do you deny, that slutty-dressed rape-victims were dressed like sluts?

I get it now, just like Sheldon Cooper what it comes down to is pedantry for me but you are free to make the worst possible interpretation of my words. You need to read up on the principle of charity. Unless your only interest is in masturbatory self-righteousness rather than increasing your understanding, then keep on doing what you are doing. Seems to be working for you.

> . Although, considering the number of times you've already replied without including any other links, we probably do know...

Having decided that you are a dick, I find it more pleasing for you to continue in righteous ignorance than to inform you. Even if I get modded down to -1, I'll still have the pleasure of knowing that you are going around not only believing a falsehood but taking it as validation of your world view. In the long run you suffer from being wrong waaaay more than I suffer from not correcting you.

Its "right off the bat" , which means immeatiate, straight away. http://www.thesaurus.com/brows... Its a term that comes from cricket that made its way into common language.

I asked because of the use of the word agnostic..

http://www.merriam-webster.com...
http://thesaurus.com/browse/ag...

"Your Master" is trying to imply that because the 4th definition of the term isn't one he finds acceptable, it shouldn't be considered a valid definition.

If we were to allow every individual to determine the standard by which each word were defined, there'd be no such thing as dictionary, because everyone would have their own, personal definition of each word.

So, it's not "stretching" to say a word means one of the things that the dictionary says it means.

Here is an example: ! Using "literally" to mean figuratively, to the point that Websters now lists "literally" as a term that means "virtually"! "http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally" - If that isn't a sufficiently obvious case (for you) of an accepted definition of a word that stretches it to the point of losing it's meaning then perhaps vocabulary lessons in English are in order?

That's just a consequence of rampant stupidity combined with that whole "PC" notion that you're not allowed to offend anyone. It's fucking moronic, and in no way has any bearing on or reflects the conversation we're having here. "Violence" has meant "to cause harm" for a long, long, long time.

Harm is not hurt.

Every thesaurus, ever, disagrees with that assertion, including this one

Financial loss is not pain. A business is not a person.

OK, subjectively? I completely agree. However, our system of law is not based on my subjective opinion, and the system of law says that yes, they are people, and yes, financial loss is harm.

A sit-in is not violence.

Depends on which definition you're going by.

Hey, would you look at that! We just went full circle!

Only if you use definition 4 of "hurt" from the same source. I think you know very well that the generally agreed-upon definition of violence is compatible with definition one of hurt, "to cause physical damage or pain", not all.

It's a definition, so yea, it counts. I could also have substituted "damage" for "hurt," and since they're synonyms, it would not change the meaning.

When you try to stretch words in this way they lose all meaning.

Using an accepted definition is not "stretching words."

Insisting that an accepted definition is not acceptable because it goes against your personal beliefs, that, my friend, is stretching words.

But actually, when I searched for violence on dictionary.com I didn't get the definition you're quoting:

Well, then, I guess Google lied to me. Bastards.

There are some obviously similar definitions but none are the same or even close enough to just be a typo apart. In particular, the word "hurt" does not appear on that page

Sounds like you need to expand your reference library.

love

http://thesaurus.com/roget/VI/897.html

Honed in" may be in common usage but that doesn't make it correct.

And your assertion doesn't make it incorrect either.

It has been in use for quite some time.

Language evolves, you're going to have to learn to deal with that. Hone in has been in use for literally decades.

Entertaining and enjoyable are synonyms for fun.

I think you misspelled action as outcome in that last reply.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/process

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/action

http://thesaurus.com/browse/process

Denotatively a process and an action are largely the same. They have different connotations: for example ‘process’ specifically carries the connotation of a series of actions. In reality though, there are very few actions that are not themselves processes (i.e. that cannot be broken up into sub actions at some level).

no, and you deserve to be put in your place for attempting to do the same with the parent.

http://thesaurus.com/browse/less

the 7th synonym offered for "less" is "fewer."

less vs fewer

fewer = things you can count. less = things that are too many to count. it is pretty easy to win this argument by stating that these ads cannot be counted, despite there being a finite number of ad space in the web page mentioned. refreshing said page will show you a different ad in the same space. at any given time there may be a finite number of ads in rotation, but throughout the course of time overall, the number of unique ads being displayed in that space is unknowable. less ads. fewer ad spaces.

anyone can be a detail-oriented asshole if they really try, see? you're not that special. don't bother critiquing my response for grammar or spelling. i give not a fuck.

For those who didn't see the whoosh....
Remorse Remorse Remorse

I beg to differ.

In D&D, the Dungeon Master isn't the leader. He's the opposition.
A dungeon is a kind of prison:
http://thesaurus.com/browse/dungeon
So, what is a warden, if not the master of a dungeon?

"Some people are opposed to the death penalty because it makes the state into a murderer. I'm opposed to the prison system, because it turns the state into a gay dungeonmaster."
      -Emo Philips

The script for the cease-and-desist letter is part of the submit button

The "submit" button, what's in a word?

Definition: comply, endure

Synonyms:

abide, accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, appease, be submissive, bend, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, cede, concede, defer, eat crow, fold, give away, give ground, give in, give way, go with the flow, grin and bear it, humor, indulge, knuckle, knuckle under, kowtow, lay down arms, obey, put up with, quit, relent, relinquish, resign oneself, say uncle, stoop, succumb, surrender, throw in the towel, toe the line, tolerate, truckle, withstand, yield

In other languages the button is labeled "send", which seems much more appropriate.

Obtain and take are synonyms: http://thesaurus.com/browse/obtain

I would suggest that the submitter next time use Theasurus.com for all his synonym needs.


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Your arguments make you sound unsmart.

Actually, what is the antonym of idiot anyway?

• idiot found in 3 items.

  Fool
  Excerpt: "... OF REASONING Fool. fool, idiot, tomfool, wiseacre, simpleton..."

  Unmeaningness
  Excerpt: "...a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,..."

  Madman
  Excerpt: "...; knight errant, Don Quixote. idiot. "

thesaurus.com

Or, for the lazy...

synonyms for "artist"

And...

definition of "trademark"

<caveman>
Adobe no GPL! Adobe no Linux! Adobe for profit! No like Adobe!
</caveman>

thesaurus.com

Or, for the lazy...

synonyms for "artist"

And...

definition of "trademark"

<caveman>
Adobe no GPL! Adobe no Linux! Adobe for profit! No like Adobe!
</caveman>

It's not that I'm hiding, it's a thing (which now has become very very close to obsolete) called PRICAVY.
I are you sure pricavy isn't a new thing? I can't find it here, herethis lame thing!!

Linux is my "overseer"? That explains a lot...

Thesaurus.com. Also, see Dictionary.com.

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