b3ta.com qotw
You are not logged in. Login or Signup
Home » Question of the Week » Irrational Hatred » Post 1143475 | Search
This is a question Irrational Hatred

People who say "less" when they mean "fewer" ought to be turned into soup, the soup fed to baboons and the baboons fired into an active volcano. What has you grinding your teeth with rage, and why?

Suggested by Smash Monkey

(, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 14:36)
Pages: Latest, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, ... 1

« Go Back | See The Full Thread

Yes I know bus / railway is inconsistent
But why should it be made consistent? Language is untidy.
(, Fri 1 Apr 2011, 0:27, 1 reply)
It is
and it's lovely.

The confusion on non-English speakers' faces as you try to explain something like why flammable and inflammable are not opposites is brilliant.
(, Fri 1 Apr 2011, 8:03, closed)

« Go Back | See The Full Thread

Pages: Latest, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, ... 1