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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:36 AM Original message |
Quick PSA: it is spelled H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-S-Y. Not H-Y-P-O-C-R-A-C-Y. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. But it SOUNDS like hypocracy as apposed to hypocrisy |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Supposably, people here are smart. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Their intelligence is a mute point. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You and I tow the line...others, not so much. nt |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. I stubbed my tow the other day, hurt like hell too. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
49. Are you series. This is HUGH!! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. "supposedly" |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. and "it's" |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Um, you didn't see where we were both going? nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Don't pick on other poster's! |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I think you may have missed the point, but thank you. nt |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. Ooops. Thanks for your gentle correction. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. Also, if you're going to restrict or restrain something . . . |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
6. And might I add, it is D-I-S-D-A-I-N, Not D-I-S-T-A-I-N. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
41. I was trying to get distain out of our carpet last night. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. Oh, that's a losing battle, I'm afraid to tell you. |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. I can never spell that word right. I've been spelling it hipocracy.... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. It helps to know of word origins. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Merely a sign of literacy. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I suspect that most people prefer not to be called 'illiterate,' though. nt |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Exactly |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
10. OK, I'll be careful with hapicrosy. |
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AnnetteJacobs (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. So, Crisy is Hypo. Got it. |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
16. I always support the use of alternative spelling. |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
17. Unless you're referring to a government by horses, in which case it is hippocracy. That is all. n/ |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
18. And it is "definitely" as opposed to "definately" |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
19. It is too "hypocracy" |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. If you are intending a portmanteau |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. You should know that portmanteau |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
22. Right on, that one makes me loose my mind. |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
27. Also: "principal" (in the sense of primary/foremost), "principle" (in the sense of ethical rule). |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. That's a whole nother story. nt |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. shall we get into 'affect' vs. 'effect'? |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Actually, it's spelled "Wankers". |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
42. My problems in high school |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
29. Which specific instance of that misspelling brought you to post that? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. It was the culmination of what I would loosely estimate as several hundred. |
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Martin Eden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. It's enough to make you LOOSE your mind. |
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planetc (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
31. and may I just mention "as opposed to" as distinguished from |
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Martin Eden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
36. hipocrAcy DEFINED: |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. +1 you beat me to it by three minutes. nt |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
39. Thanks. It's no biggy to do a quick spell-check on an OP or post here. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
40. Take a breath and breathe......... That cloth is great for making clothes. |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
43. I gave up on the misspellings and grammatical errors |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
44. I could care less. But I care about my credability. nt |
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LLStarks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
45. Hypocracy. Rule by hypocrites. |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
46. Guess we all should take the Hypocritic Oath. |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
47. Over the years I've come to believe that this sort of reminder is just sweeping back the tide. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
48. No matter how you spell it, it IS still |
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