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Brady Kelly wrote:
cum
You shouldnt use that word, use 'come'. X|
You should learn English. cum1 kʌm/Submit preposition combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function). "a study-cum-bedroom" I think my used of "plug [combined with] programming answer" makes much more sense than "plug [come] programming answer", which actually isn't even English. How can a plug "come" anything? What is the exact nature of the verb "come" in such a nonsense string of words. It's derived from "cum" but used by fools than think "cum" means something naughty.
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I like the clean lay-out of you blog. cheers, Bill
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Thank you, Bill. I think it will be getting even cleaner. It's quite a nice little WP theme I found that should get some customisation.
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Brady Kelly wrote:
cum
You shouldnt use that word, use 'come'. X|
Brady was right to use cum in this context. It's the Latin use of the word and means with, but could also be used as plus. You, of course, recognise the correct usage of the word from Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
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It's ok, but a lot of white, could use some color, e.g. for the header background. Maybe the Canadian flag colors :-D
I like the white. I'll throw pictures in the mix if I need more colour or special colours for special headings etc.
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You should learn English. cum1 kʌm/Submit preposition combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function). "a study-cum-bedroom" I think my used of "plug [combined with] programming answer" makes much more sense than "plug [come] programming answer", which actually isn't even English. How can a plug "come" anything? What is the exact nature of the verb "come" in such a nonsense string of words. It's derived from "cum" but used by fools than think "cum" means something naughty.
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Dear oh god, do I need to explain it! It's use, and meaning, has been, shall we say, subverted. A bit like 'facial'. It is a word to avoid these days.
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Brady was right to use cum in this context. It's the Latin use of the word and means with, but could also be used as plus. You, of course, recognise the correct usage of the word from Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
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Its isn't so much what it's meaning was, but what it has become that makes it unusable.
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Its isn't so much what it's meaning was, but what it has become that makes it unusable.
As it is still in common use in its common form, including in terms such as Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude, then it is perfectly acceptable to use it in the correct form, rather than the incorrectly spelled version of "come". Just because the word has also acquired a sexual term doesn't mean that it needs to be audited out of normal usage.
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As it is still in common use in its common form, including in terms such as Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude, then it is perfectly acceptable to use it in the correct form, rather than the incorrectly spelled version of "come". Just because the word has also acquired a sexual term doesn't mean that it needs to be audited out of normal usage.
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Embedded in phrases it is still recognisable, used on it's own it's meaning has become 'polluted' shall we say. And 'xxx come yyy' is not an incorrect sentence, it means xxx is like yyy, as in 'becomes'. For example 'this is a request come cry for help'.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Just because the word has also acquired a sexual term doesn't mean that it needs to be audited out of normal usage
I do. Like 'facial', 'spunky', 'fanny', 'gang bang' and 'nonce' (to add words from either side of the pond), these are to be avoided in English because of their less apposite meanings. :)
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Embedded in phrases it is still recognisable, used on it's own it's meaning has become 'polluted' shall we say. And 'xxx come yyy' is not an incorrect sentence, it means xxx is like yyy, as in 'becomes'. For example 'this is a request come cry for help'.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Just because the word has also acquired a sexual term doesn't mean that it needs to be audited out of normal usage
I do. Like 'facial', 'spunky', 'fanny', 'gang bang' and 'nonce' (to add words from either side of the pond), these are to be avoided in English because of their less apposite meanings. :)
'nonce' is used in cryptography to indicate a number that may be used only once. Lots of luck discussing cryptographic algorithms without using it. :laugh:
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'nonce' is used in cryptography to indicate a number that may be used only once. Lots of luck discussing cryptographic algorithms without using it. :laugh:
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
Pronounced en-once, or nonce? In the UK a nonce is a paedo. Good luck pronouncing it the second way in the UK! :laugh:
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Embedded in phrases it is still recognisable, used on it's own it's meaning has become 'polluted' shall we say. And 'xxx come yyy' is not an incorrect sentence, it means xxx is like yyy, as in 'becomes'. For example 'this is a request come cry for help'.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Just because the word has also acquired a sexual term doesn't mean that it needs to be audited out of normal usage
I do. Like 'facial', 'spunky', 'fanny', 'gang bang' and 'nonce' (to add words from either side of the pond), these are to be avoided in English because of their less apposite meanings. :)
I know many women who still innocently go for facials and it's wholesome, KSS fun for them.
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Thank you, Bill. I think it will be getting even cleaner. It's quite a nice little WP theme I found that should get some customisation.
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Hi Brady, I hope you keep it clean, and avoid excess decoration. cheers, Bill
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You should learn English. cum1 kʌm/Submit preposition combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function). "a study-cum-bedroom" I think my used of "plug [combined with] programming answer" makes much more sense than "plug [come] programming answer", which actually isn't even English. How can a plug "come" anything? What is the exact nature of the verb "come" in such a nonsense string of words. It's derived from "cum" but used by fools than think "cum" means something naughty.
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A useful convention is to format words/phrases that are not English in an Italic font-face. That will, of course, be nihil obstat for people with lascivious minds perceiving smut. cheers, Bill
«Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.» Miss Piggy
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As it is still in common use in its common form, including in terms such as Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude, then it is perfectly acceptable to use it in the correct form, rather than the incorrectly spelled version of "come". Just because the word has also acquired a sexual term doesn't mean that it needs to be audited out of normal usage.
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Of course, I agree with you Pete, but, it is interesting to note that in Cicero's writings he explains that the use of nobiscum is a work-around to avoid the possible use of cum nobis because, when spoken, the "m" and "n" are elided into an "n," and the resulting word was obscene. In our times, editors vary in terms of whether Magna cum Laude and such must be set in an Italic font-face. Harvard Law School's resume format guide says they should be both italicized, and, in lower-case. cheers, Bill
«Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.» Miss Piggy
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Its isn't so much what it's meaning was, but what it has become that makes it unusable.
The "potential obscenity" of the word cum has a long history: see my response to Pete O'Hanlon here.
«Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.» Miss Piggy
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A useful convention is to format words/phrases that are not English in an Italic font-face. That will, of course, be nihil obstat for people with lascivious minds perceiving smut. cheers, Bill
«Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.» Miss Piggy
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As it is still in common use in its common form, including in terms such as Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude, then it is perfectly acceptable to use it in the correct form, rather than the incorrectly spelled version of "come". Just because the word has also acquired a sexual term doesn't mean that it needs to be audited out of normal usage.
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Not unless you are at the giggly schoolboy state of mental maturity.
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Hi Brady, I hope you keep it clean, and avoid excess decoration. cheers, Bill
«Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.» Miss Piggy
Oh yes, that is a huge requirement on my side. Aversion to excess decoration even tempted me to use the Jekyll static pages framework for the blog.
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