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07-21-09, 10:22 PM
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I hate "got"
It is the worst word in the English language. It is guttural, short, sharp, and useless. It is also used way too much. There is not a single instance where another word cannot be substituted for "got."
Don't even get me started on "You've got mail." 
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07-21-09, 10:25 PM
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I ain't got no mail Un-Safe Alpine.
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07-21-09, 10:30 PM
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I got ya.
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Phobias are for irrational fears. Fear of junk ripping badgers is perfectly rational. Those things are nasty.
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07-21-09, 10:32 PM
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screw all y'all. 
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07-21-09, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by UnsafeAlpine
It is the worst word in the English language. It is guttural, short, sharp, and useless. It is also used way too much. There is not a single instance where another word cannot be substituted for "got."
Don't even get me started on "You've got mail." |
I, like, totally agree. It's like, completely dumb, and like, who needs it, right?
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07-21-09, 10:35 PM
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screw all y'all. |
we might get gotarhea
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Phobias are for irrational fears. Fear of junk ripping badgers is perfectly rational. Those things are nasty.
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07-21-09, 10:35 PM
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07-21-09, 10:45 PM
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You've GOT to get over it!
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07-21-09, 10:49 PM
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Your mind is in the gotta.
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07-21-09, 10:51 PM
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07-21-09, 10:55 PM
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"got-ta get you into my life!"
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07-21-09, 10:56 PM
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07-21-09, 11:01 PM
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07-21-09, 11:03 PM
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07-21-09, 11:04 PM
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Git is so much better.
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07-21-09, 11:06 PM
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07-21-09, 11:08 PM
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Ski, bike and wish I was gay.
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07-21-09, 11:10 PM
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07-21-09, 11:11 PM
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Ski, bike and wish I was gay.
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07-21-09, 11:11 PM
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Don't knock the guttural, short and sharp.
From Politics and the English Language:
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Originally Posted by George Orwell
i. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
ii. Never use a long word where a short one will do.
iii. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
iv. Never use the passive where you can use the active.
v. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
vi. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.
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07-21-09, 11:11 PM
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If I could murder one person, it would be either the guy who came up with the "got milk?" campaign, or the guy who said "that's a great idea!" to the "got milk?" campaign.
So much unbelievable stupidity has grown from just two words used to advertise something that doesn't need advertising in the first place.
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07-21-09, 11:18 PM
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Ski, bike and wish I was gay.
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07-21-09, 11:19 PM
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Whenever I see those posters or commercials I usually decide that I gotta get me a glass of milk. Seriously.
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07-21-09, 11:54 PM
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Quote:
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It is the worst word in the English language. It is guttural, short, sharp, and useless. It is also used way too much. There is not a single instance where another word cannot be substituted for "got."
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I've got a crossword puzzle that disagrees with you.
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07-22-09, 12:47 AM
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I have gotten tired of these english words.
they make my head spin, gotta go get..
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