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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
In the context of his statement and your response, it was. Colloquialisms aren't going to necessarily be right in the way others around the world use them, but that doesn't make them incorrect. Just like US English uses color and not colour. |
Last time I stick up for you. |
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| elFreak |
it technically is a cat
col·lege /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kol-ij] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. an institution of higher learning, esp. one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
2. a constituent unit of a university, furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences, usually leading to a bachelor's degree.
3. an institution for vocational, technical, or professional instruction, as in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, or music, often a part of a university.
4. an endowed, self-governing association of scholars incorporated within a university, as at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England.
5. a similar corporation outside a university.
6. the building or buildings occupied by an institution of higher education.
7. the administrators, faculty, and students of a college.
8. (in Britain and Canada) a private secondary school.
9. an organized association of persons having certain powers and rights, and performing certain duties or engaged in a particular pursuit: The electoral college formally selects the president.
10. a company; assemblage.
11. Also called collegium. a body of clergy living together on a foundation for religious service or similar activity.
12. British Slang. a prison.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < AF, MF < L collégium, equiv. to col- col-1 + lég-, var. s. of legere to gather + -ium -ium; cf. colleague]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/college |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Last time I stick up for you. |
I can't think of a time you ever did, but ok. |
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| elFreak |
1. a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
2. any of various related large wildcats, as the cougar.
3. a man of great strength, courage, etc.
4. a person of great importance, influence, charm, etc., who is much admired as a celebrity: a literary lion.
5. the lion as the national emblem of Great Britain.
6. (initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Leo.
7. (initial capital letter) a member of any one of the internationally affiliated service clubs (International Association of Lions Clubs) founded in 1917 and dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship, sound government, and community, national, and international welfare.
8. Numismatics.
a. a silver, Anglo-Gallic denier, issued during the reign of Henry III, bearing the figure of a lion.
b. a gold coin of Scotland, issued c1400–1589, bearing the figure of a lion.
c. any of various other coins bearing the figure of a lion.
d. hardhead2.
9. British. an object of interest or note.
—Idioms
10. beard the lion in its den, to confront or attack someone, esp. a powerful or feared person, in that person's own familiar surroundings.
11. twist the lion's tail, to tax the patience of or provoke a person, group, nation, or government, esp. that of Great Britain.
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din·go /ˈdɪŋgoʊ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ding-goh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -goes.
1. a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
2. Australian. a cowardly or treacherous person.
dog and cat are in the definition.
anthony pappa is not a great dj:p |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
I can't think of a time you ever did, but ok. |
:conf:
When that guy just slagged you off for using "university" instead of "college"? |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
In the US, owning a home is no better than renting when it comes to costs. No matter where you go (in the us), the costs of renting, when considering ALL costs for owning, are very similar. |
That's so not true Ben! Sure, the cost per year might be the same, but a home owner is paying that money off on an asset, rather than tossing it away on paying off someone else's asset. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
dog and cat are in the definition. |
I can't believe you thought we refer to domestic dogs as "dingoes". That's ing hilarious. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
:conf:
When that guy just slagged you off for using "university" instead of "college"? |
Ok I just re-read all the posts associated with that little thing and I misread your post a bit. You are correct. |
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| elFreak |
it was a crack at a joke that americans make about australians even though it has no basis...ie: like pretty much most of your observations about america.
it stems from a famous movie line, "a dingo ate me baby".
i never said you referred to domestic dogs as that. A lion is not a house cat, but it is still a cat. A dingo is a dog.
you are easy to wind up.
*strokes chin* |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
it was a crack at a joke that americans make about australians even though it has no basis...ie: like pretty much most of your observations about america.
it stems from a famous movie line, "a dingo ate me baby".
i never said you referred to domestic dogs as that. A lion is not a house cat, but it is still a cat. A dingo is a dog.
you are easy to wind up.
*strokes chin* |
Nice try, genius. |
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| elFreak |
the dictionary proved that a lion is a cat and the dingo is a dog aka you fail.
*shrimp on the barbie*
in my country a barbie is a doll with no vagina:p |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
That's so not true Ben! Sure, the cost per year might be the same, but a home owner is paying that money off on an asset, rather than tossing it away on paying off someone else's asset. |
Unless your kids really will live with you till you die, this thought can't be further from the truth depending your situation. |
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