I know this is an Adult Webmaster board, but...

[softball]

Originally Posted by Toby

Once again you make an issue of sematics rather than substance.

That was not a matter of semantics my pedantic friend. But if it was, why is that a problem? You are also entitled to argue thuis. It is the English language we use to communicate and sell our products, no? So WTF is wrong with using it when confronted by moronic posts?

[Toby]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

That was not a matter of semantics my pedantic friend. But if it was, why is that a problem? You are also entitled to argue thuis. It is the English language we use to communicate and sell our products, no? So WTF is wrong with using it when confronted by moronic posts?

T'is no different than attacking the messenger rather than the message. It's something you do consistantly. I'm not sure if you do it to delierately side track the discussion, or if you're just that bloody obsessive.

[softball]

Originally Posted by Toby

T'is no different than attacking the messenger rather than the message. It's something you do consistantly. I'm not sure if you do it to delierately side track the discussion, or if you're just that bloody obsessive.

Nope. It is neither. I actually don't do "it". That is your opinion. The sentence can hardly be construed as the messenger. The messenger delivers the message. I was responding to what I consider verbage. No more no less. Do you consider that semantics? I don't.

[Hammer]

I like pie.

[softball]

Originally Posted by Hammer

I like pie.

Funny, I am about to eat some.....apple. The dinner bell just rung.

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

Funny, I am about to eat some.....apple. The dinner bell just rung.

Since we're all English professors here, I believe you meant "bell just rang", or "bell was just rung".

[softball]

Originally Posted by Hammer

Since we're all English professors here, I believe you meant "bell just rang", or "bell was just rung".

I know you will disagree, but that was bait. Just like "verbage".

[Toby]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

..Do you consider that semantics? I don't.

Yes, I certainly do consider that to be sematics. It most certainly has little or nothing to do with the topic du jour, and criticizing the grammar/verbage is indeed attacking the messenger.

The only reason to nitpick the message is to attempt to discredit the messenger, because the argument against the message is weak.

[softball]

Originally Posted by Toby

Yes, I certainly do consider that to be sematics. It most certainly has little or nothing to do with the topic du jour, and criticizing the grammar/verbage is indeed attacking the messenger.

The only reason to nitpick the message is to attempt to discredit the messenger, because the argument against the message is weak.

I disagree. When the argument is lame, as so many of Sarettah's are, then you need to point that out. Language is like a tapestry, woven with care. Or woven with care. Get the difference? Sarettah, bless his heart, does his best but falls very short. He fires broadsides from the hip with little substance, but most never question it. I do.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

...but most never question it. I do.

You argue like a woman.

[softball]

Originally Posted by Toby

You argue like a woman.

Bingo. You just lost this argument. Time to move on or kick it up a notch. That just sunk you like a sunset.

[sarettah]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

I disagree. When the argument is lame, as so many of Sarettah's are, then you need to point that out. Language is like a tapestry, woven with care. Or woven with care. Get the difference? Sarettah, bless his heart, does his best but falls very short. He fires broadsides from the hip with little substance, but most never question it. I do.

lolololol. Man, you take this shit way too serious.

Like my comment about you making facts up, it was a simple little burn and instead of coming back with something even half way witty you want to give the definition of fact as if we don't know what a fact is.

lololol... You would have died on the streets that I grew up on and they were strictly suburban.

Dude to Rhetorical: Your mama wears army boots.

Rheorical back at dude: I will have you know that my mother only wears Ghillies.

Dude punches Rhetorical in the face twice and sends him home crying to his mama and her Ghillies.