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Aug 11, 2010
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#261

@ tonydal what is your view on the 'gg' thing ?

Vhazhiphor
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Aug 11, 2010
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#262
SchuBomb wrote:
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:

Just to all the grammar fascists out there, irregardless is in fact a word, contrary to popular opinion. My brother has an OED, and it is in there. It means the same thing as 'regardless', except with a deliberately humorous slant.

It being in a dictionary only proves there are a sufficient amount of idiots who don't stop using it (100% of the people I've heard use it do not do it was a deliberately humourous slant, they do it out of ignorance). Irregardless, if you take what the prefixes and suffixes mean, means "without disregard", not "regardless". Either say regardless or irrespective, don't mix the two.

I agree. Either way, it's still repetitive.  Honestly, I feel the same way about "undisclosed". Although seeing how using "closed" could be consfusing, I guess I understand that one.

Cannonball4377
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Aug 11, 2010
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#263

The one that bothers me is resiliency. Resilience is the noun, and it always has been. I don't know who came up with resiliency, but it's a mistake, and all the sports broadcasters have taken it and started using it on a regular basis.

JagdeepSingh
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Aug 11, 2010
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#264
KillaNinja wrote:

ok im just sayin here, dont mind me at all, but gg means owned. if your gona play me and not even say hello to me or anythin, and you say "gg" after you win, your basicly sayin 'hahahaha noob owned lol'. im just letin y'all know. if its a friends game or whatever obviously say whatever you want but if not, dont say gg to me. im just sayin.  kthxbai :)

 So now you & some people here is telling that 'gg' means 'owned'.  Well 'gg' also means 'good game'.  If you have a problem with people putting 'gg' after they won, then you can solve it by shutting the chat each time you start a game.  Isn't that easy than to whine & complain & maybe even cry!  The solution is there.  All you need to do is look for it. But you choose to be 'Arrogant' by posting these type of column. 

Do know note that I am entitled to my opinion & so are you.  Actually I found it even funnier that some people say that its OK to 'gg' when you lost but NOT OK when you win.  That is simply ridiculous. 

Vhazhiphor
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Aug 11, 2010
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Cannonball4377 wrote:

The one that bothers me is resiliency. Resilience is the noun, and it always has been. I don't know who came up with resiliency, but it's a mistake, and all the sports broadcasters have taken it and started using it on a regular basis.

Well, as a general rule, you shouldn't believe what the sports guys say. They're often wrong even about sports. Well, we can pretty much extend that to anyone in the news business; I've noticed most of the reporters and correspondants they hire don't know how to talk, and anchors often don't stick to just giving the news, but they give their opinion. Their rather influencial opinion. It's all sensasionalism to me.

Wait, I think we're highjacking the thread here. Uhm... yeah. So while we're on words and what they mean, I don't think it's a good idea to try to read more into words than they might actually mean without a concrete basis, such as body language or tone of voice, such as might occur with "GG" over the internet.

reallysimplesyndicat
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Aug 11, 2010
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#266

try expanding it a little so that people understand its a sportmanship thing, not a gamer faggotry deal.

"gg wp"

vowles_23
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Aug 11, 2010
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#267
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:

I did have someone look at me a little funny when I said 'good luck' in an OTB game.

Meh

 Really? LOL!

I always say good luck! :P

captainbob
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Aug 11, 2010
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#268
Issis wrote:

Erm, to be strictly literal, gg means 'Good game'. How you interpret it is your own choice I guess. (Personally, I say gg after every game, win or lose, if the opponent said anything or not. *shrug*)

 I agree with this post. I say gg even when I lose. Its a courtesy in my opinion, no sense in reading too much into this. Its also quick:)

FlowerFlowers
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Aug 11, 2010
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#269

"gg wp"

what is wp?

TheGrobe
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Aug 11, 2010
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#270

Well played?

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Aug 11, 2010
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#271

that reminds me - I often say 'well played' after an opponent win

ozzie_c_cobblepot
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Aug 11, 2010
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#272
tonydal wrote:

Oh goodie, another stupid grammar argument.  Well, after all we're chessplayers...we've got to argue about something, right?

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/grammar-improvement

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Aug 11, 2010
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#273

While we're on the topic, y'all know that loosen and unloosen mean the same thing, right?

Atos
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Aug 11, 2010
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#274

Also looser and unlooser.

ejl34
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Aug 11, 2010
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#275

Lol, I always forget to say gg after a game, win or lose

MyCowsCanFly
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Aug 11, 2010
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#276

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TheGrobe
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Aug 11, 2010
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#277
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:

While we're on the topic, y'all know that loosen and unloosen mean the same thing, right?

Just like peel and unpeel.

KillaNinja
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Aug 11, 2010
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TheGrobe wrote:
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:

While we're on the topic, y'all know that loosen and unloosen mean the same thing, right?

Just like peel and unpeel.

 and flammable and inflammable. oh god who remembers that simpsons episode? :D

TheGrobe
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Aug 11, 2010
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#279

"Inflammable means flammable?  What a country!"

MyCowsCanFly
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Aug 11, 2010
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KillaNinja wrote:
TheGrobe wrote:
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:

While we're on the topic, y'all know that loosen and unloosen mean the same thing, right?

Just like peel and unpeel.

 and flammable and inflammable. oh god who remembers that simpsons episode? :D

 Dr. Nick Riviera: "Inflammable means flammable? Ugh, what a country!"

[Edit: No points for second place.]