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11 Feb 2015, 8:37 pm

Green social democrat.

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11 Feb 2015, 8:42 pm

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Dangerously unhinged conservative

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11 Feb 2015, 9:35 pm

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Interesting to see some leaning to proscribed definitions and those to more esoteric ones.

In my mind I like the esoteric, but in practice I gravitate to the proscribed because it's less stressful

Proscribed means 'forbidden' or 'prohibited'. Who is proscribing definitions and on what authority? Can you give an example of a proscribed definition?

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11 Feb 2015, 9:46 pm

Maybe he/she meant "prescribed" (ie received/conventional definitions) and it was just a slip of the keyboard so to speak.

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11 Feb 2015, 10:22 pm

B19 wrote:

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Dangerously unhinged conservative

Raptor is awarded the prize for the best humour of the day.

It's even true.

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11 Feb 2015, 10:49 pm

luan78zao wrote:

Narrator wrote:

Interesting to see some leaning to proscribed definitions and those to more esoteric ones.

In my mind I like the esoteric, but in practice I gravitate to the proscribed because it's less stressful

Proscribed means 'forbidden' or 'prohibited'. Who is proscribing definitions and on what authority? Can you give an example of a proscribed definition?

Thanks for correcting me. Funny, it's a word I've used for years and only used its Latin parts for definition. Prescribed I've taken as "written before," like writing instructions before doing. Proscribed I took as meaning "written for" or "written about". So, correction gratefully received!

And yes.. prescribed would be the correct word. :oops:

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11 Feb 2015, 11:17 pm

Don't worry, we all do it sometimes.

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11 Feb 2015, 11:21 pm

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11 Feb 2015, 11:51 pm

Minimize the stupidity.

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12 Feb 2015, 12:09 am

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Off my property. *shotgun pump SFX*

Six words, but I'll let you off because you made me smile too..

Well, the last three were supposed to be a sound effect... :wink:

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12 Feb 2015, 12:16 am

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12 Feb 2015, 12:51 am

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12 Feb 2015, 1:43 am

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12 Feb 2015, 1:46 am

Raptor wrote:

Dangerously unhinged conservative

My favorite type!

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12 Feb 2015, 1:47 am

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