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#2865298 11-Feb-2022 11:22

Why don't we use the word Gruntled more?

I see plenty of people that are disgruntled.

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#2865310 11-Feb-2022 11:30

Rikkitic:

Is this a rhetorical question?

...and what is the point of rhetorical questions?

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#2865386 11-Feb-2022 13:08

Handsomedan:
Why is the word Rhetorical spelt (spelled?) the way it is?

Why doesn't whanau begin with an f given that it was put into writing by the British?

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#2865396 11-Feb-2022 13:21

Why don't we spell phonetically?

And why isn't it funeticly?

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#2865408 11-Feb-2022 13:38

Handsomedan:
Why don't we spell phonetically?

And why isn't it funeticly?

That word will be due to Latin or Greek derivation I expect. Not really the case for Maori as far as we know!

Although I did once read an article claiming the Vikings got here....

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#2865442 11-Feb-2022 13:55

MadEngineer: Do we really need another one of these threads?

Could we start yet another thread for ‘rhetorical Jeopardy’?

Posters could put up a word or phrase that is the answer to a rhetorical question - and responders could post the rhetorical question that gave rise to it. As in the TV show.

Here’s a trial starter for ten:

”Donald Trump”.

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#2865474 11-Feb-2022 14:16

eracode:

”Donald Trump”.

Who was that masked man?

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#2865499 11-Feb-2022 14:55

Rikkitic:

eracode:

”Donald Trump”.

Who was that masked man?

That’s correct!

Thanks for indulging me but I’m sure you realise I was joking. Let’s stop already - was just testing the limits of silliness that some of these fun threads might get to.

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#2865501 11-Feb-2022 14:59

Why does it only take 4 days to get something shipped form Brisbane to Blenheim, with free shipping

But 12 days to get something shipped from Auckland to Blenheim, when I had to pay shipping fees.

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#2865504 11-Feb-2022 15:01

Dratsab:
Who decided the inability to pronounce the letter 's' properly should be called a lisp?

Who decided the inability to pronounce the letter 'L' properly should be called a lisp?

(It's probably the most cruel word in the English language - the shortest possible combination of letters encompassing every lisp. If you have a lisp - any lisp - you cannot say the name of your impediment without lisping.) If you have both a W for L lisp and an S for TH lisp, well you better change the subject.

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#2865533 11-Feb-2022 15:36

Handsomedan:
Why don't we spell phonetically?

There are languages that were historically mostly spoken-only that are spelled phonetically. Makes them damn annoying to read since regional variations in pronunciation are encoded into the spelling.

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#2865567 11-Feb-2022 16:45

eracode:
MadEngineer: Do we really need another one of these threads?

Could we start yet another thread for ‘rhetorical Jeopardy’?

Posters could put up a word or phrase that is the answer to a rhetorical question - and responders could post the rhetorical question that gave rise to it. As in the TV show.

Here’s a trial starter for ten:

”Donald Trump”.

Which was the better POTUS? Biden or Trump?

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#2865568 11-Feb-2022 16:47

MikeAqua:
Why does it only take 4 days to get something shipped form Brisbane to Blenheim, with free shipping

But 12 days to get something shipped from Auckland to Blenheim, when I had to pay shipping fees.

I recently bought something that cost $18,000 and was actually charged $17 to ship it from Auckland. (It was small enough to fit in a 'normal' cardboard box.)

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#2867431 13-Feb-2022 12:26

When will this wind die down?

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#2867917 13-Feb-2022 21:43

Is there actually a law which says Bill Nighy must be in every English film?

Most of the posters in this thread are just like chimpanzees on MDMA, full of feelings of bonhomie, joy, and optimism. Fred99 8/4/21

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