Maria Caliban Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 The fact that it's a back-formation has nothing to do with your original statement that it was not a word. As for uncouth being a word longer than couth. Okay, but uncouth comes from uncuth which comes from cuth, the Middle English term for 'known'. I hope you're not suggesting that couth is somehow invalid because it disappeared from the English language for awhile. "When is this out. I can't wait to play it so I can talk at length about how bad it is." - Gorgon.
EnderAndrew Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 Ain't it said that you can't say that ain't ain't a word anymore?
Maria Caliban Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 The odd thing about ain't is that it came out at around the same time as won't and don't. Personally, I think there was an anti-ain't conspiracy in the 17 hundreds that drove the word underground. But ain't is a ninja. Ain't survives. Ain't has sprung back up in the light of a new millennium and shall now run free like the bufflo! "When is this out. I can't wait to play it so I can talk at length about how bad it is." - Gorgon.
EnderAndrew Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 Except it's legal to raise buffalo for slaughter these days. I've been to a place that only serves buffalo. Thank you for flying tangental airlines. Death, or cake? I'll have the donuts.
Maria Caliban Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 We're out of the cake. Well, do you have any chicken? I've had buffalo. It's pretty tasty. Ergo, ain't is tasty. Ha! I take your tangent and make it significant. "When is this out. I can't wait to play it so I can talk at length about how bad it is." - Gorgon.
EnderAndrew Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 Damn you all! I can't get the trees right! I will kill everybody! By the way, did we scare the new guy off?
Bokishi Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 Sadly, he might have left. Can I have his donuts? Current 3DMark
Grandpa Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 This thread has turned into a Monty Python skit.
Bokishi Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 This thread has turned into a Monty Python skit. But it's only a flesh wound! Current 3DMark
Maria Caliban Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 Monty Python were british but they only crossdressed on occation. You have to catch the subtle points. "When is this out. I can't wait to play it so I can talk at length about how bad it is." - Gorgon.
Ostkant Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 Oh, how cute... please don't go off-topic Somebody lock this now please.
CoM_Solaufein Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 high War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester
Akari Posted December 15, 2004 Posted December 15, 2004 This thread is all over the place. Locking it down. -Akari
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