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Pet Peeves
Sason:
--- Quote from: butlers_fantasy on March 07, 2015, 07:12:31 pm ---Speaking of bad grammar:
[The Polling Place] Re: What Is The Most Disgusting Thing You've Ever Ate?
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Oh yes, I've noticed that one too. But put it down to some secret inside joke among English speaking people.
Jeff Wrangler:
Writers of historical fiction (stories, books, or screen plays) who use "okay" or "OK" in stories, etc., that take place somewhere besides the U.S. and sometime before the 1830s.
The OED surmises that "OK" was first used in the U.S. in the 1830s, and the oldest written reference to it comes from the Presidential election of 1840, when it came to be used to refer to President Martin Van Buren, whose nickname was "Old Kinderhook" from his birthplace in the state of New York. According to the OED, during that election campaign, supporters of Van Buren formed what was called "the OK Club."
CellarDweller:
People who leave old food in the office refrigerator and let it stink the fridge up.
Front-Ranger:
Yes, that is the pits! Even in laissez-faire companies, some kind of policing is important, e.g., label the food with your name and date.
Front-Ranger:
Isn't this a great topic that dot-matrix started? Thanks for bumping it, Chuck!
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