March 12, 2003, 01:11
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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
But what about "inability"?
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What about it? In- is just another prefix - like the others - that renders a word opposite to its original meaning: incompetent, inestimable, and so on.
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March 12, 2003, 01:15
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Right - "inavailability"
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March 12, 2003, 01:30
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Unavailability. Just as it's inconsequential, not unconsequential. Different words take different prefixes. There are no rules to apply. A bit like irregular verbs. You just have to learn them.
And why aren't you quitting in protest alongside that bloke who quit yesterday?
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March 12, 2003, 01:33
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I can do more good on the inside. Muwahahahaha!!
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March 12, 2003, 04:05
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How irregular. There's another one. Ir-.
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March 12, 2003, 11:58
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I thought the opposite of regular was unleaded?
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March 12, 2003, 12:02
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It doesn't always work though.........inflammable is not the opposite of flammable........in fact they mean the same. 
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March 12, 2003, 12:27
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Originally posted by DrSpike
It doesn't always work though.........inflammable is not the opposite of flammable........in fact they mean the same.
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3.30am and I'm just knocking off work and going to bed. I'll deal with you tomorrow, Doctor.
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March 12, 2003, 16:38
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Yeah...can't wait for that one!
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March 12, 2003, 17:19
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Originally posted by finbar
How bizarre. There's usually an accepted 5-10% tolerance. The guy with the gun must have been down on his quota for the month.
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No bloddy bracksy made it 3 km over and your done, the libs great election promise was to make it 10% again 
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March 12, 2003, 17:27
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Originally posted by SuperSneak
Yeah...can't wait for that one!
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8.30am and back hard at it. I'll deal with both of you later in the day.
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March 12, 2003, 17:30
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Originally posted by Hydey
No bloddy bracksy made it 3 km over and your done, the libs great election promise was to make it 10% again
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Hydey votes Liberal for the first time in his life!
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March 12, 2003, 17:33
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Originally posted by finbar
Hydey votes Liberal for the first time in his life!
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How dare you !
Ming This is a very deep and personnal insult and finbar knows it .
I ask that his comment be editted out please 
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March 12, 2003, 18:11
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Well if you weren't speeding you wouldn't have been fined. The speed limit is a set value. Not a wishy washy 5-10% allowance. Dont go over the limit...no problem.
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March 12, 2003, 21:22
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Anyone around Thursday night?
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March 12, 2003, 22:18
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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Anyone around Thursday night?
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Highly unlikely for me. I had 3 hours sleep and I won't be finished this bloody thing till tonight. I think I might opt for sleep instead.
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March 12, 2003, 22:27
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thought so 
deity said he'd probably be around........hydey? trev? holmes?
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March 12, 2003, 22:51
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moi
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March 12, 2003, 22:58
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finbar could nap between turns
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March 12, 2003, 23:28
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i am around
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March 12, 2003, 23:28
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Not sure I will be - feeling very tired today.
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March 12, 2003, 23:32
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also, i'd like to raise another grammatical issue - in another thread, i saw malevolent light say that he could count the amount of games that he had lost on a few fingers. that should have been number. quite a few people have trouble distinguishing between countable and uncountable, such as amount vs number and less vs fewer
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March 12, 2003, 23:34
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maybe we should have a separate grammar thread....
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March 13, 2003, 00:42
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yeah, gamma does sux and I'd rather discussed civ...
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March 13, 2003, 00:50
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Damn AH is a tired old horse...
I don't want to start any new 3 way games but I will play 4+ ways, new or otherwise....
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March 13, 2003, 01:05
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I'm getting a second wind now....
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March 13, 2003, 04:09
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I'm sure whatever comes out of Fin's sleep deprived muse will be highly tramautic for children.
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March 13, 2003, 04:43
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No peep from Hydey so I'm not confident of our 2x 4 way.. I might show after 10:20 to see who's here
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March 13, 2003, 06:22
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Yeah right - and we're going to like hang around till after 10.20 to play 
Did you pluck that time out of the air?
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March 13, 2003, 06:41
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Originally posted by srholmes
also, i'd like to raise another grammatical issue - in another thread, i saw malevolent light say that he could count the amount of games that he had lost on a few fingers. that should have been number. quite a few people have trouble distinguishing between countable and uncountable, such as amount vs number and less vs fewer
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One of my great bugbears! Less -v- fewer. It's so simple but so many get it wrong! 
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