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# On the misused words thing:
dictionary.reference.com/browse/enormity

See the third definition and note. They are talking bollocks.
(Potatoman, Fri 16 Nov 2007, 17:22, archived)
# mmm
and their (misused word site) page decoration strategy could hardly be considered subtle.
(haberman is singing in the changes, Fri 16 Nov 2007, 17:26, archived)
# hahaha I love you English speakers
The English language, unlike other languages like Italian, French or German, doesn't have a normative authority. English dictionaries are merely descriptive, so there is no point in showing that a dictionary registers a certain usage.
(Your watch is still saving for 5K but has learnt about 'nose bondage', Fri 16 Nov 2007, 17:36, archived)
# Oxford English Dictionary for the win!
All other are for poo-faced sillies.

The English language is completely nuts imho.

(I helped save b3ta! Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Fri 16 Nov 2007, 17:40, archived)