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(, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:55, archived)
# Ohhh that's just reminded me of a pet peeve....
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:56, archived)
# go on then.
is it the fact that that is what specific actually means?
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:57, archived)
# But look at the pic....it's a specific ocean.


(, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:58, archived)
# it doesn't say specific ocean
it says specific, with the definition of specific under it
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:02, archived)
# It is, however,
specifically the Pacific Ocean. It's pacified in the file name.
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:05, archived)
# Yes I know,
but it doesn't take a genius to work out the joke is Pacific. ;)
Actually I messed up and typed specific instead of Pacific, but it still kinda works!
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:05, archived)
# ah
it would have made more sense if it had said pacific
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:06, archived)
# A pacific pet peeve?


(, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:57, archived)
# *grinds teeth*
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:04, archived)
# sometimes being a pendant makes life tough
:D
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:22, archived)
# Every time that I am pedantic
my dad always says "Stop being such a pident"

It takes incredible restraint to prevent myself from correcting him...
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:38, archived)
# I've already
had a moan about that :P
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:33, archived)
# I hate it when people get that wrong
If somebody tells me something Pacifically then I always take them literally: that they're kinda peaceful and laid-back about it, not really bothered.
(, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:57, archived)