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The Unmanned Writer |
The use of this word drives me nuts!! Do people realize the way they use the word "but" typically negates everything said before that word? "I don't want to delay you but..." "I love you but..." "Your company's process is good but..." Drives me frickin nuts when people cannot hear that and its meaning when used. (Yes, in a meeting with a Supplier and hearing this word used on my side, except for the "love" part noted above. There is no love with this Supplier.) Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | ||
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This Space for Rent |
The 'but' monkey is almost as annoying as the 'may, or may not' non committal phrase. I hate both of them. We will never know world peace, until three people can simultaneously look each other straight in the eye Liberals are like pussycats and Twitter is Trump's laser pointer to keep them busy while he takes care of business - Rey HRH. | |||
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| Too soon old, Too late smart |
Whatever.... _______________________________________ NRA Life Member Member Isaac Walton League I wouldn't let anyone do to me what I've done to myself | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
^^^^^^  Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Whenever | |||
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Irregardless, I'll likely continue to do it.  Regards, P. | |||
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So... | |||
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(Snicker!) He said "butt monkey!"  God bless America. | |||
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You may or may not be right, but, that being said, it is what it is. If it ain't woke... don't fix it. | |||
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Shall Not Be Infringed |
Certain words should be banned, but... ____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 2024....Save America! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Technically, this complaint is valid, but you know that people are using it to soften some bad news, make a complaint, or express a contrary opinion, so it is to be expected. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Banned |
I can neither confirm nor deny I use the term. But I find it useful. | |||
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I can barely string two words together coherently. Throw in punctuation and all bets are off.  Rick Texting.......easier than calling. | |||
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W07VH5 |
There are two modern uses of “so”. At the beginning of a reply and at the end of a soft demand. I noticed it at the beginning of a reply for the first time at children’s hospital. All the young doctors use “So,” to start a reply. Every time. I think it’s a modern version of “uhh,”. I noticed it at the end of a demand with my step-daughter. “I’m going to need a ride immediately. So …”. Never worked but it was still employed. | |||
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Ducatista |
My favorite use of this word was in this sentence said to me. ...but don't think for a second, I don't know what I am walking away from!  ___________________ "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" Compressions 9.5:1 | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
Yes, people know the word “but” negates everything said prior to the word but what’s your problem? "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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the word "but" has its place but never in an apology | |||
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| The Unmanned Writer |
Or a compliment.  Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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Caribou gorn |
It doesn't negate what's said before it... it means "in spite of that" or apologizes in advance. "I love you but you're wrong on this one." That doesn't mean you're wrong so I no longer love you. It means I love you anyways. I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. | |||
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Misanthropic Philanthrope |
But not all things exist without associated conditions or considerations. ___________________________ Originally posted by Psychobastard: Well, we "gave them democracy"... not unlike giving a monkey a loaded gun. | |||
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