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Title: I liked this
Post by: Snoopy on June 22, 2007, 03:47:21 PM: http://www.flickr.com/photos/1773/585794355/
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Barman on June 22, 2007, 04:02:32 PM: Quote from: Snoopy on June 22, 2007, 03:47:21 PM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1773/585794355/
lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Berek on June 22, 2007, 04:28:20 PM: I'd probably get it if I understood what the "P" word means whistle:
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Snoopy on June 22, 2007, 04:29:14 PM: Quote from: Berek on June 22, 2007, 04:28:20 PM
I'd probably get it if I understood what the "P" word means whistle:
eeek: eeek: ::)
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 22, 2007, 05:13:17 PM: Quote from: Berek on June 22, 2007, 04:28:20 PM
I'd probably get it if I understood what the "P" word means whistle:
Would it help if the cartoonist knew how to spell it?
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Snoopy on June 22, 2007, 05:16:17 PM: Quote from: Darwins Selection on June 22, 2007, 05:13:17 PM
Quote from: Berek on June 22, 2007, 04:28:20 PM
I'd probably get it if I understood what the "P" word means whistle:
Would it help if the cartoonist knew how to spell it?

Do you really think so?
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 22, 2007, 05:46:01 PM: Quote from: Snoopy on June 22, 2007, 05:16:17 PM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on June 22, 2007, 05:13:17 PM
Quote from: Berek on June 22, 2007, 04:28:20 PM
I'd probably get it if I understood what the "P" word means whistle:
Would it help if the cartoonist knew how to spell it?
Do you really think so?
How would you spell 'purgative'? ;)
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Snoopy on June 22, 2007, 06:10:11 PM: lol: lol: lol:

PRUNES
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Sour Puss on June 24, 2007, 11:12:52 PM: Quote from: Berek on June 22, 2007, 04:28:20 PM
I'd probably get it if I understood what the "P" word means whistle:

Like you, I was unsure of the meaning, despite the best efforts of the puppy dog, trying to put me off the scent with "Prunes", it has nothing to do with purging at all.

I confess that I had to look it up, redface: but here goes...

Pejorative comes from the Latin pejoratus, "made worse", and made a surprisingly late entry in written English, 1882, probably deriving from a contemporary French usage, p?joratif. [1]. It is so frequently spelled as perjorative that the Oxford English Dictionary website contains a FAQ entry about this spelling.

A word or phrase is pejorative if it implies contempt or disapproval. The adjective pejorative is synonymous with derogatory, derisive, and dyslogistic. When used as an adjective, pejorative has two meanings: (1) tending to make or become worse, and (2) tending to disparage or belittle. [1] When used as a noun, pejorative means "a belittling or disparaging word or expression". [2] Since meanings change over time, an up-to-date dictionary should be consulted for information on specific words.
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Snoopy on June 25, 2007, 08:47:56 AM: Quite right but Purgative (the word used by DS) is defined as "A Medicine for emptying the bowels" fence:
Title: Re: I liked this
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 25, 2007, 09:16:33 AM: Quote from: Snoopy on June 25, 2007, 08:47:56 AM
Quite right but Purgative (the word used by DS) is defined as "A Medicine for emptying the bowels" fence:

I am distressed to see that my wordplay has indeed become pejorative. noooo: