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in reply to a message by Ismene
relic :
noun 1 (usually relics) a fragment or part of an object left after the rest has decayed • unearthed relics from the stone-age village. 2 an object valued as a memorial or souvenir of the past. 3 something left from a past time, especially a custom, belief, practice, etc • a relic of medieval Britain. 4 RC Church, Orthodox Church part of the body of a saint or martyr, or of some object connected with them, preserved as an object of veneration. 5 colloq a an old person; b something that is old or old-fashioned. 6 (relics) archaic the remains of a dead person; a corpse. 7 biol a relict species.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin reliquiae remains.
noun 1 (usually relics) a fragment or part of an object left after the rest has decayed • unearthed relics from the stone-age village. 2 an object valued as a memorial or souvenir of the past. 3 something left from a past time, especially a custom, belief, practice, etc • a relic of medieval Britain. 4 RC Church, Orthodox Church part of the body of a saint or martyr, or of some object connected with them, preserved as an object of veneration. 5 colloq a an old person; b something that is old or old-fashioned. 6 (relics) archaic the remains of a dead person; a corpse. 7 biol a relict species.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin reliquiae remains.
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Jesus H. Christ guys. I am capable of looking things up on my own (or hey, maybe even knowing what I'm talking about in the first place). What definition are you wanting me to look at here? The one way down at #5 that reeks of "informal"?
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Well, you went to correct someone's language, and you were wrong. ??
She defined relic in the most common, literal sense (an object left over from the past). The word comes from Latin for "remains" and has been used to mean "something left over from the past" for centuries. I trust that you really can look it up yourself and I'll spare you the linking ... but if you're really interested in correct vocabulary, you probably should look it up and think about it.
Of course you're hardly the first person to ever have acquired a slightly off-target idea of what a word means and been convinced of it. I thought apprehend meant "to worry about" for a long time. The police apprehended the suspect ... I thought that was incorrect usage and only by the grace of god did I never speak up to correct anyone, before I looked it up myself. Especially I'm glad that I didn't go to correct someone and then make a general dig at them in the same breath. ;-)
She defined relic in the most common, literal sense (an object left over from the past). The word comes from Latin for "remains" and has been used to mean "something left over from the past" for centuries. I trust that you really can look it up yourself and I'll spare you the linking ... but if you're really interested in correct vocabulary, you probably should look it up and think about it.
Of course you're hardly the first person to ever have acquired a slightly off-target idea of what a word means and been convinced of it. I thought apprehend meant "to worry about" for a long time. The police apprehended the suspect ... I thought that was incorrect usage and only by the grace of god did I never speak up to correct anyone, before I looked it up myself. Especially I'm glad that I didn't go to correct someone and then make a general dig at them in the same breath. ;-)
This message was edited 8/1/2013, 9:38 PM
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I DID look it up after everyone directed me to do so and I can admit that the term is more widely used than I originally thought, but many of the definitions also note that relics are objects of the past especially with historical interest, importance, or sentiment. That's the definition I'm familiar with so at that moment I didn't feel like a payphone was an accurate example, so I used the term slang... which I then retracted my use of.
I guess it came off as a dig but I really didn't mean it that way. I said I respect Rox for how reliable her dislike of a particular type of name is, but didn't find it particularly useful to continually read about when referring to said group of names. More like a "hey, I know you're style and I already know which names you're gonna hate, so you don't really need/have to tell me every time" Maybe I should've included a winky face ;) ;)
I guess it came off as a dig but I really didn't mean it that way. I said I respect Rox for how reliable her dislike of a particular type of name is, but didn't find it particularly useful to continually read about when referring to said group of names. More like a "hey, I know you're style and I already know which names you're gonna hate, so you don't really need/have to tell me every time" Maybe I should've included a winky face ;) ;)
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* your
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*frantically pulls seat belt on a she notices the flashing lights in her rear view*
"Aw shit, not the grammar police!"
If that's the only thing you had a problem with in this post I guess I should be proud
"Aw shit, not the grammar police!"
If that's the only thing you had a problem with in this post I guess I should be proud
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Cmonnnnn
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She probably replies to posts because she likes to. It's not always about the OP!
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That's fine! I never said she couldn't or shouldn't reply if she wanted to! I generally think she has useful opinions.... I've just read "ridiculous" as a reply on enough similar names that, for THOSE names I don't find the comments all that productive. I only mentioned it because I myself would like to know if I were wasting my time on someone/something that wasn't giving the time back. Obviously no one read it as the playful banter I intended it to be...
this board does a really great job of making me feel like a misunderstood mean girl :( :( I apologize if that's how I come off because it's never my intention. Apparently I'm not very good at communicating via the interwebs
this board does a really great job of making me feel like a misunderstood mean girl :( :( I apologize if that's how I come off because it's never my intention. Apparently I'm not very good at communicating via the interwebs
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Hah. Well, I find it's better if you put it in the original post. like "haters need not apply" or something. rather than a personal response
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Haters gon hate... that's cool :) No, really I welcome negative comments as well, and frankly have seen some pretty hilariously insightful comments from Rox. I just thought she, of all people, could take a little heat for being less creative in these recurring remarks. Didn't go over so well I guess. Live and learn
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ah sorry. Auto-nerd-pilot. No offence meant.
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