• Mona

  

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  Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

  Wed, April 2, 2008 - 10:22 PM

  I love Pessoa's poetry!
  
  But your topic begs the question: Do you have to know Pessoa to be a nerd?
  
  Just asking...

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• • Tania

    

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    Thu, April 3, 2008 - 7:29 AM

    Nice! I was just joking with the title of the post tribe whatever this is.....some favourite poem? some line?

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  • Unsu...

    

     

    Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

    Thu, April 3, 2008 - 10:28 AM

    
    Since this is the literacy tribe, I feel compelled to mention that that is not what the phrase "begs the question" means. It does not mean something like "ask the question". Instead, it is a term of logic. To "beg the question" is to assume the thing that one is trying to prove.
    
    See begthequestion.info/ for more info.
    

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  • • Mona

      

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      Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

      Fri, April 4, 2008 - 12:57 AM

      Heh. You really are literate nerds! Yayl
      
      And thanks.

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    • • Unsu...

        

         

        Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

        Fri, April 4, 2008 - 3:30 AM

        
        You are so welcome.
        
        Oh, does everyone here know about eggcorns? An example would be "per say"... See eggcorns.lascribe.net/

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      • • Shannon

          

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          Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

          Fri, April 4, 2008 - 6:06 AM

          That's a pretty good site, for all intensive purposes.

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    • Tania

      

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      Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

      Fri, April 4, 2008 - 7:46 AM

      thanks, now this forum may have a future. where would literature be without linguistics?

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    • • Shannon

        

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        Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

        Fri, April 4, 2008 - 9:59 AM

        It would probably be silent movies.

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      • • Tania

          

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          Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

          Thu, April 17, 2008 - 3:49 AM

          Or maybe silent movies without the images...just thoughts

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• "Chloe"

  

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  Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

  Wed, April 9, 2008 - 1:10 PM

  in the rears! ha! that is fantastic, i am indeed so very excited..

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• • Unsu...

    

     

    Re: literacy nerds not nerdy enough!!!

    Wed, April 9, 2008 - 2:47 PM

    
    My latest favorite is "pus jewels" for "pustules". Icky, but yet fantastic at the same time...
    

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