Every time I see this one, I get annoyed

"Eskimos have 20 different words for snow"

Its wrong; they have 20 (or 120 or however many) words for ICE

the environment inhabited by eskimos, or Inuit, is a cold desert. Snow is a rare occurrence. The condition of ice, on the other hand, is critical. Going out hunting, it is of paramount importance to notice where the wind is coming from, if the ice will break up, form fractures, drift off and thus put the Inuit in life threatening situations. So their vocabulary reflects this

Source: a wonderful book by Barry Lopez "Arctic Dreams"


Also annoying:

people who use 'disinterested' wrongly. It means impartial (to an idea)

annoying-
people who use the expression:"at the end of the day"

cannot believe you guys aren't looking closer to home, what about the financial markets - millions of of the buggers

the trend is your friend.
how so, when most people lose money in trendly markets?

history always repeats itself,

a common misquote from mark twain, who actually said
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."

like i said millions of the buggers, but perhaps you literate gentlemen can help me with the word IMPROMATA.

i'm not sure of the spelling and if i said in in a sentence
James Packer was making his impromata on PBL,
i think you all know what i mean.

meanings
* 1st step in religious process of unification - not what I meant
* has been used by Mick Malthouse (collingwood coach) &
* Condi Rice (in relation to Iraq)

any word wizards out there?

imprimata - a Romanian word (according to google) - I always thought it was Italian. maybe different spelling.

we have in English - Imprimatur:

1. Official license or approval to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; especially, such a license issued by the Roman Catholic episcopal authority.
2. Approval; sanction.
3. A mark of approval or distinction.


the Latin root "prim-" is to press as in to print, so I understood it to impress or imprint

but I am no lexicographer.


speaking of which, I have been trying to use "lexicostatistical glotterochronology" but talking about shares doesn't give me much chance

(As I took it to mean - the study of language through time relating to vowel shift and other pronunciation changes; a tool used to map where words originated - always seems to be Indo-Aryan is you go far enough back). Found the reference in a book on Georgia, vowel change in various valeys away from the capital and its civilising influence

Now back to work.

Have you ever noticed how people who say

To cut a long story short

never do?

The ridiculous saying "He gave 110%" is now changed to "He gave 150%"
It makes the first one seem like he didn't try hard enough.
Ron.[/quote]

The ridiculous saying "He gave 110%" is now changed to "He gave 150%"
It makes the first one seem like he didn't try hard enough.
Ron.

Gap has to be covered

... for continuation of the trend,

Otherwise, it is a breakaway gap
or, forms an island reversal
or, will get filled (... eventually).

gaps are awkward critters to trade,
but the textbooks have covered all outcomes.

Mr Market is always right (... ultimately).
If you listened to Roger M, Mr. Market is mostly WRONG.

The bracketed parts are omitted for brevity.
Like the BBQ assembly instruction:
Insert bolt B to hole D, (after affixing A to the back of C & D).

I hate the incorrect use of the word absolutely.

When used by todays media it should almost always have been "definitely".

Gone

"money is the root of all evil" is always misquoted and is actually "the love of money is the root of all evil".

Cheers.