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I Can't Take It Anymore

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by rimrocker, Dec 23, 2022.

  1. rimrocker

    rimrocker Contributing Member

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    People.

    Learn the difference between dominant and dominate. Of all the bad grammar on this board (including my own posts) that error drives me absolutely loony. I lose IQ points every time I see dominate used in place of dominant and I don't have that much IQ left. Puzzlingly, it seems this is a fairly recent phenomenon. My guess is some Tik-Tok guy made the error and everyone thought, "Oh, that's how you use that word." No, no it's not.

    I doubt many of us know the difference between a verb and an adjective, but here's the skinny on these two words according to reputable sources--like every physical and online dictionary that posters apparently cannot access:

    As far as pronunciation goes, dominate rhymes with nominate and dominant rhymes with prominent.

    Still not clear? Here are some examples:

    "The Rockets were dominant in the NBA during the 1990s and they dominate the lottery today."

    "Tilman has a dominant position in bad middle-class eateries and continues to dominate the NBA in nepotistic hires."

    "Coach Silas dominates press conferences with his grin but has yet to build a dominant team."

    "The Astros dominate the Yankees every year, which has led to a dominant 6-year run run in Major League Baseball."

    "Farmer John had a dominant lycanthropic gene that allowed him to dominate the field-dwelling coyotes every full moon."

    "Rimrocker may not be the dominant poster on ClutchFans, but he would absolutely dominate every member who had the guts to take him on in horseshoes."

    So, please do better.

    Thank you.
     
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    OP be all like "read the dictionary you worthless pieces of shitte"

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    KingCheetah Contributing Member

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    sometimes I make errors in my posts or am missing a word in a sentence, but the gist is there

    hope the Mavs don’t look dominate against us tonight
     
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    Ever see one of those home renovation shows...

    ...and at the end, they have the big "reveal"...

    ....(not the big "revelation" ?)
     
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  9. clos4life

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    your right. i hate to embarass people who cant spell good, but a lot of what i see is just unacceptible . there such morans.
     
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    5 minutes of surfing on p-hub would probably make your brain explode, OP
     
  12. Dr of Dunk

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    I always thought it was auto-correct correcting it to "dominate" because I thought there can't be this many people that think "dominant" should be "dominate". :D
     
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    Dominatrix is a noun for someone who dominates.

    This is a Dominar
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    A noun for the dominant ruler of the Hynerion Empire.
     
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    I cant stand it ether, but dont let there ignorants, ruin you're day. Dont let them see you loose you're ****, they when that way. Im on you're side and Im chairing for you.
     
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  16. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    Never seen that one misused tbh, but I don't be reading that trash in the GARM. I be reading the trash in the DD and Hangout.
     
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    Two of my pet peeves I see all the time:

    Resign vs. Re-sign
    Lose vs. Loose.
     
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    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    I’ve never seen these words misused. Can you cite some exaples?
     
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    anyone here dominant at dominos?
     
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