Did you hear that? Listen closely. That is the almost inaudible sounds of slow moans,seductive synapses firing and panties dropping!
Bravo, DA TYLER!!
if you were a provider and I was a female hobbyist I would totally see you though admittedly I have alterior motives. to hijack some of your sweaters >: DYou are turned on by things tactile (and possibly aroma) that have been in close proximity to the opposite sex? That isn't weird at all.Own it and celebrate it I'd say. Never apologize for how you were made and wired, there is someone or lots and lots and lots of someones for each and every one of us (well, OK, maybe that is a stretch, but I'm trying to be kind here).
I'm kinda weird and I like mens cothes and sometimes I just wanna steal your sweaters all for myself. Originally Posted by Secret_Amore
Okay, that was supposed to be a response to an above commenter. But, quote button didn't work. Or I didn't press it or something. Never the mind. Originally Posted by chelseabeanAh, my mistake. Without the quote, it came across as a general rejoinder to the men in the thread. Thank you for clarifying. It's my perspective that if I'm honestly misunderstood, I bear at least some of the responsibility for poorly communicating. I sincerely appreciate knowing I didn't send the wrong message in the first place.
Ah, my mistake. Without the quote, it came across as a general rejoinder to the men in the thread. Thank you for clarifying. It's my perspective that if I'm honestly misunderstood, I bear at least some of the responsibility for poorly communicating. I sincerely appreciate knowing I didn't send the wrong message in the first place. Originally Posted by CentaurWhat? This particular post only referred to my post where I tried to respond to you, but then didn't push "quote", so looked really random. But, then I couldn't delete, so I had to write something.
What? This particular post only referred to my post where I tried to respond to you, but then didn't push "quote", so looked really random. But, then I couldn't delete, so I had to write something.I just reread and I didn't use the quote button on the original post either, was a response to the above commenter alone. I totally get why you would be confused. Ahh, that was sincere. I like you. the internets is hard, at least the way I do it. Wasn't a general "rejoinder", but thanks, did you find that to be particularly clever? Interesting word to use.
Are you being snide or sincere? If you're being snide, you're really good at it, insulting someone covertly is a lost art. Are you really a waspy middle-aged woman? For some reason, I keep picturing the mother (Will's) from Will and Grace. I'm not being snide, by the way. I'm no good at it, and I know my limitations. I'm seriously asking, about the snide and sincere. I don't really think you're Blythe Danner.
As far as original quote, was just speaking to a particular double bind which is close to my heart. It just bugs the crap out of me, especially within this arena. Although it certainly doesn't apply to everyone, it does seem to be a bit endemic. Originally Posted by chelseabean
Are you being snide or sincere? Originally Posted by chelseabeanSincere. I don't do subtle on the internet. It never goes according to plan. If I'm snide to someone, I'll try to leave no question as to the intent.
Are you really a waspy middle-aged woman? Originally Posted by chelseabeanNope. Not a woman. Definitely not a protestant
I totally get why you would be confused. Ahh, that was sincere. Originally Posted by chelseabeanNo worries.
Wasn't a general "rejoinder", but thanks, did you find that to be particularly clever? Interesting word to use. Originally Posted by chelseabeanClever, no. If using a wider than average vocabulary is a form of intelligence, then we must all bow down before our new Oxford-English-Dictionary overlords before it's too late.
I think some misuderstood. My fault. I am asking the men, if they were a woman would they provide? Originally Posted by Scarlett De RossiI know the OP was looking for the if you were a woman answer but I'm not a woman and honestly couldn't give that type of perspective which I do not have. This why my post above was from the if I was a male hooker prospective.
Sincere. I don't do subtle on the internet. It never goes according to plan. If I'm snide to someone, I'll try to leave no question as to the intent.Exactly. I think we share some of the same thoughts on language. You used that word when you could have used many others. Many words mean a retort, response, etc, but few in that category have the extra added meaning of being clever. the one you used does. I just thought that was what you meant to imply, since that was the word that you used. You chose a very particular word when just any one would do. I think you secretly love me.
Nope. Not a woman. Definitely not a protestant
No worries.
Clever, no. If using a wider than average vocabulary is a form of intelligence, then we must all bow down before our new Oxford-English-Dictionary overlords before it's too late.
Interesting only in the sense that I like to use words the same way like to use ingredients when I cook; variety is the spice of life. When one reads and writes a great deal, it's nice to mix it up. Others may find it precocious. Fortunately for me, that isn't an area in which the opinions of others matter to me.
Moreover, each word has a nuanced meaning apart from its synonyms. I do try not to misuse them, though I'm sure I occasionally fail. Each word that loses common
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There seems to have emerged in the last two or three generations an ethic in American culture against a wide vocabulary, in use if not in knowledge. I hypothesize that this is because of the misconception that vocabulary is tantamount to intelligence. It's common sense that using many so-called "big words" is not really a sign of intelligence beyond mere rote memorization, which is hardly a productive skill in any society that has transcended an oral recording tradition. Yet the more one reads, the more words one comes across and has occasion to look up. Add to that many posers who do use a wide vocabulary in the hopes of sounding intelligent and you wind up with a vast distrust of any use of nuanced vocabulary. Which is really unfortunate, IMHO, because while vocabulary is not intelligence, nuanced communication is a key ingredient in efficiently and effectively learning and teaching real problem-solving intelligence. Words are, after all, usually coined to convey a particular meaning and not simply because their minters wanted to sound smart. It's natural that some words will fall out of disuse and others come into existence...so goes the natural evolution of one language into another. But the wholesale shunning of words that seem complex or nuanced is a tragedy.
All that said, I do try to curb my fascination with shiny words by asking whether the use of a particular word really adds a nuance that better conveys the intent behind my words, lest I'm overly verbose for its own sake. For example, because you initial reply to the other replies to the original post in this thread was succinct and witty without being snide, rejoinder was the most apt descriptor I knew of. Originally Posted by Centaur