This site is devoted to collecting the kind of unusual English spellings that have come to be called eggcorns. Eggcorn, the word, is a coinage that goes back to the excellent Language Log. The About page retraces the history of the term and offers more information on how this site came to be.
The site is both funny and informative, a real look at language in development. It's sure to annoy prescriptionist linguists, but that's okay by me.
You know you can't get pie cherries unless you live in Michigan? Not even the Traverse City cherry guys sell them in season, or out. I haven't made a cherry pie in 20 years, and boy, do I miss them!
Do you know if the outcome of those elections would be better than the status quo?.Does the brotherhood believe in democracy as a virtuous system for the allocation of power or just as an effective means for it's acquisition?.If the brotherhood adheres to vision of Islam that sees sharia as the sole arbiter of legislative legitimacy,then would it not be sinful for it(the brotherhood) to abdicate power to a duly elected party which rejects it(the sharia)utterly.
So the US is now responsible for Egypt's government?
Well we are the kings of the world. So of course it's our fault that Mubarak is in power. Nothing and no one else had any responsibility there--it was America that did it.
But, why is it that I think that if the US should advocate democracy in Egypt, it would be portrayed as militant "neocon" meddling?
Is there no end to America's evil? Wherever there is badness in the world, it is America's fault because, after all, we have diplomatic relations with that government. Or, if we don't have diplomatic relations with that government (e.g. Iran), the badness is because we don't have good relations with them.
Honestly, Ali: can you find me a single situation in the world that is NOT ultimately the fault of the United States?
And can you tell me why your fellow Americans should not be fucking sick and tired of being blamed for fucking everything?
You infantilize Egypt. Those poor, poor Egyptians. If only the U.S. would (insert laundry list here) or at least stop (insert laundry list here), the Egyptians would be free.
Bad Americans! Bad bad! Egypt's not fucked up for Egyptian reasons! It's America's fault!
Do you know if the outcome of those elections would be better than the status quo?.Does the brotherhood believe in democracy as a virtuous system for the allocation of power or just as an effective means for it's acquisition?.If the brotherhood adheres to vision of Islam that sees sharia as the sole arbiter of legislative legitimacy,then would it not be sinful for it(the brotherhood) to abdicate power to a duly elected party which rejects it(the sharia)utterly.
ill b writing about this in great detail soon; along with traveling and talking to some key people. in meantime ur free to ask willow (who is in cairo) whether the brotherhood with a coalition of secularists would do away with democracy.
even sandmonkey talked about how in egyptian jails, broterhood and secularist activists are rotting together , and planning together.
i personally will not live in a sharia democracy; however, a democracy is far better than a military dictatorship. when/if brotherhood is elected to office i WOULD agitate against them. however in the meantime, dont expect me to sit around and not diss mubarak (and our complicity) just so dean doesnt throw a fit.
But beyond affirming executive supremacy in matters of war, what is George Bush going to do? It is simply untrue that we are making decisive progress in Iraq. The indicators rise and fall from day to day, week to week, month to month. In South Vietnam there was an organized enemy. There is clearly organization in the strikes by the terrorists against our forces and against the civil government in Iraq, but whereas in Vietnam we had Hanoi as the operative headquarters of the enemy, we have no equivalent of that in Iraq, and that is a matter of paralyzing importance. All those bombings, explosions, assassinations: we are driven to believe that they are, so to speak, spontaneous.
You go on and do that. In the meantime, I'll be working on educating people about the foolishness of defeatists like you.
I'm an ex-leftist by the way. You can't tell me much about the left that I don't already know.
As for the Buckley piece: yawn. Saw it. He's been a pessimist on this for years now. Big shock. You, Buckley, Buchanan, and the Islamophobes and racist Arab-haters, David Duke, and the America-hating left all agree: Iraq should never have been liberated from a fascist mass murdering dictator by force. That's the company you keep, eh?
4.29.2007 1:23pm
Commenting on Dean's World is a privilege, not a right. Dean is your host, you are his guest, and you should behave in that fashion. Dean is not your babysitter, nor is he your punching bag. Please remember this. In general, you are free to disagree with anyone on any subject you wish, but abusive behavior will not be tolerated.
Of course we all lose our tempers now and then. Dean freely admits to being imperfect in this regard, which is why regulars to this establishment will generally be cut more slack than people who we don't know very well.
Still: behave like an adult, or go find somewhere else to play. Thanks.
The Egyptian blogg 'rantings of a sandmonkey' calls it quits.
Here
Fuck dictatorships.
We had the BEST homemade cherry pie today, from cherries off my tree that I put up in the freezer last summer.
I like brownies, and just took a batch out of the oven. Unfortunately I have to let them cool for 2 or 3 hours before cutting them.
Stick around though and I will share. :-)
The pic for the "1982 Cello" clearly shows his speedometer registering 20 mph.
Yeah, it's a slow night...
The site is both funny and informative, a real look at language in development. It's sure to annoy prescriptionist linguists, but that's okay by me.
lol
how about the us backing that props it up?
leave egypt to its own devices and you'd have elections.
Do you know if the outcome of those elections would be better than the status quo?.Does the brotherhood believe in democracy as a virtuous system for the allocation of power or just as an effective means for it's acquisition?.If the brotherhood adheres to vision of Islam that sees sharia as the sole arbiter of legislative legitimacy,then would it not be sinful for it(the brotherhood) to abdicate power to a duly elected party which rejects it(the sharia)utterly.
Well we are the kings of the world. So of course it's our fault that Mubarak is in power. Nothing and no one else had any responsibility there--it was America that did it.
But, why is it that I think that if the US should advocate democracy in Egypt, it would be portrayed as militant "neocon" meddling?
Is there no end to America's evil? Wherever there is badness in the world, it is America's fault because, after all, we have diplomatic relations with that government. Or, if we don't have diplomatic relations with that government (e.g. Iran), the badness is because we don't have good relations with them.
Honestly, Ali: can you find me a single situation in the world that is NOT ultimately the fault of the United States?
And can you tell me why your fellow Americans should not be fucking sick and tired of being blamed for fucking everything?
You infantilize Egypt. Those poor, poor Egyptians. If only the U.S. would (insert laundry list here) or at least stop (insert laundry list here), the Egyptians would be free.
Bad Americans! Bad bad! Egypt's not fucked up for Egyptian reasons! It's America's fault!
What the fuck ever.
it wouldnt if no guns are involved.
u really think i opposed iraq or other interventions b/c its intervention? hell no. its bc i felt the means were wrong.
dont forget that intervention was invented by the left: kosovo, bosnia (and clamoring for darfur).
i want americans to intervene in iran, pak, egypt, saudi.
no guns. brains. can we handle that?
cry. cry. cry.
and where is the new site?
u r un-american for keeping me waiting.
ill b writing about this in great detail soon; along with traveling and talking to some key people. in meantime ur free to ask willow (who is in cairo) whether the brotherhood with a coalition of secularists would do away with democracy.
even sandmonkey talked about how in egyptian jails, broterhood and secularist activists are rotting together , and planning together.
i personally will not live in a sharia democracy; however, a democracy is far better than a military dictatorship. when/if brotherhood is elected to office i WOULD agitate against them. however in the meantime, dont expect me to sit around and not diss mubarak (and our complicity) just so dean doesnt throw a fit.
im quite excited
i just came up with a title for my book
only took me four sleepless nights
You go on and do that. In the meantime, I'll be working on educating people about the foolishness of defeatists like you.
I'm an ex-leftist by the way. You can't tell me much about the left that I don't already know.
As for the Buckley piece: yawn. Saw it. He's been a pessimist on this for years now. Big shock. You, Buckley, Buchanan, and the Islamophobes and racist Arab-haters, David Duke, and the America-hating left all agree: Iraq should never have been liberated from a fascist mass murdering dictator by force. That's the company you keep, eh?
Of course we all lose our tempers now and then. Dean freely admits to being imperfect in this regard, which is why regulars to this establishment will generally be cut more slack than people who we don't know very well.
Still: behave like an adult, or go find somewhere else to play. Thanks.