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   Greg Fischer

   Lufthansa & Egypt Air in 'near miss' at JFK runway - http://ghotir.us/11 //ACK! No! A "near miss" implies they DID & *ALMOST didn't* #peeve

   about a year ago from status.ghotir.us at Portland, Oregon, United States
   • Psychedelic Squid (is now at Fragdev)

     @ghotir To me, "near miss" suggests it missed doing so, but it was near to doing so. But it's more of an idiom, I guess.

     about a year ago
   • Jeff Has Moved Psychedelic Squid (is now at Fragdev)

     @psquid A miss that was near, or nearly missed (but hit). Could be parsed either way I suppose.

     about a year ago
   • Psychedelic Squid (is now at Fragdev) Jeff Has Moved

     @gomerx This is why we should all learn Lojban. English is far too ambiguous. (Note: this is only slightly serious.)

     about a year ago
   • Alex Maurin Psychedelic Squid (is now at Fragdev) , Jeff Has Moved

     @psquid @gomerx fuck yeah, #lojban

     about a year ago
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     Greg Fischer Psychedelic Squid (is now at Fragdev)

     @psquid "could care less" is in the same boat with "near miss". I blame my English/grammar teachers in school

     about a year ago
   • Psychedelic Squid (is now at Fragdev)

     @ghotir "Couldn't care less" makes more sense to me. But again, it's idiomatic enough now that the literal meaning is largely irrelevant.

     about a year ago
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     foonetic (lnxwalt280) Psychedelic Squid (is now at Fragdev)

     @psquid but "I could care less" does make one sound ignorant.

     about a year ago
   • Clay Hobbs

     @ghotir "Could care less" is incorrect.

     about a year ago
   • Tekk Has Moved Psychedelic Squid (is now at Fragdev) , Jeff Has Moved , Alex Maurin

     ♻ @coyo: @psquid @gomerx fuck(in the sense of amplification) yeah(as in a confirmation), #lojban(the unambiguous language)

     about a year ago
   • speeddefrost Tekk Has Moved

     @tekk <sigh>

     about a year ago
   • Tekk Has Moved speeddefrost

     @speeddefrost what? that's what I always imagine using lojban is like

     about a year ago
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     Greg Fischer Clay Hobbs

     @ratfink yes, I know. That's why it bugs me

     about a year ago
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     DJ Dougernaut Psychedelic Squid (is now at Fragdev) , foonetic (lnxwalt280)

     @psquid @lnxwalt280 linguistics book I had in college said "I could care less" started out as sarcasm

     about a year ago
   • rpcutts

     @ghotir I've never heard that term used as you suggest.

     about a year ago
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     Greg Fischer rpcutts

     @rpcutts must be a regional thing. I hear people using it to say "almost collided" all the time.

     about a year ago
   • rpcutts

     @ghotir that's what I mean. Lucky escape is the only way i've ever heard it used.

     about a year ago