is it "crummy" or "crumby"?

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Micah Cohen
Micah Cohen Posts: 2,022
edited July 2001 in The Clubhouse
Or is it "crummie"?

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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited July 2001
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    I think it's crumb-me

    Peace Out~:D
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  • dbartol
    dbartol Posts: 66
    edited July 2001
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    He pronounces it Gumby, G U M B Y, with a G.

    Eddy M.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,267
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    So....have we established yet if it is "crummy" or "crumby" ?
    Sal Palooza
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  • tonyb
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    I think in the 16 years that have passed, we can deduct the answer to that question depends on which side of the pond you reside. ;)
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  • nooshinjohn
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    tonyb wrote: »
    I think in the 16 years that have passed, we can deduct the answer to that question depends on which side of the pond you reside. ;)

    Necroposting bastage... :D
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
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    How does one go about archive diving to find a 3post gem from 2001?!
    I'm directing that question at you MBB.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Mikey081057
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    Cruddy thread
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,372
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    The kitchen counter is crumby after I have toasted a crumpet. Crummy is how I feel after I drop my toasted crumpet on the floor.
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  • decal
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    Not a lot to do today. huh?
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  • mrbigbluelight
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    Actually, this morning my son and I did a little cement work this morning. Grabbed a 12" sonotube, dug down 2', did a little mixing, and voila ! Now we just have to wait a while, and the new front porch post gets put in.
    I'll admit that we cheated and used a power auger. The 2nd greatest invention in man's history (the 1st being the powered snowblower).
    While I was supervising my son mixing the sacks of cement mix in the wheelbarrow, I got my cellphone out and logged onto CP. I must have entered some sort of time warp or stargate or something, because a button came up for "previous posts", so I clicked "last" and .... :o
    I have an Android phone, so I don't know if Apple has the same time-jump feature.
    If not, that would be pretty crumby.

    Sal Palooza
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  • agfrost
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    "Crumby" for Catcher in the Rye discussion, else "crummy."

    Still remember reading that (in 1984) and marveling at the odd spelling.
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  • Moose68Bash
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    I don't recall the "Catcher in the Rye" spelling, but my personal opinion is that "crumby" is an adjective with the literal meaning "covered in crumbs," while "crummy" is a noun that is a slang term for a caboose on a train or for a vehicle in which loggers travel to get to their workplaces.

    Of course, "crumby" has also taken on the figurative meaning "low quality" or "dilapidated."

    I would posit that people uniformed about the proper definition of "crummy" noted above have just confused the spellings of the two words, and thus over time these spellings have become interchangeable in common parlance when the meaning to be conveyed is that of the word "crumby."

    However, no self respecting son of a railroad man would ever refer to a caboose as a "crumby." [Please note that I have no credentials speak for self-respecting sons of loggers.]

    At this point in this discussion of this extraordinarily important controversy I feel compelled to abandon my false tone of humility with a confession: As a former Assistant to the Editors of "Modern Philology," who spent a couple of years proofreading arcane scholarly articles in many languages prior to their publication in said scholarly journal, I consider my pronouncements on this question definitive, dispositive, and conclusive.

    Therefore, I respectfully ask the Moderators to declare that the question put -- note the use of the word "put," rather than the frequently used and, nevertheless, improperly used word "posed" -- by the Original Poster in this thread has been ANSWERED!
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  • mrbigbluelight
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    As a former Assistant to the Ediotrs of "Modern Philology ..

    Uhm .... Does that make you a "philologist" ? I can't say as I'd be courageous or progressive enough to admit that in public, so kudos to you sir (or madam) ! :)
    Sal Palooza
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  • Moose68Bash
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    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    As a former Assistant to the Ediotrs of "Modern Philology ..

    Uhm .... Does that make you a "philologist" ? I can't say as I'd be courageous or progressive enough to admit that in public, so kudos to you sir (or madam) ! :)

    I confess that I do love the study of language(s) -- albeit now as a rank amateur, rather than a professional -- and that does, I guess, make me a "philologist."
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  • befuddle
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    Dam professed linguistic n_zis,...There Everywhere!!..[lol]
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,776
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    If youset fire to a crummy crumbcake, be sure to set it in the fireplace so the smoke will go up chimbly......
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,132
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    lightman1 wrote: »
    If youset fire to a crummy crumbcake, be sure to set it in the fireplace so the smoke will go up chimbly......

    It's chimbley...ding-dong :p
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  • lightman1
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    Dangit! I always get that one wrong. Thanks Ron. Your a swell guy.
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  • Moose68Bash
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    DSkip wrote: »
    Dummy or dumby?

    Dumbo! :)
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