Spearker cables..fact or fiction?

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2009
    BZ is a tard...
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  • williamgauci
    williamgauci Posts: 88
    edited April 2009
    Sorry people, I'm not picking sides or anything, but that words a pet peeve of mine.
    Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

    Now, back to our regularly scheduled program. ;)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,650
    edited April 2009
    Im glad I could change the topic with my bad word usage! :)

    It is a much better and informative conversation than the previous one. THAT is for sure.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited April 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Im glad I could change the topic with my bad word usage! :)

    It is a much better and informative conversation than the previous one. THAT is for sure.

    You just can't take a joke. I added grin at the end. Go pound sand.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,650
    edited April 2009
    I took the joke. I also didnt know that wasnt considered a word.

    So I learned something new in the process as well.

    Hmmmmmm
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  • Norm Apter
    Norm Apter Posts: 1,036
    edited April 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    I took the joke. I also didnt know that wasnt considered a word.

    So I learned something new in the process as well.

    Hmmmmmm

    If I'm not mistaken its a combination of irrespective and regardless which mean pretty much the same thing. While irregardless is not standard English usage, I have heard (can't recall my source) that it has been used mistakenly so often that it is actually considered acceptable in some quarters...not sure which quarters those are. So its kind of a half-word...I guess.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited April 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Im glad I could change the topic with my bad word usage! :)

    It is a much better and informative conversation than the previous one. THAT is for sure.
    I use bad words and get slap on the wrist. No fair!
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited April 2009
    My system sounds pretty F'n good. That's all.

    Nuff said.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited April 2009
    Norm Apter wrote: »
    If I'm not mistaken its a combination of irrespective and regardless which mean pretty much the same thing. While irregardless is not standard English usage, I have heard (can't recall my source) that it has been used mistakenly so often that it is actually considered acceptable in some quarters...not sure which quarters those are. So its kind of a half-word...I guess.

    It ain’t a word us intelligent folk use.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited April 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    I took the joke. I also didnt know that wasnt considered a word.

    So I learned something new in the process as well.

    Hmmmmmm

    Your ok forget the sand comment.

    I learned the same way.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited April 2009
    BlueFox wrote: »
    It ain’t a word us intelligent folk use.
    Neither is spearker, but, what the heck... and FWIW, whenever you use the term spearker, keep in mind that you should pronounce "wire" such that it rhymes with "tar." :)
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited April 2009
    This thread. 1433 responses, make that 1434 after I hit enter, in 39 days (started 3/20/2009). Besides still being alive, I wonder if that is some sort of record for the topic it started out as?
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2009
    Hillbilly61 wrote: »
    This thread. 1433 responses, make that 1434 after I hit enter, in 39 days (started 3/20/2009). Besides still being alive, I wonder if that is some sort of record for the topic it started out as?

    These threads are usually locked down in the first 5 pages, or people just have their little arguments then stop. I am disappointed nobody has earned some red letters.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited April 2009
    there are few things in life more belittling than burying the bone in somebody else's backyard.

    RT1
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited April 2009
    williamgauci wrote: »
    Sorry people, I'm not picking sides or anything, but that words a pet peeve of mine.
    Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.


    Actually...irregardless IS a word....

    Merriam-Webster should be a definitive source on this one.
    Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less
    Pronunciation: \ˌir-i-ˈgärd-ləs\
    Function: adverb
    Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless
    Date: circa 1912
    nonstandard : regardless

    usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance.

    Whether one considers it non-standard or not proper usage of the english language...that does not change the fact that it exists and is fequently used. We certainly do not speak the Kings English and "American English" continues to evolve as it has since people of various English speaking ancestry as well as many other cultures moved to these shores. ALL languages evolve over time...
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited April 2009
    Irregardless...I still don't think spearker is currently a word...nor has it ever been.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • Flash21
    Flash21 Posts: 316
    edited April 2009
    Just because it is in the dictionary doesn't mean it is proper English. Many words included in there are not. As a general rule the dictionary makers are not arbiters of proper English, but simply document what words in common usage mean.

    For example, the really big dictionaries you find at the library have all sorts of curse words in them. Which BTW gave us all sorts of giggles as children, looking up "those" evil words... :)

    What were we talking about again?:rolleyes:
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,194
    edited April 2009
    Actually, that really means that I could NOT care less, because if I could care less, then that would indicate that I still care somewhat, but this expression has also worked its way into frequent usage in the United States, even if technically incorrect.

    Now, could anyone care less than they already do about this hopeless thread that sent Ricardo's most magnificent Emotiva Story to an untimely grave?!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited April 2009
    Flash21 wrote:
    Just because it is in the dictionary doesn't mean it is proper English.


    As I said....our language is constantly evolving...REGARDLESS (irregardless...whatever :rolleyes:) of whether those that think it is "proper" English or not. Hell...our entire American language is a bastardization of many different languages and dialects. Based on that, here in the USA we have never spoken "proper" English...and that is just fine with me.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,731
    edited April 2009
    Well ...... a lot has been said ...... not much has been done ...... time has passed, and the world has turned ....... and the Lizard King decrees:

    THIS IS THE END



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDN9y2vTdUs










    So, Patrick, Jim Morrison has spoken ..... listen to ...... and heed his words ......
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited May 2009
    Amen!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2009
    Let it die.
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  • moe
    moe Posts: 48
    edited May 2009
    Amazingly(is that a word)? the things one learns about the world/country/people in this thread could be studied for 100 years,with no conclusion other than"there's nothin' funnier than people".:confused:
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  • Lord Vader
    Lord Vader Posts: 167
    edited May 2009
    How fortunate that the Emporer does not yet know about this thread. He is far less forgiving than I am. I want this SEAFART found and brought to ME. He is not to be damaged in any way. The Emporer has been needing a new subject for his Force Lightning experiments and this piece of bantha poodoo will do nicely. See to it personally Commander. There will be no-one to stop us this time!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2009
    Sweet Petunia Jane.. he's back.
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  • Lord Vader
    Lord Vader Posts: 167
    edited May 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Sweet Petunia Jane.. he's back.

    You presume that I was away somewhere? Do not underestimate the POWER of the Dark Side! As far as this so called speaker cable thread is concerned, it should be destroyed as Obi Wan was. I have been watching this forum for months. Sad just how far things can go when the Empire does not control them. I assure you this will no longer be tolerated. I will assign a garrison of my best troops to patrol this sector permanently. Prey my presense is no longer required.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2009
    Luke..I am your father... blah blah
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  • Lord Vader
    Lord Vader Posts: 167
    edited May 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Luke..I am your father... blah blah


    Hey.. that's my line! LOL
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2009
    May I?
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  • Lord Vader
    Lord Vader Posts: 167
    edited May 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    May I?
    sure... I thought it was a crappy one anyway. I wanted to kill the whiny **** anyway, but some jackass wrote that i couldn't in the script... total bummer
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