tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post111750431686285526..comments2023-10-24T10:46:23.233-05:00Comments on Romantic Ramblings: A ConfessionDuke_of_Earlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08358279187766938462noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1117562094989234612005-05-31T12:54:00.000-05:002005-05-31T12:54:00.000-05:00Can't stop .... got to go study my dictionary.Can't stop .... got to go study my dictionary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1117555639832430892005-05-31T11:07:00.000-05:002005-05-31T11:07:00.000-05:00Did somebody say propagating?Did somebody say propagating?Karyn Lyndonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571088798286939007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1117553701510090952005-05-31T10:35:00.000-05:002005-05-31T10:35:00.000-05:00Some might.I prefer to think that I am aiding in e...Some might.<BR/><BR/>I prefer to think that I am aiding in <I>expanding</I> the range of our English language, along with other pioneers (who can't spell). <BR/><BR/>Just wait until the next unabridged dictionary is published that includes "sillibance" as an alternate spelling, based on common usage. This blog will than have had a part in shaping our language! <BR/><BR/>I may just see what OTHER new words or word-forms I can create.<BR/><BR/>And Robin, for a Robin to call a crow a fowl seems to be a foul in itself. (For what it's worth, I eat crow with some regularity -- in a figurative sense. The taste improves with frequent application.)Duke_of_Earlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358279187766938462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1117551922888266212005-05-31T10:05:00.000-05:002005-05-31T10:05:00.000-05:00If you Google "sillibance" now, the first thing to...If you Google "sillibance" now, the first thing to come up is your blog! Some might say you are now guilty of "propagating" ignorance and misuse of the English language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1117550307226843012005-05-31T09:38:00.000-05:002005-05-31T09:38:00.000-05:00What a foul fowl crow is! Sorry you had to eat it...What a foul fowl crow is! Sorry you had to eat it.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228838046768034985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1117541860306620502005-05-31T07:17:00.000-05:002005-05-31T07:17:00.000-05:00Not sure if that's actual "sibilance" or just "sil...Not sure if that's actual "sibilance" or just "silly-bance." Ha! Google THAT!Duke_of_Earlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358279187766938462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1117511440050918262005-05-30T22:50:00.000-05:002005-05-30T22:50:00.000-05:00You're not really telling us anything new. We were...You're not really telling us anything new. We were already quite certain of your addle-headed-ness.<BR/><BR/>But, alas...some good has come of this. <BR/><BR/>"I will NEVER forget what sibilance means OR how to spell it," she says as sure fingers slowly surround her mouse and she suddenly clicks "Publish."Karyn Lyndonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571088798286939007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1117508454459700642005-05-30T22:00:00.000-05:002005-05-30T22:00:00.000-05:00And no, I wasn't going along with your joke. I fe...And no, I wasn't going along with your joke. I fell for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1117508216231010832005-05-30T21:56:00.000-05:002005-05-30T21:56:00.000-05:00So I WAS right!!! After I read Karyn's comment ab...So I WAS right!!! After I read Karyn's comment about Google picking up common misspellings (good point, Karyn), I started to suspect. Tell Mom thanks for the great education. Others did question the definition, but I was the only one to actually point out the correct spelling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com