Posted on 02/12/2015 11:12:18 AM PST by BenLurkin
Girandolas are flying horizontal wheels and are a favorite of pyrotechnicians.
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That was actually cool to watch. I was wondering how it was going to come down.
That was cool!
Wow!
Really cool and thanks for sharing.
“Most unique” is stupid. It is either unique or it is not. How can something be more one of a kind than something else that is one of a kind? And if there are two of them it is simply not “unique” no matter how rare it might be.
“How can something be more one of a kind than something else that is one of a kind? “
Thank you for your unique insight into this matter.
Very cool.
VERY neat -— thanks for posting.
Nope. One time, we strapped JATOs to Uncle Bill’s scooter chair. They heard the sonic boom two states away. Uncle Bill had a permanent part in his hair after that.
Not so fast.
See:
Usage noteMany authors of usage guides, editors, teachers, and others feel strongly that such “absolute” words as complete, equal, perfect, and especially unique cannot be compared because of their “meaning”: a word that denotes an absolute condition cannot be described as denoting more or less than that absolute condition. However, all such words have undergone semantic development and are used in a number of senses, some of which can be compared by words like more, very, most, absolutely, somewhat, and totally and some of which cannot.
The earliest meanings of unique when it entered English around the beginning of the 17th century were “single, sole” and “having no equal.” By the mid-19th century unique had developed a wider meaning, “not typical, unusual,” and it is in this wider sense that it is compared: The foliage on the late-blooming plants is more unique than that on the earlier varieties.The comparison of so-called absolutes in senses that are not absolute is standard in all varieties of speech and writing.
Q: How do you catch a unique rabbit?
A: Simple, unique up on him!
Q: How do you catch a tame rabbit?
A: Tame way, unique up on him!
Yup. That's right up there with "Free Gift".
Most rabbits you catch by hiding in the bushes and making noise like a carrot.
Wrong. Its sloppy usage and no adults around to correct you.
Further, the use of "However" at the beginning of your sentence used incorrectly.
Strunk and White are your friends. Use them.
reckon there oughta be one of them apostrophes in there
the use of "However" at the beginning of your sentence (is?) (has been?) (was?) used incorrectly
missing part of a verb, there?
just playin' along. :)
Thailand?
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