I've never heard anyone use penultimate that way. I would be sad if I did, it's one of my favorite words. So much so that I looked up the words for third to last, fourth to last and fifth to last
Deval Patrick used it to describe the Big Dig, as in (I don't mean to imply this a direct quote, just a paraphrase) "The Big Dig was the country's penultimate construction project." No. It wasn't.
You, personally, called out the Governor of Massachusetts? He was describing the Big Dig, an enormous construction project of paramount importance to the state, and you interrupted the Governor. Of Massachusetts. To give him a vocabulary lesson?
Deval Patrick used it to describe the Big Dig, as in (I don't mean to imply this a direct quote, just a paraphrase) "The Big Dig was the country's penultimate construction project." No. It wasn't.
You, personally, called out the Governor of Massachusetts? He was describing the Big Dig, an enormous construction project of paramount importance to the state, and you interrupted the Governor. Of Massachusetts. To give him a vocabulary lesson?
Suuuure.
EMAIL! ETA If I implied that I interrupted his interview to correct him, I apologize. After the interview was over, I emailed him. Which might actually be worse I think, because I had time to consider how psycho my action might sound, and still did it anyway!
You, personally, called out the Governor of Massachusetts? He was describing the Big Dig, an enormous construction project of paramount importance to the state, and you interrupted the Governor. Of Massachusetts. To give him a vocabulary lesson?
Suuuure.
EMAIL!
You thought it politic to "lecture," by email, the Governor? You're in a tight email relationship such that you can be like "Hey, man, FYI YOU'RE A DUMBASS"?
I don't think anyone here would blame you for deactivating. People really need to think about how their words can affect others.
THERE ARE REAL FUCKING PEOPLE BEHIND THESE SCREENS!!!!
Not me.
That cup is wearing glasses. So what I'm to understand is that even if, by some stroke of great fortune, I am transformed into a set of cups...(God it seems presumptuous to even type it out)
That cup is wearing glasses. So what I'm to understand is that even if, by some stroke of great fortune, I am transformed into a set of cups...(God it seems presumptuous to even type it out)
You thought it politic to "lecture," by email, the Governor? You're in a tight email relationship such that you can be like "Hey, man, FYI YOU'RE A DUMBASS"?
Are you about to tell her how tightly wound she is? TREAD LIGHTLY.
Ha.
I just find it unbelievable, that's all.
I can imagine no relationship between a governor and someone who regularly posts on a message board called GBCN such that "lecture" to that governor about vocabulary would be well received or a bright idea.
"You. You and your crazy life. You and your geographic anomaly. You and your drunken lesbianic ways and terrible navigational skills." - ProfArt and her holy baby
You thought it politic to "lecture," by email, the Governor? You're in a tight email relationship such that you can be like "Hey, man, FYI YOU'RE A DUMBASS"?
You are going to cause another deactivation in the same thread you already caused one which references a thread where you previously caused one. How many notches on your bedpost?
That cup is wearing glasses. So what I'm to understand is that even if, by some stroke of great fortune, I am transformed into a set of cups...(God it seems presumptuous to even type it out)
I may still need glasses?
Fuck this day.
Have you ever tried to see through a cup? Of course you need glasses! It's not all fun and games being a cup person!
Just TRY typing with Post-its for hands. Using "penultimate" incorrectly is just the tip of the iceberg.
You thought it politic to "lecture," by email, the Governor? You're in a tight email relationship such that you can be like "Hey, man, FYI YOU'RE A DUMBASS"?
Are you about to tell her how tightly wound she is? TREAD LIGHTLY.
Someone tell me not to deactivate. But for the record, I did just use "tightly wound" to describe myself within the last week or so.
That cup is wearing glasses. So what I'm to understand is that even if, by some stroke of great fortune, I am transformed into a set of cups...(God it seems presumptuous to even type it out)
NEVERMIND FOUND IT! I read the quoted post a million times trying to figure out where it said she lectured the governor of MA. Then I found it in another post and realized I am an idiot.
Are you about to tell her how tightly wound she is? TREAD LIGHTLY.
Ha.
I just find it unbelievable, that's all.
I can imagine no relationship between a governor and someone who regularly posts on a message board called GBCN such that "lecture" to that governor about vocabulary would be well received or a bright idea.
Are you about to tell her how tightly wound she is? TREAD LIGHTLY.
Ha.
I just find it unbelievable, that's all.
I can imagine no relationship between a governor and someone who regularly posts on a message board called GBCN such that "lecture" to that governor about vocabulary would be well received or a bright idea.
I can imagine no relationship between a governor and someone who regularly posts on a message board called GBCN such that "lecture" to that governor about vocabulary would be well received or a bright idea.
I'm Mike Pence. I need an outlet during the day.
Listen, you're a douchebag. You need to rethink your state's legislation on several fronts.
Now that I've lectured you by message board post, I expect to see immediate change forthwith.
I can imagine no relationship between a governor and someone who regularly posts on a message board called GBCN such that "lecture" to that governor about vocabulary would be well received or a bright idea.
I can imagine no relationship between a governor and someone who regularly posts on a message board called GBCN such that "lecture" to that governor about vocabulary would be well received or a bright idea.
I never knew what penultimate meant until now. Why did I think it meant like.. a combo of pinnacle and ultimate? lol. Like the final touch, the capstone.
I'm kind of sad now. It's just a fancy word for next-to-last. (wilted)
That's what my pal Deval thought, too, and he just turned down $7500/day gig (not the gig, just the payment) so I guess he's doing okay. There's hope for you, yet.
You, personally, called out the Governor of Massachusetts? He was describing the Big Dig, an enormous construction project of paramount importance to the state, and you interrupted the Governor. Of Massachusetts. To give him a vocabulary lesson?
Suuuure.
EMAIL! ETA If I implied that I interrupted his interview to correct him, I apologize. After the interview was over, I emailed him. Which might actually be worse I think, because I had time to consider how psycho my action might sound, and still did it anyway!
Hold up. So you sent a cranky old person constituent email to him about his use of the word penultimate?
Hell, man. If that's the criteria by which someone has "lectured" his or her "pal" in a position of authority, my grandfather was a member of every presidential cabinet from about 1981 through his death.
Are you about to tell her how tightly wound she is? TREAD LIGHTLY.
Ha.
I just find it unbelievable, that's all.
I can imagine no relationship between a governor and someone who regularly posts on a message board called GBCN such that "lecture" to that governor about vocabulary would be well received or a bright idea.
Story time: We're moving this weekend, and last weekend I was going through all of my papers (side note: why the fuck did I have so many papers?), and found a copy of a letter that I sent to Howard fucking Dean, letting him know I was disappointed he decided to go to Iowa instead of making his scheduled stop in my state, because polls were showing him tanking in Iowa, and he needed to go there to rally support (spoiler: it didn't work). I had been a supporter of his campaign before the primaries, making calls for him, etc. The first sentence of my "shame on you" letter went something like, "Howard Dean has already given up on Michigan, so now I have given up on Howard Dean."
TIGHTLY WOUND
Also, he finished second in the Michigan primary, so I guess his campaign staffers knew more about polling percentages and primary odds than my 22 year-old self.