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Where is that pit bull thread when I need it?

SaltyDawg said:
Credentials:
https://content.dictionary.com/?__u...cct=/showthread.php&__utmv=-&__utmk=158676154

"the world’s largest and most authoritative free online dictionary and mobile reference resource." "Dictionary.com was launched in 1995, under the name of Lexico Publishing, LLC and was acquired by IAC in 2008. Today, it is the most-visited, most trusted, online dictionary. Located in Oakland, CA"

Contact info:
https://content.dictionary.com/about/contact


You may agree or disagree that this is the absolute highest authority on the English language. But what isn't really debatable is they are a legit dictionary. They also claim to be the #1 most used (and I know it's the only online dictionary I ever use, and the only one I ever see linked to) so we can stop the "only use them when they agree with you" nonsense. I used the word the way I thought it was defined, when a couple people disagreed the first place I looked had it defined the way I always thought it was defined. And a case could be made that all of the other posted definitions are similar enough to be used that way too. It's not cherry picking definitions. It's more like I had the correct definition in the first place.

Merriam-Webster may be the standard for print dictionaries, but dictionary.com is the standard for online. Incidentally, I checked two separate print dictionaries and neither one of them said a weapon was only for offensive purposes. Both basically said "an instrument for use in a fight." So even under those definitions, cropping a dog's ears so they don't get damaged in a fight could be considered a weapon.

If you have an instance of me saying I disagreed with dictionary.com, please post it. If you have an instance of me posting some other dictionary site's definition instead of dictionary.com's, post it. Otherwise, stop this nonsense of saying I cherry picked the definition and only consider them a high authority because they agreed with me this one time.
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Which one do I ask for using that generic email? I just don't know which one is the expert you recommend most.

Oh, I just put on my socks, which are my favorite weapon. They defend the cold with a great deal of tenacity.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I am shocked, not one definition mentioned a helmet being a weapon. Weird, since it has been proven so thoroughly that a helmet is indeed nothing but a weapon.

https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/helmet

Same here. Very strange that this refernce would get it right with one definition then contradict itself with another.

https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shield
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So? What does this have to do with cropping a dog's ears? And I never said a helmet was "nothing but a weapon" either. I said it could be used as a weapon, or considered a weapon depending on how it was used. The NFL agrees, by the way.
 
JazzSpazz said:
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Which one do I ask for using that generic email? I just don't know which one is the expert you recommend most.

Oh, I just put on my socks, which are my favorite weapon. They defend the cold with a great deal of tenacity.
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You can email whoever the heck you want. What are you asking me for? I don't work there. If you want info about that company, contact that company and ask them. I'm not your secretary and not a representative of that company.
 
SaltyDawg said:
You can email whoever the heck you want. What are you asking me for? I don't work there. If you want info about that company, contact that company and ask them. I'm not your secretary and not a representative of that company.
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Oh, sorry. I thought you were.
 
Trout, if you ask me, there are far more important things that need to be banned. For example, skinny jeans and Justin Bieber haircuts. Any community would benefit from not having those two things around. I know what I ask of you is much but do your best. Thanks.
 
kwb said:
Trout, if you ask me, there are far more important things that need to be banned. For example, skinny jeans and Justin Bieber haircuts. Any community would benefit from not having those two things around. I know what I ask of you is much but do your best. Thanks.
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This is what I'm talking about! If I win, you can count on that being brought up at the next meeting.
 
SaltyDawg said:
So? What does this have to do with cropping a dog's ears? And I never said a helmet was "nothing but a weapon" either. I said it could be used as a weapon, or considered a weapon depending on how it was used. The NFL agrees, by the way.
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I think you and Uni Brow should get together. You both argue ridiculous points to no end.
 
JazzSpazz said:
Oh, I just put on my socks, which are my favorite weapon. They defend the cold with a great deal of tenacity.
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Don't you mean they attack the cold? Not to split hairs here or anything...

Why would you want to defend the cold? That just doesn't make sense.




(by the way, I used two spaces after each of those question marks - force of habit I guess)
 
SaltyDawg said:
So? What does this have to do with cropping a dog's ears? And I never said a helmet was "nothing but a weapon" either. I said it could be used as a weapon, or considered a weapon depending on how it was used. The NFL agrees, by the way.
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Does the same apply to cropped ears? That they are a weapon depending on how they are used? Or are they a weapon all the time no matter what?
 
LogGrad98 said:
Does the same apply to cropped ears? That they are a weapon depending on how they are used? Or are they a weapon all the time no matter what?
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My new weapon! Beware!!!

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