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mitsuki lover wrote:pseudoantidistestablishmentarianism=falsely claiming to belonging to the
group within the Anglican church in favor of the established order of things.

Even better= Post-pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism.

And you forgot "discombobulated". Mwah.

Confused or disconcerted.

My grandmother uses "discombobulated" in her everyday vocabulary, I swear.

Okay, back on topic...you got a tattoo of a lightning bolt on your forehead. (People have actually done that...)

SirThinks2Much wrote:Even better= Post-pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism.

And you forgot "discombobulated". Mwah.

Confused or disconcerted.

I use discombobulated all the time. My other favorite is "egregious".

Me> "Why is it so egregious that I don't mind rap music?"
Friend's friend> "If you tell me what egregious means, then I'll tell you."

I just said discombobulated, I love that word. :-) I knew all the others too, but I don't know egregious... off to http://www.m-w.com ;-)

you can tell how many historical inaccuracies that National Geographic Channel made in it's show on Hannibal versus Rome.

mitsuki lover wrote:you actually know the origin of the F word and other such words.

That was a strange one. But it was very funny. Wonder if anyone's gonna list that explanation here....

That reminds me: Tolkien has a series I hadn't known about! At least seven books in it, possibly more.

Since we're all such reading fanatics, anyone else ever grit their teeth when they see a spelling error in books?

....when it took 2 days to read The Sword of Shannara, and 2 days total to read the next two.

.....when you're thrilled because Tolkien did what you do in your stories - [he] makes an entire universe to go with the story, follows each character to their deaths, and gives adequate (read: exhaustive) background on it.

*sees Post-psuedodisestablishmentarianism and falls, eyes swirling* Oh..... I love linguistics, but that makes even me go TILT.

ML, as an anal retentive English person, there is no apostrophe needed in the "its" you use.

Kanerou wrote:Since we're all such reading fanatics, anyone else ever grit their teeth when they see a spelling error in books?

Yes.
I read most of the Sherlock Holmes stories a couple of years ago in an insane need for logic (I was taking debate...we moved before any argumentation began). It wasn't terrible, but I still switch out Zs for Ss sometimes.

...When you get asked to moderate small forums based on your punctuation and spelling alone.

...When you consider a cloak instead of a coat for your wintering needs.

...When you shriek after spilling a little water on a (library) book.

...When you shriek after spilling a little water on a (library) book.

Who doesn't? And not just a library book. I loaned Gunslinger Girl v 1 to a friend over the summer, and when she gave it back, the pages were brown. I didn't let myself react until I reached the car.

When you endlessly correct other people's grammar.

mitsuki lover wrote:When you endlessly correct other people's grammar.

Nah, that's called being an anal retentive English type.

Kanerou wrote::grin: Nah, that's called being an anal retentive English type.

AMEN. Dang annoying smart people..

Hey, now. I represent that remark. >.>

lol i dont know if any one has put this yet but you know it when you realize that u had started a book and read 3 days straight with little or no interuptions
EX
sleep= 3 hours
food eatin= none.
you find it maddining to get up and get anything of any nature to do anything because you wont put the book down.
lol i have done this on many occations

Heh heh... that's truly impressive, CHILD OF AVALON! ^_^

*sigh*

Everyone named such good ones that I don't think I can name any xD;

I have caught my friend and I saying how we should make 'autobiographies' just to write about our lives.

Hurray for booklovers!!! <3

I do remember one (kinda stupid) thing I did with a book though. I wanted my friend to read this book, but her mom wouldn't take her to the library so I got the book and read it to her over the phone. She fell asleep but I was so absorbed I didn't notice until after I had finished reading her the 800 page book. All the way through. Till about four that morning.

o_o And I had already read the book three times before. I just liked it that much and found it exhilarating to read out loud :3

Wow Yeito! Good effort. You are now BookWorm Queen! (What book was it by the way?)

Whoa. You got me beat, Yeito.

Swing, Yeito.

Edit: My sister thought of some:

...When you can appreciate something as complex as LOTR or The Wheel of Time, and at the same time, somthing as simple as Rober Mclasky or Curious George.

...You think Winnie the Pooh has a lot to teach about life.

The book was First Test by Tamora Pierce.

One time when I was sick and at home from school I sat down to read a few chapters of Tamora Pierce's new book 'Trickster's Choice' cause I had just gotten it, and ended up finishing it in a few hours.
...
I love Tamora Pierce.

...when your math teacher threatned to burn your book cause you keep reading (is guilty of this)

...when your english teacher says you've been reading too much

...when you spend two hours picking out a book you havn't read

...When cleaning your room is a four day deal, because you have too read all the books you pick up off the floor.
...When your friends mock you because you know the ingredients of your toothpaste.
...You can finish reading a magazine in one meal.
...You have a book on your couch, your nightstand, your computer, your car, and in your bathroom.
...You write complaint letters to the cereal companies telling them to put more stuff on the boxes to read.
...When your school has a reading contest, your accused of cheating because there is no way anyone could read that many pages.
...When you are a full time college student, and still read for the fun of it.
...The highlight of your summer is reading.
...You scream and yell at the author while reading a book when they kill your favorite character.
...You comment, "The book was better than the movie," and your friends all look at you funny and say, "There was a book?"
...You walk out of the library with two grocery bags filled to overflowing with books from a book sale, and every one else barely has their's half full.
...This forum is a mirror.
This was so me in highschool.

SVD997 wrote:...When cleaning your room is a four day deal, because you have too read all the books you pick up off the floor.
...You can finish reading a magazine in one meal.
...You write complaint letters to the cereal companies telling them to put more stuff on the boxes to read.

Comments on these:

I do the reading books thing all the time when I clean. It exasperates people.

I can finish a newspaper and several magazines, including a National Geographic or other such magazine in a meal. I typically clear 2 newspapers at breakfast.

My parents have removed the newspapers from the breakfast table before in an attempt to speed my consumption of the meal, only to find me reading the back of the cereal box moments later.

mechana2015 wrote:My parents have removed the newspapers from the breakfast table before in an attempt to speed my consumption of the meal, only to find me reading the back of the cereal box moments later.

That's awesome.

mechana2015 wrote:My parents have removed the newspapers from the breakfast table before in an attempt to speed my consumption of the meal[.]

"Read a page, take a bite. Read a page, take a bite" became "Read three pages, take a bite. Read a chapter, take a bite..."

... when the librarian comments that she never has to worry about you returning books late, ever.

...over Christmas break, I read 15 books

... when money is tight, you refuse to drive past Borders/'insert other bookstore(s) here' because you know you won't escape without having to go in and spend money.

... you have the library's layout memorized and are better at directing people to books than the librarian is

You get a tattoo of...Yomiko Readman!(Not that I've done that but it fits with the
subject of the topic)

anonymous wrote:.. you've gone from bumping into everything because you were so absorbed in a book to actually being able to almost unconciously navigate around anywhere (including stairs and overhead objects and other obstacles in your path, even if you've never been there before) perfectly while still completely absorbed in a book.
.

That's going in my sig.

If you can navigate that well, that's very impressive. ^_^

You do better at Jeopardy than most members of Mensa.