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Культура изнасилования в шутках. Комменты аховые :(

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[cousin-it.livejournal.com]

You really should've googled something like "propose an experiment" before writing snarky stuff like that.

[hervejoncour.livejournal.com]

dude, i don't need to google, I live here. And it was not kind of snobism on my side, just a hint.

anyways

[cousin-it.livejournal.com]

I don't live there, but:

*snobbery

[hervejoncour.livejournal.com]

all right, next time instead of "suggestion" give your manager a proposal.

I just wanted to point it out for your own good.

take care.

[braindancer.livejournal.com]

That's exactly the term that is used in my workplace. And yes, I do live "here".

[hervejoncour.livejournal.com]

good for you

[mme-n-b.livejournal.com]

You are so wrong it's not even funny. Guess what - 1. some workplaces are more formal than others. 2. Some bosses are more educated than others. 3. A suggestion is not the same thing as a proposal.

[hervejoncour.livejournal.com]

fine. I am wrong and you're right.

at least I am on the same page with Merriam-Webster :)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propose

[mme-n-b.livejournal.com]

No, you aren't. He used it correctly. In fact, the sample used by Webster () is a perfect match.

[hervejoncour.livejournal.com]

and I am still right :) take a look at the original note.

[mme-n-b.livejournal.com]

"I propose the following thought experiment "

1 a : to set before the mind (as for discussion, imitation, or action)

So, he sets before the mind for discussion and for settling the dispute, the following thought experiment...

You are wrong. Get over it.

[mme-n-b.livejournal.com]

Besides, anyone who can write "it was not kind of snobism" with a straight face has no place even talking about proper English. Seriously - "snobism"? Not "snobbery", and not even "snobbism"? And "not kind of"? Wtf is that?

[mme-n-b.livejournal.com]

I do live here, for what it's worth, and "propose", while a teensy bit formal, is right for the job.