WolfmanNCSU Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Homer's Odyssey is a pretty good book. A lot better than anything else I read in HS. I have so much HW to do here myself. I have some Computer Ethics, a PERL script, and docuementation with a presentation for both Technical Writing, and Senior Design. Should not be too hard for this weekend. I remember last year when I took "Theory of Programing Languages." Damn that was the hardest class I have ever taken. We basically made our own programing language, and they are soooo complex its not even funny. I remember pulling all nighters for a solid week with a group of 4 and still not producing anything that even would complile or parse. My God that was a pain. Since then, I have not complained about HW even again, even when I am loaded down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Groovy You think that's bad try Biological Diversity or Economics. It's all downhill from here little grasshopper. i don't find economics that hard, my first (and last) grade was a A+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Each Wensday in my english class, our homework is to right the synonym and antonym of my spelling words. Not to nitpick, but since you are in an English class: "Wensday" should be Wednesday but, ironically, you used an inappropriate homonym with "right." It should read "write." But just for fun... here are some words that are they're own antonyms: word-------------Duel Meanings dike-----------wall; ditch bad------------negative; good (US slang) continue------keep on doing; to adjourn fast------------rapid; unmoving (as in stand fast) garnish-------to curtail (wages); to enhance (food) critical---------opposed to; essential to oversight-----care; error transparent--obvious; invisible weather-------to with stand; to wear away strike----------to miss (baseball); to hit Oh... an let us not forget: Skin------------to add skin to (JK model); or take skin from (a cat) Here are som Homophones (words that sound the same but are opposite) aural; oral = heard; spoken erupt; irrupt = burst out; burst in raise; raze = erect; tear down In case you didn't notice... I enjoy English and writing. Have fun in school. Professor SkinWalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomHelix Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 wolfman, you read the oddyssey? thats what we are readin now. god, odysseus was an olden-times pimp. hes no different then all the pimps these days, 'cept he fought monsters instead of the gov't and stuff...... anywho, progress isn't the synonym of congress..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Cjais! That school of yours is quite mad - there ARE NO antonyms to nouns The Columbia Guide to Standard American English (1993) says: An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word; thus antonym is the antonym of synonym. The related adjectives are antonymous and antonymic; they occur infrequently and mean much the same thing, “like or characteristic of an antonym.” Antonymy is a relatively rare noun meaning “a pair of such opposed terms.” I'm assuming that your native language is Dutch (though I suppose it could be Frisian or even English for all I know) so grammatical rules are going to be different. The antonym for bulletproof would be vulnerable. It could also be weak or defenseless. Nouns can quite easily have antonyms, but most people frown upon antonyms that are different word types (nouns, verbs, adverbs). SKin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomHelix Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 skin, i feel this quote perfectly portrays what you just posted.... Dilbert: This changes old shoes into a parsley substitue! Boss: This looks incredibly brilliant and completely unmarketable! Dilbert: thanks. i'm technology-driven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted October 25, 2002 Author Share Posted October 25, 2002 Originally posted by SkinWalker Cjais! The Columbia Guide to Standard American English (1993) says: An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word; thus antonym is the antonym of synonym. The related adjectives are antonymous and antonymic; they occur infrequently and mean much the same thing, “like or characteristic of an antonym.” Antonymy is a relatively rare noun meaning “a pair of such opposed terms.” I'm assuming that your native language is Dutch (though I suppose it could be Frisian or even English for all I know) so grammatical rules are going to be different. The antonym for bulletproof would be vulnerable. It could also be weak or defenseless. Nouns can quite easily have antonyms, but most people frown upon antonyms that are different word types (nouns, verbs, adverbs). SKin But still, should my school make us do that for 6th grade??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedantic Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Originally posted by SkinWalker word-------------Duel Meanings Well...since you're on the topic...it's "dual," not duel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Marrakesh Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 No, it shouldn't. Hell, we didn't do that in 6th and I thought school was hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Well...since you're on the topic...it's "dual," not duel. Ha! Got me! *Steps out ten paces, turns... levels pistol... oh.... wrong dual. SKin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTeddyPaul Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Hahahah homework. I do not miss those days even though I will have them again in another two or three months. College is a lot easier than high school. Let me restate that. Community College is much easier than High School. The only downside to not being in school is working approx 40 hours a week and worrying about food, a place to live, and why your cat won't stay off your lap when you are playing computer games. The weirdest books I read in High School were The Green Knight which is an Arthonian book and that one book that was loosely based on the 13th Knight? (Antonio Banderas). It is the one with Grendel where the hero goes to the foreign land and slays the creature that cannot be impaled and stuff. I think it starts with a W. The Odyssey was a great tale. Most Greek and Roman writings are. Question: What is the antonym for spam? (dual, triple, etc. affiliation word meanings). BigTeddyPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C'jais Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Originally posted by SkinWalker Cjais! The Columbia Guide to Standard American English (1993) says: An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word; thus antonym is the antonym of synonym. The related adjectives are antonymous and antonymic; they occur infrequently and mean much the same thing, “like or characteristic of an antonym.” Antonymy is a relatively rare noun meaning “a pair of such opposed terms.” I'm assuming that your native language is Dutch (though I suppose it could be Frisian or even English for all I know) so grammatical rules are going to be different. The antonym for bulletproof would be vulnerable. It could also be weak or defenseless. Nouns can quite easily have antonyms, but most people frown upon antonyms that are different word types (nouns, verbs, adverbs). SKin Hehe.... first of all: In Denmark we speak Danish, yes The only nouns that are antonyms and synonyms are the words themselves: "Antonym" and "Synonym"... It just dawned on me, sorry if I sound a bit stupid here.... But- The words "bulletproof", "vulnerable", "weak" and "Defenseless" are all adjectives in my world, not nouns.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Hehe.... first of all: In Denmark we speak Danish, yes Ha! I was thinking you were in the Netherlands.... LOL. THat must be Druid. :-) SkinWalker is Bulletproof. I'm a Bulletproof SkinWalker. Can be both ;-) I'm taking German in college and that's really making me think a lot about English.... I'm not used to a language were you can put the subject anywhere in the sentance and the meaning will depend upon the accusative used. Cya! Skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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