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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread didn't know it was a disease #187845 11/18/2009 8:54 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I saw an ad today for "a cure for white teeth.. ." edited for typo Last edited by Zed; 11/18/2009 8:54 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: didn't know it was a disease Zed #187848 11/18/2009 1:00 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Is that like "a cure for beautiful eyes?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: didn't know it was a disease BranShea #187856 11/18/2009 5:00 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Funny: both. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: didn't know it was a disease Zed #187865 11/19/2009 3:15 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky "a cure for white teeth.. ." Uh...make them yellow? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: didn't know it was a disease Jackie #187868 11/19/2009 11:57 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Y'know, I can see the logic behind it although it's not the normal logic I would apply to such constructions. It's kinda like the old phrase "good for what ails you." In a related story there's the confusion running rampant these days over the verb substitute. To me 'substitute X for Y' means that Y is the default and you are asking to have X instead but I've seen it where it was obvious that it meant that X was the default and you are asking to have Y instead. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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