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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: wicked smart and it hurts Faldage #185938 07/20/09 01:15 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Originally Posted By: Faldage Originally Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Originally Posted By: Faldage Onliest thing, he was using it as an example of mad used for very. you turning into some sort of prescrip, Faldage? You describe the language you have, not the language you wish you had. you got me there. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wicked smart and it hurts Buffalo Shrdlu #186035 07/25/09 05:51 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I heard it used today. One of our younger nurses reported that a patient had a reaction to one of the meds and the resulting rash was "mad itchy." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter mad redundant... Zed #186054 07/25/09 07:06 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY We hashed all this out in another thread, tho I don't think there was any "final answer" agreement, just as now. The real reason is that it continues to evolve. I have used it as "very", "extremely", "a lot", "a lot of", "many", "tons" etc. And when one student might correct my uso blanco, another will approve, so there's not even consensus amongst the originating users. I've noticed that most teenagers, regardless of all the PC categories, use, or at least understand, "mad skills/z", and even adults throw it in now and then... :0) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mad redundant... twosleepy #186076 07/26/09 05:30 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Rather like the Orwellian "double plus," an all purpose intensifier for any grammatical situation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mad redundant... Zed #186084 07/26/09 02:40 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman OP Pooh-Bah OP dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA I mad liked the Orwellian "extra double-plus supergood" dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mad redundant... dalehileman #186105 07/27/09 12:36 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY But who would say "double plus"? That's a whole extra syllable! It's "plus plus" for me.... ;0) and that's mad plussy (please leave in the "l"...) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New words in Webster's Collegiate dalehileman #186107 07/27/09 02:54 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia This is all mad confusing??? live in the moment Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 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 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 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,347 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 818 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,548 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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