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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby Joel » Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:25 am

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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby PrivateSmiles » Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:53 am

Joel wrote:Kermit is correct.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tropper

Definition #2..



Nope. He used the article "a" before tropper. So it wouldn't be "a tropper". You wouldn't say a person is "a broken", "a screwed up". But you would say a person is "a trouper" (and it's not "trooper").

I'm feeling nit-picky today. Sorry Kermit.
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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby Joel » Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:36 am

PrivateSmiles wrote:
Nope. He used the article "a" before tropper. So it wouldn't be "a tropper". You wouldn't say a person is "a broken", "a screwed up". But you would say a person is "a trouper" (and it's not "trooper").

I'm feeling nit-picky today. Sorry Kermit.


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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby PrivateSmiles » Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:35 pm

Joel wrote:
quote="PrivateSmiles"

Nope. He used the article "a" before tropper. So it wouldn't be "a tropper". You wouldn't say a person is "a broken", "a screwed up". But you would say a person is "a trouper" (and it's not "trooper").

I'm feeling nit-picky today. Sorry Kermit.



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Add Merriam-Webster.

Kermit, you started all this! :lol:
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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby Igeteven » Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:39 pm

Joel wrote:Kermit is correct.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tropper

Definition #2..



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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby MaryS » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:43 pm

Igeteven wrote:
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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby Igeteven » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:47 pm

Mary how about early release ;)
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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby Bob B » Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:08 pm

Mary how about permanent ban? (insert serious face here)
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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby Igeteven » Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:29 pm

Bob B wrote:Mary how about permanent ban? (insert serious face here)


How about you? :twisted:
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Re: Being in jail is no fun-home sweet home.

Postby PrivateSmiles » Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:12 pm

Bob B wrote:
Mary how about permanent ban? (insert serious face here)


Yay, bring it on! That would be the best gift of 2011.
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