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pretty damn good

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by bob, Feb 9, 2010.

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  1. bob

    bob Member

    Help me, editors. In a rah-rah missive to the staff, our publisher used the term "pretty damn good." This pisses me off, since I've always believed the term should be "pretty damned good." I never see it written the correct way--my way. Am I in fact correct?
     
    bob, Feb 9, 2010
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  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    As long as it didn't precede "that we only had to lay off 17 percent of the staff", why complain?
     
    playthrough, Feb 9, 2010
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  3. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    I know people love their pointless grammar and semantic rules, but seriously?

    Merriam-Webster lists "damn" as an adjective meaning "beyond doubt or question."

    Damned would be a valid slang variation.
     
    RickStain, Feb 9, 2010
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  4. crusoes

    crusoes Active Member

    Go to the publisher and tell him what you think. Then you'll find out how important it was!
     
    crusoes, Feb 9, 2010
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  5. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Damned the torpedoes!
     
    Ace, Feb 9, 2010
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  6. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    [​IMG]

    "Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn!"
     
    Batman, Feb 9, 2010
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  7. zebracoy

    zebracoy Guest

    I kid you not - we had a talk like this at some point in the past four weeks that used almost that exact sentence.
     
    zebracoy, Feb 9, 2010
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  8. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Really? That pissed you off?
     
    JackReacher, Feb 9, 2010
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  9. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

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    TheSportsPredictor, Feb 9, 2010
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  10. apeman33

    apeman33 Well-Known Member

    I can honestly say I don't give a damn about this.
     
    apeman33, Feb 9, 2010
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  11. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    [​IMG]
    Apeman heads to lunch.
     
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    Batman, Feb 9, 2010
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  12. budcrew08

    budcrew08 Active Member

    Frankly, Batman, Apeman doesn't give a damn.
     
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    budcrew08, Feb 9, 2010
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