I don't understand it when people use the expression "same difference" when we are both describing the same thing. Shouldn't the expression be "same thing"?
It's "same differences", and they essentially mean the same thing.
IE. both red books are neither blue nor light. The differences are the same.
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I believe he's right about the second one too. It lasts longer than an hour and you don't get to rush because it goes so slowly.
meltdown75
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Technically it's that one hour that people are rushing out of the office. Everything after that is simply the consequences.
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i'm atheist and actually still say bless you. Why? because gesundheit just feels weird, and I was raised to be polite. I also still say thank you when someone says 'bless you' to me. Sure, it's partly hypocritical, but I don't care if I am not constantly advertising my atheism, not to mention it's just a saying that is the norm in society and there are many norms I still adhere to, because it's just more proper and less grief that way. My atheism is my belief because its what I choose to believe in, not because I feel the need to be a non-conformist or something. When I say it myself though, it's just a little more empty in meaning and purely for the politeness.
It certainly doesn't make sense saying "we're going to the emergency rooms". Also, you can only be in one room at a time, so yes, it's correct to say "we're going to the emergency room".
#1: There were an awful lot of German immigrants in this country's development. And for that matter, I mostly hear "bless you" or "god bless you."
Around here we just call it a "water heater."
Actually, that's been in English since it was Anglo-Saxon.
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maybe could be an outdated term when people were rushing home, causing bad traffic, that bak then, lasted only an hour, since most everyone worked the same shift? not like now, where the populations are way larger, more people own cars and people are getting o anywhere from 230pm to 630pm? id say that just because its outdated it isnt really inaccurate.
Not here. People start leaving at 3:30 from some offices (mostly state workers), and other offices (private sector) let out at 5:30. So there is a constant influx of people trying to go home from about 3:45 to 6pm here.
I don't say anything simply because it makes no sense. Sneezing is just a normal bodily function like everything else. I cringe when someone says God bless you, because it assumes that person is of faith. Meh, it's just the little things..
You've definitely got a point here and it frustrates and confuses me. So I'll try to slightly refute it. At least where I'm from there's one main hospital and everyone assumes you mean the same one. Kids from all over attend different schools and also school's definition changes from just the building you attend to the actual process of meeting teachers/classmates for learning. "I went on a fieldtrip today at school today." That seems natural, even though you're not at school and school becomes a process rather than a building. Much like the same way you say you're going to work, it's left generally because more of a difference than the hospital. I think that the only reason hospital gets a "the" is because of frequency involved. Work and school = no "the", but gym definitely gets a "the". Hmm... maybe "the" is attributed to a short length of time spent at a location coupled with infrequency of visits. But more likely, "the" denotes something being eventful, while no the lacks any kind of real interest or notariety. I think I should get back to work... but I still want to analyze this...
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don't let the faithmonsters get you!
seriously though, I can't remember ever having heard anyone say "God bless you" - just "bless you". I thought it was just common courtesy... *shrug*
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then why say "'scuse me" when you burp or cough? its the "polite" thing to do. if you dont want to, dont. when that thread first came about (on the whole sneeze/ bless you thing) i thought i was a gesundheit sayer, but afterwards realized i had at some point changed to a bless you sayer. its so automatic, i say it without even thinking it. i also dont are if someone else doesnt say it to me when i sneeze, because i always say "'scuse me" after sneezing, since i interrupted their day with it.
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Meh. I think they would still say God bless you even if they knew you didn't have faith. They have faith so its their God blessing you. I mean to murderers and everyone else they would say "May God have mercy on your soul" before chopping their heads off. It doesn't have to mean you have faith, probably helps them feel better that they said it. Just look at them, say "I'm a heathen. But thank you", and smile slyly. I think that'd make it fun for you at least.
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Wikipedia can blow me. Wikipedia isn't walking around talking where I live, sneezing and getting blessings. Real life examples > internet and everything you can google.
I say "bless you" all the time and I walked into a church, the roof would cave in on me. In fact, when I sneezed last night, I heard a demonic voice say "bless you" and I'm pretty sure it was Satan.
edit: oh and pwned yourself with the Wiki link anyway.
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