NuttyDump Male, 18-29, Western US
 41 Posts
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:39:20 PM Achooo! I think i'm alergic to bad grammar! |
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FonzCam Male, 18-29, Europe
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:38:31 AM It's a case of bad grammar not spelling. And failed wordplay.Commandeer and Thieve is an action and it's Commander-IN-Chief not AND. Commandeerer-and-Thief would be a clever bit of wordplay on Commander-in-Chief but in this case they did fail but not because of their spelling skills. |
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ravenclaw94 Female, 13-17, Eastern US
   135 Posts
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:01:01 PM I don't get what's wrong with it. Commandeer is a word! If would make more sense if it was "thief" instead of "thieve." Oh well, it's not *that* bad. |
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TiffLevowit Female, 13-17, Western US
17 Posts
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:52:05 PM The only thing that I see wrong with the sign is the 'Commander and Cheif.' I see alot of people who are confused as to the second one. com⋅man⋅deer   /ˌkɒmənˈdɪər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kom-uhn-deer] Show IPA Use commandeer in a Sentence See web results for commandeer See images of commandeer –verb (used with object) 1. to order or force into active military service. 2. to seize (private property) for military or other public use: The police officer commandeered a taxi and took off after the getaway car. 3. to seize arbitrarily. And Thieve is obvious. This sign is not that idiotic. |
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nobody404 Male, 13-17, Eastern US
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:05:36 PM The only thing wrong is that it should be "Commander-in-chief," but then the second part would make no sense seeing that it'd be "Commandeer-in-thieve." |
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nomorecheese Male, 13-17, Eastern US
   466 Posts
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:50:48 AM he got cammander spelled right the first time, WTF |
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nomorecheese Male, 13-17, Eastern US
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:50:10 AM poor linguistic skillz on his part |
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bonsushi Male, 18-29, Southern US
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:43:34 AM And whilst thieve IS a word, it's a verb, not a noun, and thus contrasts with the first half of the sentence, but whatever. |
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bonsushi Male, 18-29, Southern US
   364 Posts
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:40:58 AM Anyone who's saying that the sign is "right", it isn't.There is no "commander and chief" it's "commander-in-chief". |
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kirstoner Female, 18-29, Australia
   115 Posts
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:15:04 AM way to make an ass of yourself, OP. |
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nodwar Male, 18-29, Europe
13 Posts
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:11:49 AM lol its thief duh! |
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xRodneyx Female, 13-17, Western US
11 Posts
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:31:39 AM ...Maybe they're talking about theive. Isn't it supposed to be theif? |
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Alcalientre Male, 18-29, Eastern US
 49 Posts
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:15:51 AM Yeah, there's nothing wrong with the sign. It's actually pretty clever. |
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Sabre200000 Male, 18-29, Eastern US
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:50:03 AM The person that originally didn't get this, and thought the sign was a "mistake" is the real IDIOT!(slow clap) |
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Oshidutako Male, 13-17, Western US
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:12:27 AM Yup, real word. "...verb [ trans. ] officially take possession or control of (something), esp. for military purposes..." |
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Tratheyas Male, 13-17, Western US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 11:39:15 PM Commandeer is a real word. Dictionary before Post. |
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Uncle_T Male, 13-17, Eastern US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 10:59:59 PM i dont get it |
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BunnyNaku Female, 18-29, Midwest US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 10:50:33 PM >>; |
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crimmeh Female, 18-29, Eastern US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 10:35:48 PM Yeah, umm... commandeer and thieve makes perfect sense. The only REAL problem with this is a lack of question marks. But anyway, who gives a poo? The point gets across. |
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Asspenny Male, 18-29, Midwest US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 9:58:18 PM well, its commander-in-chief but the rest is right yeah |
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SuperSmash Male, 18-29, Southern US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 9:22:21 PM Plus, as others have pointed out, commandeer and thieve makes perfect sense. IAB is really stretching to start controversy to get those hits and comments up. |
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SuperSmash Male, 18-29, Southern US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 9:18:25 PM Ummm...embarrassing is misspelled. Add that to "intellegent" and IAB has some humble pie to eat. |
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Jerm_Leather Male, 18-29, Western US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 8:34:21 PM Commandeer is the deadliest of all woodland creatures.. |
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RearEchelon Male, 18-29, Southern US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 8:30:26 PM No, genghis, "commandeer" is a correctly-spelled word. |
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genghiskhan Male, 30-39, Eastern US
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Monday, September 14, 2009 8:20:45 PM lololeela, that's the only mistake I see. comander has 2 "e"'s in the sign |
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