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Re: Headlines
« Reply #2745 on: February 07, 2010, 01:21:58 PM »
Ah, the sweet vagaries of English.
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« Reply #2746 on: February 07, 2010, 04:49:54 PM »
Leeching is the term that usually gets used, yeah.
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« Reply #2747 on: February 07, 2010, 11:02:45 PM »
I thought it was taken from the image of a leech sucking blood....
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« Reply #2748 on: February 08, 2010, 01:15:05 PM »
Quote from: Wolfe Tone on February 07, 2010, 11:02:45 PM
I thought it was taken from the image of a leech sucking blood....

It is.  "Leaching" in this context would have been wrong.  Lawyers leech.

When I was a child, my family doctor was called Dr Leech.  Funnily enough, I grew up to have a genetic disorder that can be treated with leeches.
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« Reply #2749 on: February 08, 2010, 01:18:56 PM »
So I was right. Thought so.
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« Reply #2750 on: February 08, 2010, 01:22:28 PM »
Quote from: Mez on February 08, 2010, 01:15:05 PM
It is.  "Leaching" in this context would have been wrong.  Lawyers leech.

When I was a child, my family doctor was called Dr Leech.  Funnily enough, I grew up to have a genetic disorder that can be treated with leeches.

Equally "leaching" is a process used to extract valuable minerals from ore.

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« Reply #2751 on: February 08, 2010, 01:25:13 PM »
Yes, but we were originally talking about lawyers.

Any problems with the concept of lawyers as leeches?
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« Reply #2752 on: February 08, 2010, 01:28:18 PM »
Quote from: Mez on February 08, 2010, 01:25:13 PM
Yes, but we were originally talking about lawyers.

Any problems with the concept of lawyers as leeches?

Leeches are often useful?

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« Reply #2753 on: February 08, 2010, 01:31:13 PM »
Good point.
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« Reply #2754 on: February 08, 2010, 04:26:35 PM »
Quote from: Mez on February 08, 2010, 01:15:05 PM
It is.  "Leaching" in this context would have been wrong.  Lawyers leech.

leach, v.tr: to empty, drain

Leech is the noun. Leach is the verb. Leeches leach.
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Re: Headlines
« Reply #2755 on: February 08, 2010, 05:46:34 PM »
Where there's a lawyer, you may also hear the sound of a French cash register

"Le Ching!"
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Re: Headlines
« Reply #2756 on: February 08, 2010, 05:48:33 PM »
Quote from: Drainster on February 03, 2010, 02:20:41 PM
Magda sex tape to become illegal
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/03/2808870.htm

That used to really get my goat!



And my sheep, Llama, Axolotl, etc....
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Re: Headlines
« Reply #2757 on: February 08, 2010, 06:44:05 PM »
Quote from: Adi on February 08, 2010, 04:26:35 PM
Leech is the noun. Leach is the verb. Leeches leach.

If you don't like nouns becomming verbs, stay the fuck away from Shakespeare.

Leech as a verb makes sense just as you chair the meeting and table the motion.
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Re: Headlines
« Reply #2758 on: February 08, 2010, 06:51:13 PM »
Quote from: Adi on February 08, 2010, 04:26:35 PM
leach, v.tr: to empty, drain

Leech is the noun. Leach is the verb. Leeches leach.


You're right.  I just read the sentence again and it should have been "leaching".  But we all got the gist of what he meant, and that's what's so good about English.   8-)  (embarrassed but unalarmed.)
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« Reply #2759 on: February 08, 2010, 06:59:16 PM »
Quote from: Mez on February 08, 2010, 06:51:13 PM
You're right.  I just read the sentence again and it should have been "leaching".  But we all got the gist of what he meant, and that's what's so good about English.   8-)  (embarrassed but unalarmed.)

You should work for KRudd.

You just got your "Mastery of English" licence revoked as Adi kicked you all over the exam room.

You are now an ex, but decidedly wannabe, pedant.

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