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  • Gurm
    MS Fanboy
    • Aug 1999
    • 11460

    #46
    Ok dere, Bre'r Goofy!

    Meesa seein yousa fo' whatchu issen!

    - Gurm
    The Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!

    I'm the least you could do
    If only life were as easy as you
    I'm the least you could do, oh yeah
    If only life were as easy as you
    I would still get screwed

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    • cjolley
      Super MURCer
      • Aug 1999
      • 7672

      #47
      Originally posted by Gurm
      Ok dere, Bre'r Goofy!

      Meesa seein yousa fo' whatchu issen!

      - Gurm
      Oh God, please make it go away!!!!!
      chuck
      Chuck
      秋音的爸爸

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      • Gurm
        MS Fanboy
        • Aug 1999
        • 11460

        #48
        Was yo' prollum, niga?

        - G'm
        The Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!

        I'm the least you could do
        If only life were as easy as you
        I'm the least you could do, oh yeah
        If only life were as easy as you
        I would still get screwed

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        • KvHagedorn
          Super MURCer
          • Aug 1999
          • 10725

          #49
          ROFLMAO!

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          • mutz
            Super MURCer
            • Aug 2002
            • 1068

            #50
            ...reminds me of a dog that comes charging out of the dog house at anything that walks by, man, mouse or tar baby 'til he reaches the end of his chain, barking, growling, snarling, slobbering while wagging his tail at the same time just in case. Then turns around and mopes his way back, another day of of abject futility on the end of his chain.
            How can you possibly take anything seriously?
            Who cares?

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            • VJ
              Moderator
              • Mar 2001
              • 9733

              #51
              Originally posted by Brian Ellis
              I maintain my original suggestion:
              The correct locution is "In the thus defined structure.", which is both correct and explicit. I agree that 'previously' may be ambiguous in the context you mention but you may use "In the last-named (or even last-defined) structure." for the greatest precision.
              Thanks !
              I'll go with "thus defined structure".


              Jörg
              pixar
              Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

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              • Gurm
                MS Fanboy
                • Aug 1999
                • 11460

                #52
                Mutz, you've just summed up your approach to education!

                Congratulations!

                - Gurm
                The Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!

                I'm the least you could do
                If only life were as easy as you
                I'm the least you could do, oh yeah
                If only life were as easy as you
                I would still get screwed

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                • KvHagedorn
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 10725

                  #53
                  Alright, I received my Second Edition Webster's New International Dictionary. It's in really excellent condition, by the way.. practically unused.

                  Both the second and third editons define "thusly" thusly:

                  In this manner; to this degree; thus

                  the second edition appends the term colloq.

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                  • cjolley
                    Super MURCer
                    • Aug 1999
                    • 7672

                    #54
                    Originally posted by KvHagedorn
                    Alright, I received my Second Edition Webster's New International Dictionary. It's in really excellent condition, by the way.. practically unused.

                    Both the second and third editons define "thusly" thusly:

                    In this manner; to this degree; thus

                    the second edition appends the term colloq.
                    Hey KvH, glad to hear it come in good shape.
                    The thusly defined thusly sounds about right....
                    chuck

                    PS odd, you can switch the noun & adverb(?) uses of "thusly" in that sentence and it's meaning does not change.
                    Chuck
                    秋音的爸爸

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                    • Marshmallowman
                      Super MURCer
                      • Sep 1999
                      • 3416

                      #55
                      Well here is my 2 cents, "thus" is the proper form "thusly" is only used when you taking the piss out of some pedantic twat...

                      Every seen the scifi comedy "Red dwarf" , and Rimmer BS'ing about his studies....that is the only time I have heard "thusly" used, and it seemed to hit the spot then

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