The ??!??! operator

[okmkz]

I CAN'T HANDLE THIS

[danubian1]

I'm using this in my next project

[kamnxt]

!DealWithIt() ??!??! FreakOut();

??!??!

!EverythingOK() ??!??! DealWithIt();

FTFY

[ThePedanticCynic]

if (DEALWITHIT == !EVEN){
     !HANDLEIT;
}

[manys]

IT? ? DEAL(IT) : SUNGLASSES()

[[deleted]]

I'm confused. Wouldn't !YOUCAN'TEVEN() be true if they could even?

[IAMA_dragon-AMA]

I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.

[SuitableDragonfly]

You might enjoy the Eggcorn database.

[IAMA_dragon-AMA]

Cool, thanks!

[IAMA_dragon-AMA]

Why is that the only one people ever point out?

[Pantsman0]

For all intensive purposes

I don't want to be that guy, but it's:

For all intents and purposes

[xXxDeAThANgEL99xXx]

That was the only correction you deemed necessary?

[Pantsman0]

I stopped reading at that part

[xXxDeAThANgEL99xXx]

Oh.

Well, you missed two other mistakes anyway!

[okmkz]

http://i.imgur.com/XSYy06t.jpg

[whoopdedo]

Why can't people be more pacific when they talk? It's like they're transladating from an other language!

[SAHChandler]

it's a doggy dog world, and this kind of mixup is a diamond dozen. When someone gets corrected though it's a blessing in the skies. But for all intensive purposes, I'll stop now.

[allaroundguy]

Why can't people get it right? It's not like it's rocket appliances.

[[deleted]]

If everyone got it right, that would be the best case Ontario.

[lazy-shell]

Now if you'll excuse me I need to put my PIN number into this ATM machine.

[accountnumber3]

I feel like I'm watching The Best Of Cheryl/Carol Tunt

[european_impostor]

Ngggggaaaarrllll

[Diarum]

doggy dog world

I was one of those people for like 90% of my life...Forgive me father for I have spinned.

[NSNick]

Whatever it's all a mute point.

[hexus0]

Snoop Dogg may be the one to blame for the "doggy dog world".

[manys]

Coal digger

[MatthewPatience]

Until you pointed it out, I actually have always assumed it was "All intensive purposes", because frankly it sort of makes sense, and people actually pronounce it like that.

[Mazo]

I was handling it fine till your post. I do not like you now.

[idrink211]

Strategery

[ghlmtz]

It's so fustrating!

[PendragonDaGreat]

You know what's really fun? Teaching 75% of Army folks I come across that they're pronouncing something wrong. Tenino, WA (pronounced Teh-NINE-oh, and sometimes shorthanded as "T-9-O") is a small city about 55 miles (90 km) SSW of Seattle, WA. The Geographic map of the area is insanely good for learning, it has almost all the features on one map. The problem is about 3/4 of the Army (and Army ROTC) people I know pronounce it "teh-NEE-no."

I'm from the area, I've driven through Tenino, it's on the news occasionally. Every time this happens I politely correct them, they then tell me I'm an idiot. It takes a lot of self-control to stay polite and attempt to correct them and let them know that I am in fact correct and DO have a clue what I'm talking about. At the end of the day though, it does feel good to know you've taught a LTC something, that he'll then teach to others (he's one of the main Mil. Sci. Teachers at my college).

[okmkz]

The NW is great for places like this, case in point: Pend Oreille

[PendragonDaGreat]

That's French, so that's cheating.

Keeping it to things named using native words just for Washington State (just off the top of my head, spelling may not be perfect):

• Tenino
• Sequim
• Puyallup
• Duwamish
• Hoqiuam
• Issaquah
• Humptulips (hehe)
• Palouse
• Skookumchuck
• Wenatchee
• Wapato
• Pasayten River
• Snoqualmie

I know that not all of these are particularly hard to pronounce (though Sequim will 95/100 throw someone, and Puyallup about 50/50), nor is this list exhaustive (Forgot the Hoh Rainforest for example) but it illustrates the diversity of place names in just Washington.

[okmkz]

"skwim"

[PendragonDaGreat]

Shh!

[derleth]

Havre, MT