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Cider The Final ECW Champion from Not New York Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
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#1: Mar 28th 2011 at 5:56:21 PM

Dogs are beloved companions. They catch rats, herd cattle, fight bears, guard your property, and love you.

Foxes, they ruin crops, kill livestock, raid garbage and generally do their hardest to be pests.

Yet bitch is an insult and vixen is an aspiration. Weird.

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BadWolf21 The Fastest Man Alive Since: May, 2010
The Fastest Man Alive
#2: Mar 28th 2011 at 7:30:41 PM

But dogs are so lazy that foxes can jump over them. Makes you think.

Belial Since: Sep, 2011
Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
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#4: Mar 28th 2011 at 9:46:29 PM

I don't think it's always wise to think of literal and idiomatic meanings as being very close semantically.

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KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#5: Mar 29th 2011 at 12:44:12 AM

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But foxes are cunning and Dogs Are Dumb.

Still in many ways the English language is messed up... in a good way that at times approaches Crazy Awesome.

Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
Proud Canadian
#6: Mar 29th 2011 at 1:35:44 PM

The reason why it'll always be the number one language in the world is that it adapts a bit too well.

edited 29th Mar '11 1:35:51 PM by Erock

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DrStarky Okay Guy from Corn And Pig Land Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Okay Guy
#7: Mar 29th 2011 at 5:55:36 PM

[up]#1 language in the world?

Put me in motion, drink the potion, use the lotion, drain the ocean, cause commotion, fake devotion, entertain a notion, be Nova Scotian
LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
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#8: Mar 29th 2011 at 5:59:14 PM

Well it is spoken by the most people, IIRC.

Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets
DrStarky Okay Guy from Corn And Pig Land Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Okay Guy
#9: Mar 29th 2011 at 6:10:19 PM

Are you sure?

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LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
HIP HOP HIPSTER
#10: Mar 29th 2011 at 6:44:06 PM

No. It's either that or Chinese.

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Cider The Final ECW Champion from Not New York Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
The Final ECW Champion
#11: Mar 29th 2011 at 6:58:35 PM

English arguably the most wide spread spoken language, but as far as number of speakers go, Mandarin is number one and Spanish is number 2, English is only 3.

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#12: Mar 29th 2011 at 9:10:26 PM

Semantics mother fucker, DO YOU SPEAK IT?

Fight smart, not fair.
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