Forecast For Saturday is Wet and Cold

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by BWillie

The Colts have one of the best offensive lines in football. I bet they are chomping at the bit for this one. As it gets colder, as it gets wetter - advantage to superior offensive line and run schemes.

It's "champing at the bit" dumbass

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by carcosa

It's "champing at the bit" dumbass

Yeah well, never seen it written down, only heard my grandpa say it. So reasonable to get the pronunciation incorrect.

But carry on with your personal attacks on intelligence.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Yeah well, never seen it written down, only heard my grandpa say it. So reasonable to get the pronunciation incorrect.

But carry on with your personal attacks on intelligence.

He's wrong, just for the record.

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by DaFace

He's wrong, just for the record.

No I'm not

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by carcosa

No I'm not

http://ethics.npr.org/memos-from-mem...g-or-champing/

The AP says “champ at the bit” is “the original and better form.”

But, Webster’s adds that “chomp at the bit” is a variation.

What’s more, no less an authority than William Safire weighed in 31 years ago, saying that “to spell it champing at the bit when most people would say chomping at the bit is to slavishly follow outdated dictionary preferences.”

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

http://ethics.npr.org/memos-from-mem...g-or-champing/

The AP says “champ at the bit” is “the original and better form.”

But, Webster’s adds that “chomp at the bit” is a variation.

What’s more, no less an authority than William Safire weighed in 31 years ago, saying that “to spell it champing at the bit when most people would say chomping at the bit is to slavishly follow outdated dictionary preferences.”

Chomping at the bit is like using literally to mean figuratively. People have used it wrong so many times that they added it to the dictionary.

Language evolves mostly because dumbshits pronounce it incorrectly.

It's CHAMPING and if you've ever been around horses you'd think anybody who says otherwise is a moron.



Fig. A



Please direct your attention to the bit. Notice how it is behind the teeth. This makes actually chomping the bit impossible.

I'm literally dying of Tree Aids every time I see this written wrong.

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Yeah well, never seen it written down, only heard my grandpa say it. So reasonable to get the pronunciation incorrect.

But carry on with your personal attacks on intelligence.

Okay. You're dumb!!!!!

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by carcosa

It's "champing at the bit" dumbass

It is both.

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by penguinz

It is both.

YOU'RE both!!!!!