the Malign fantasy
MalignD at aol.com
MalignD at aol.com
Mon May 28 20:05:16 CDT 2001
>From the Millison:
<<drub (drb)
v. drubbed, drubĀ·bing, drubs.
v. tr.
1.To thrash with a stick.
2.To instill forcefully: drubbed the lesson into my head.
3.
a.To defeat emphatically.
b.To berate harshly.
4.To stamp (the feet).
v. intr.
1.To beat the ground; stamp.
2.To pound; throb.
n.
A blow with a heavy instrument, such as a stick.
If you're going to play the dictionary game, maybe you should
consider reading all the meanings of the word next time.
<<The word choice and the fantasy remain Malign's, and pathetically so.>>
The use I choose is mine. The ignorance of the various meanings and
colorations is yours.
Let me add that it's a pleasure to me when you keep setting yourself up as
the boob you are. On-line journalist indeed.
I quoted verbatim from Merriam's which is, as you should know but apparently
don't, the dictionary of record for most scholarly journals of American
English. But even using whatever source you cite above, I refer you to your
own 3.b.
You're such an ass.
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