Don't cherry pick when someone knows the language- you'll get caught every time.
The Oxford Dictionary:
"nearly, almost, just about, about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, next to, close to, near, nigh on, not far from, not far off, to all intents and purposes, approaching, bordering on, verging on, nearing;"
The prime definition of "Pretty much proven" means NEARLY, JUST ABOUT.
One gets way down the list before we get to "as good as."
Nice try, though.
..Joe
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Karl Aksel (1451)
5 years ago
When someone knows the language, they don't need to go running home to mama (or in this case, dictionary definitions). And in this case it is particularly amusing, as you are just repeating what I said. "nearly, just about" - or, as I said, as good as. I'm not cherry picking here - you are. You clearly don't know the language in which you profess mastery, or you wouldn't insinuate that a dictionary lists all possible synonyms.
And you STILL haven't offered a shred of evidence. All of this is just dodging on your part, because your bluff has been called.
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joegerardi (376)
5 years ago
Except...
You DID go to a dictionary, and cut and pasted the exact part of the definition you needed word for word.
Think whatever you please, I care not a whit about your opinion.
..Joe
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Karl Aksel (1451)
5 years ago
Are you drunk? YOU went to the dictionary. I did no such thing. I quoted you, meaning if those words happen to be from a dictionary (I didn't bother to check), then that's on YOU.
And STILL you haven't got a shred of evidence. How much deeper do you want to dig that hole? You could have just said nothing, and at least I wouldn't have thought you a complete loon. As it is, however, your pedantry has shown you to be quite deranged.
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