Everyone's missing the point - the idiot's opinion on what is the
universally accepted standards of human behaviour didn't need this much
propping....
Plus, your Merriam page lists both as appropriate. What is your argument,
exactly????
"Newk Indofman" wrote in message
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>> Newk Indofman wrote:
>>> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
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>>> > Martha Vandella wrote:
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>>> >> Newk Indofman wrote:
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>>> >>>>Two men getting it on anywhere is diviate behavior.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>d-e-v-i-a-t-e, idiot.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> d-e-v-i-a-n-t, spazz.
>>> >
>>> > Actually both are correct - particularly in a forum where both
>>> > American
>>> > and British English are commonly used.
>>>
>>> True and thanks for mentioning that, because I was being too snobbish to
>>> admit it...
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>> Ignoramus. Deviate is a verb and it's modified by "to". Deviant is a
>> noun. Since most of Western Civilization is devolving back to grunting
>> as a way of communicating, I can't fault you for not knowing 4th grade
>> grammar. I applaud your ability to read and write, however simple your
>> grasp of the language may be.
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> I've already posted the following. If you're unable to read it, have your
> mother or an adult help you out:
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> Main Entry: de·vi·ate
> Pronunciation: -vE-&t, -vE-"At
> Function: adjective
> : departing significantly from the behavioral norms of a particular
> society
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> http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwdictrr
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