quote:Originally posted by Crujectra: Guys, I don't think anyone here expects this board to be your main focus in life. Please don't feel obligated to spend time you don't have trying to fix things that really won't make or break us.
Agreed, with the exception of that cringe-worthy word "Obligated". It's "OBLIGED" dammit...
Both mean the same thing. Why do you cringe at "obligated"?
From Merriam-Websters: Obligate: Main Entry: 1ob·li·gate Pronunciation: 'ä-bl&-"gAt Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): -gat·ed; -gat·ing Etymology: Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare Date: 1533 1 : to bind legally or morally : CONSTRAIN
Oblige: Main Entry: oblige Pronunciation: &-'blIj Function: verb Inflected Form(s): obliged; oblig·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, literally, to bind to, from ob- toward + ligare to bind -- more at LIGATURE Date: 14th century transitive senses 1 : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance <obliged to find a job> 2 a : to put in one's debt by a favor or service <we are much obliged for your help> b : to do a favor for <always ready to oblige a friend> intransitive senses : to do something as or as if a favor
-------------------- Five billion years from now the Sun will go nova and obliterate the Earth. Don't sweat the small stuff!
From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by Sanity or Madness?: Agreed, with the exception of that cringe-worthy word "Obligated". It's "OBLIGED" dammit...
If you don't like the way I say it, make your own post, dear
-------------------- Some people are like slinkys: not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when you knock them down a flight of stairs
From: Penthouse atop Levitz Hall, LMBP Plaza, Embassy Row, Legion World | Registered: Jul 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
For me, the two words have different connotations.
OBLIGED- has a more positive, slightly archaic feel to it. "Much obliged, stranger!" would be an example.
OBLIGATED- is more negative, like you're forced into doing something you don't want to do because of your responsibilities. "I'm obligated to go to this boring and stuffy fundraiser because I'm president of the club."
-------------------- White. A blank page or canvas. His favorite. So... many... possibilities.
From: Birmingham, AL | Registered: Jul 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
What the Princess said, more or less, the essence of it, you know....We love the Board but we love you more (ain't that sweet?). So take care of yourselves first; Legion World can just sit in orbit out there in M81. Ask Bode.
From: Café Cramer | Registered: Jul 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
Damn! I was hoping, unrealistically I guess, that this had cleared up on its on. I'm not sure what we can do short of rebuilding the site again.
Gary, I've made a back up of the site as of about 8:30 tonight. Sans the Temp/Movies/Cache folders. Give me a holler when you have some time.
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by Sonnie Bloke: This just popped up Nighty,
Sorry, UBB has encountered an unexpected, fatal error. This error is extremely abnormal. Please contact the board administration. The error text is:
Can't open 'CachePath/ubb_files/summary/summary.html'.
The exact error returned by the operating system is: Stale NFS file handle
*****
Hope it's nothing too major...
When do you guys get this message? What part of the site are you at? The front/main page?
If so let me know if you get it now, I've tried something else and I'd like to know if it worked.
From: San Diego, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
| IP: Logged |
quote:FYI Sorry, UBB has encountered an unexpected, fatal error. This error is extremely abnormal. Please contact the board administration. The error text is:
Can't open 'CachePath/ubb_files/forums/Forum4/000563-2.cgi'.
The exact error returned by the operating system is: Stale NFS file handle
» Please use your browser's back button to return.
Just after I'd posted (came straight after the redirect page)
-------------------- My views are my own and do not reflect those of everyone else... and I wouldn't have it any other way.
quote:Originally posted by Sanity or Madness?: Agreed, with the exception of that cringe-worthy word "Obligated". It's "OBLIGED" dammit...
Both mean the same thing. Why do you cringe at "obligated"?
Partly because I've never actually heard anyone use it in real life, partly because it sounds like it was put through a meat grinder while someone came up with it (obli-gate - two harsh consonants in one two-syllable word), partly just because
-------------------- My views are my own and do not reflect those of everyone else... and I wouldn't have it any other way.
quote:Originally posted by Sanity or Madness?: Agreed, with the exception of that cringe-worthy word "Obligated". It's "OBLIGED" dammit...
Both mean the same thing. Why do you cringe at "obligated"?
Partly because I've never actually heard anyone use it in real life, partly because it sounds like it was put through a meat grinder while someone came up with it (obli-gate - two harsh consonants in one two-syllable word), partly just because
I've never really heard anyone use "obliged" in real life
To each his own
-------------------- Five billion years from now the Sun will go nova and obliterate the Earth. Don't sweat the small stuff!
From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
I've just tried to get onto the Mission Monitor Board and this popped up -
Member profile corrupt (blank): '13'
- is this a bad thing? (Well as it stopped me getting to the zaniest site in creation obviously it is, but what I mean is it isn't going to be a sign of things to come is it?)
-------------------- "Tempus Fugitive" the final part of the Adventures of Dream Boy series, set in the Three-Boot Universe. Read it only in the Bits o' Legionnaire Business Forum.
From: here, more often than not | Registered: Sep 2003
| IP: Logged |
Hyperpath: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic | Subscribe To Topic
![[Wink]](wink.gif)
![[Laugh Out Loud]](graemlins/lol.gif)
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
