KillerMuffin
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pass it on.
Dominate is a VERB; Dominant is a NOUN
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desertslave
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Just a drive-by to mention that dominant can also be an adjective. 
straypuss
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Shush! It's supposed to be kept secret.
Just a drive-by to mention that dominant can also be an adjective.
rosco rathbone
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Language evolves. Ten million internet perverts have deemed "dominate" a noun, and now it's a noun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_description
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_description
MeltformySir
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Personally I find the incorrect use of the word "dominate" (I am a Dominate! Bow to me now!) very helpful to quickly decide whether to keep a message in my inbox or delete it straightaway. It saves me lots of time. lol
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MeltformySir
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And ... now the secret is out.
Oops. Sorry. I didn't read the back of my Secret Submissive Society membership card thoroughly enough.
Hopefully most of the "Dominates" out there aren't reading this thread. ::crosses fingers:: lol
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Well, its one half of a compound noun, if that's what they are called--"Dominant personality." We've shortened it. Now people have forgotten that the other half was "personality" and they seem to think it was always "Dominant man."
Another one is the word "Attitude," as in "She has an attitude." I remember the first time I heard that -- "What? What attitude does she have, good? Bad? Sunny?"
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Well, its one half of a compound noun, if that's what they are called--"Dominant personality." We've shortened it. Now people have forgotten that the other half was "personality" and they seem to think it was always "Dominant man."
Another one is the word "Attitude," as in "She has an attitude." I remember the first time I heard that -- "What? What attitude does she have, good? Bad? Sunny?"
Maybe her pitch or yaw are off-level?
Stella_Omega
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well. I just learned something new
RawHumor
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Holy blast from the past, Batman!
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Well, its one half of a compound noun, if that's what they are called--"Dominant personality." We've shortened it. Now people have forgotten that the other half was "personality" and they seem to think it was always "Dominant man."
Another one is the word "Attitude," as in "She has an attitude." I remember the first time I heard that -- "What? What attitude does she have, good? Bad? Sunny?"
On a similar line, it always brings me up short when I hear the Americanism, 'Crowds protested the building of a new canning factory in Alaskan wilderness'. To protest something, like one's innocence, is to proclaim it. What is meant is that they protested against something, but the loss of that vital word is increasingly common even in British English. And don't get me started on 'I could care less'...
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Oops. Sorry. I didn't read the back of my Secret Submissive Society membership card thoroughly enough.
Always read the small print.
MeltformySir
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I know.... sigh....
curious_slut
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Same here. It certainly does save time!!
RawHumor
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Dominate is no more a noun than "should of" is proper grammar.
People mispronounce "dom-i-nAte" as "dom-i-net" and think of it as the noun "dominant".
I doubt anyone, out loud or in their own mind says "I am a dom-i-NATE".
Stella_Omega
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I do, every time I read it. It makes me laugh.
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Shhhh!
If we educate them, then it'll be harder to weed out the fake ones!
If we educate them, then it'll be harder to weed out the fake ones!
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Mostly, honestly
bps
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Seriously doubt they know the difference
