Sometimes meaningless discourse can be quite.... meaningless.

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"the subject was surviving on one hr of sleep and hence, her brain was not functioning properly"

AbsolutelyDennis says:
i think poignant is a confusing word
brenda. says:
becuz
AbsolutelyDennis says:
it means distressing to the mind or feelings
brenda. says:
but it also means
brenda. says:
touching?
AbsolutelyDennis says:
but it also means skillful, neat, astute and pertinent
brenda. says:
so how like that?
AbsolutelyDennis says:
and agreeably intense and stimulating
brenda. says:
wanna complain or not?
AbsolutelyDennis says:
let's say we use the word to desribe illustrations
AbsolutelyDennis says:
we say poignant illustrations
AbsolutelyDennis says:
actually i mean neat skillful and to the point
AbsolutelyDennis says:
but
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people might think that it means keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
brenda. says:
then perhaps after you've made your point
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you should elaborate on it
brenda. says:
or perhaps
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knowing the ambiguity of the word, you should just say
brenda. says:
that the illustrations are neat and concise
brenda. says:
instead of saying it's poignant
brenda. says:
so that u can prevent confusion
AbsolutelyDennis says:
well we're discussing this with the intention of using the word
AbsolutelyDennis says:
not avoiding it altogether
brenda. says:
why use it when you know it confuses ppl
AbsolutelyDennis says:
obviously avoiding the use of this word will sweep everything under the carpet
AbsolutelyDennis says:
but i prefer to find a better solution
AbsolutelyDennis says:
it's quite a used word u know
brenda. says:
may i know why
brenda. says:
this is troubling u to such an extent?
brenda. says:
so would the better solution be to explain what u mean by poignant then
AbsolutelyDennis says:
no it's not troubling me
AbsolutelyDennis says:
im just saying that's all
AbsolutelyDennis says:
u choose to just keep quiet if it bothers u
AbsolutelyDennis says:
i think i know
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judging from the definitions
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poignant is only used as distressing to the mind and body
AbsolutelyDennis says:
if it is used to describe a feeling
brenda. says:
it doesnt bother me
brenda. says:
i was just wondering
AbsolutelyDennis says:
but neat and skillful if it is used to describe an item
brenda. says:
but if u say the illustrations are poignant
brenda. says:
u could be like describing the feelings it evokes in u?
AbsolutelyDennis says:
yes the feelings that evokes in me because of my perception of the illustration
brenda. says:
so what u said above doesnt really stand alrdy what
AbsolutelyDennis says:
my perceptions are used to describe an item
AbsolutelyDennis says:
isnt it
AbsolutelyDennis says:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=poignant
brenda. says:
u said if its used to describe a feeling
brenda. says:
it will mean distressing and such
brenda. says:
but if its used to describe an item
brenda. says:
it'll mean neat n yada yada
brenda. says:
but if u say the illustrations are poignant
brenda. says:
it could still be a double meaning
brenda. says:
becuz u could be describing the illustrations
brenda. says:
or u could be describing what they evoked in u
brenda. says:
am i not making sense??
AbsolutelyDennis says:
if ii was describing my feelings that i could say that the illustrations fills me with poignant anxiety
AbsolutelyDennis says:
then that is feeling?
AbsolutelyDennis says:
but if u read the definitions properly
brenda. says:
u must be like plannin to bring some chic to an art exhibition
brenda. says:
and ure like lookin up on cheem words
brenda. says:
to impress her is it
AbsolutelyDennis says:
it seems more like it is accentuating the word the comes after it
AbsolutelyDennis says:
no lah
AbsolutelyDennis says:
i dont do that
brenda. says:
ya ure right.
AbsolutelyDennis says:
but then again all preceding adjectives do just that
AbsolutelyDennis says:
they accentuate the word that comes afte
brenda. says:
its just an adjective
brenda. says:
that must be followed by a noun
brenda. says:
hahah
brenda. says:
shuddup brenda
brenda. says:
all adjectives precedes nouns la
AbsolutelyDennis says:
weird don't u think
AbsolutelyDennis says:
i could be alone here
AbsolutelyDennis says:
but i think it's weird
brenda. says:
whats weird?
brenda. says:
that adj precedes noun?
brenda. says:
u should like go crash a linguistics study lecture
brenda. says:
i think u can be my lecturer's good friend.
AbsolutelyDennis says:
adj always precedes noun lah
AbsolutelyDennis says:
but im looking at my dictionary now
brenda. says:
why should it be weird
brenda. says:
an adj is used to describe the noun
AbsolutelyDennis says:
and it's synonyms
brenda. says:
obviously it gotta precede it
AbsolutelyDennis says:
are agonizing
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excruciating
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piercing
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and sharp
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which is so much better
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dictionary.com is wrong
AbsolutelyDennis says:
that's my conclusion
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it did not state neat and skillful
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or astute and pertinent
AbsolutelyDennis says:
i guess someone else thought the same thing as i did
brenda. says:
hahahah