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"Oral" Blunder

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:37 pm
by Huny
I was sitting in the dentist's office this afternoon waiting for him to come in and do what he does best when I noticed a box sitting on the counter that was labeled (by hand) "Mental Impression Trays" :shock: I had no idea that we could put "Mental Impressions" in a tray!! Or that "Mental Impressions " came from trays. Wow! But I do know that we can use metal trays to get impressions.


.."the next thing I remember, I was running for the door, I had to find the passage back to the place I was before.."
The Eagles-Hotel California

Re: "Oral" Blunder

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:10 pm
by gailr
I was sitting in the dentist's office this afternoon waiting for him to come in and do what he does best when I noticed a box sitting on the counter that was labeled (by hand) "Mental Impression Trays" :shock: I had no idea that we could put "Mental Impressions" in a tray!! Or that "Mental Impressions " came from trays. Wow! ...
I believe those are reserved for the patients who can transcend dental medication...

-gailr

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:02 pm
by Brazilian dude
I was sitting in the dentist's office this afternoon waiting for him to come in and do what he does best
And may we know what the dentist does best? :wink:

Brazilian dude

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:48 pm
by Huny
:( Para infligir dolor, Señor.

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:10 pm
by Brazilian dude
¿Estás hablándole al Todopoderoso o a mí?

Brazilian dude

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:29 am
by Huny
BD- ¿Qué usted significa? ¿Incurrí en una equivocación en alguna parte? Si es así acláreme, por favor.

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:57 am
by Brazilian dude
Es que escribiste Señor con mayúsculas y así suele escribir uno para referirse al Omnipresente, Omnipotente y Omnisciente. Sólo pillé la oportunidad para hacer un chiste, no pasó nada.

Brazilian dude

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:43 am
by Huny
BD- Veo. Aprendo algo nuevo cada día. O intento a de todos modos. :D

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:47 am
by Brazilian dude
Eso es señal de inteligencia.

Brazilian dude

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:13 pm
by tcward
BD, maybe Huny was trying to stretch the 'oral' blunder pun... referring to you as Lord (ora = pray)...?

I know, too much of a stretch!

-Tim

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:23 pm
by Huny
Huh? Did I miss something here? :? Isn't using the title "Señor" a sign of respect to elders?(et al.) lol :wink:

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:17 pm
by Brazilian dude
Okay, three blunders then. First, I'm not an elder. Second, I dislike it when people address me that way. Third, Señor with a majuscule is used primarily in reference to the Lord, not to this sinful creature of His flock.

Brazilian dude

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:10 pm
by Huny
Point taken..my apologies ..it is all in good humor. See, I really do learn something new every day! FYI... To tell the truth, I had no idea about the majuscule rule. I have always seen the people I grew up with use it when writing to a person that is respected ie..police,teacher, etc.. I wonder why that is? And if it is a cultural/regional thing. I grew up with a Chicano generation. I wonder if that has anything to do with it? I knew no other way until today. Hmm..

Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:40 am
by Huia Iesou
The way I learned it, it's capitalized in direct address.

Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:22 pm
by Brazilian dude
4.30. En textos religiosos, suelen escribirse con mayúscula, en señal de respeto, los pronombres personales Tú, Ti, Sí, Vos, Él, Ella, referidos a Dios o a la Virgen.

b) En general, las abreviaturas se escriben con mayúscula o minúscula según corresponda a la palabra o expresión abreviadas; así, se escriben con inicial mayúscula las abreviaturas de aquellos nombres o expresiones que se escriben de este mismo modo cuando se desarrollan: Bs. As. por Buenos Aires, FF. AA. por Fuerzas Armadas, mientras que las abreviaturas de nombres comunes se escriben normalmente con minúscula (salvo si van después de punto o al principio de un enunciado): pág. por página, c. e. por correo electrónico. No obstante, existen numerosas excepciones, y así, siempre se escriben con inicial mayúscula las abreviaturas de fórmulas de tratamiento, incluso las que se escriben con minúscula cuando se desarrollan: S. S. por Su Santidad, S. A. R. por Su Alteza Real, Excmo. por Excelentísimo, Ud. por usted, Sr. por señor, D. por don; también, por tradición, se escriben con mayúscula las abreviaturas de algunos nombres comunes: P. V. P. por precio de venta al público, D. L. por depósito legal. Existen asimismo usos dobles, como P. O. y p. o. (por orden) o Q. D. G. y q. D. g. (que Dios guarde).
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Brazilian dude