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I'm takin fine back!

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Kwazy

fine1 /faɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fahyn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, fin·er, fin·est, adverb, verb, fined, fin·ing, noun
–adjective
1. of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
2. choice, excellent, or admirable: a fine painting.
3. consisting of minute particles: fine sand; a fine purée.
4. very thin or slender: fine thread.
5. keen or sharp, as a tool: Is the knife fine enough to carve well?
6. delicate in texture; filmy: fine cotton fabric.
7. delicately fashioned: fine tracery.
8. highly skilled or accomplished: a fine musician.
9. trained to the maximum degree, as an athlete.
10. characterized by or affecting refinement or elegance: a fine lady.
11. polished or refined: fine manners.
12. affectedly ornate or elegant: A style so fine repels the average reader.
13. delicate or subtle: a fine distinction.
14. bright and clear: a fine day; fine skin.
15. healthy; well: In spite of his recent illness, he looks fine.
16. showy or smart; elegant in appearance: a bird of fine plumage.
17. good-looking or handsome: a fine young man.

"Fine," the word not the adjective has been neutered in the American dialect to be a nonword...a cop-out...a synonym of "I'd like to say O.K., but I'm not that cutting edge."

Well, I'm taking fine back.  Fine used to mean something....

"We had a fine time."

"My, what a fine lass!"

"My, what a fine ass!"

"Well, Ollie...this is another fine mess you've gotten us into."

Fine will no longer be a word your spigot-nosed children will use when asked their disposition by a grandparent rapping on death's door.  I will, with or without your help, bring fine back to the ramparts of glory from whence it has tragically fallen.

By next Wednesday at the latest.

Comments (8)

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dkhodz·
Alright, FINE! Be that way! +1 for such a fine job!
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Kwazy·
Hodz, your support would bring a tear to my eye were I not costumed as a pirate. There's no crying in piracy.
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hilskie·
You know what kweenie's avatar says??\r \r LOL!
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Fetal·
your blog post is rediculously fine.
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AutumnRocks·
When a woman answers that she is \"fine\" we all need to know that she is not \"fine\"--no, no, \"fine\" to a woman really means: \"No, I am not okay...but I am not going to tell you that...I am going to save my anger and resentment for later after you have forgotten about this moment then I will spring my revenge upon you.\" \r \r At least according to a professor I have, that's what it means... \r \r Wednesday is kind of a tight deadline, don't you think?
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Kwazy·
A-Rox, you women are going to have to pick a different misnomer. I suggest \"neato,\" \"keen,\" or \"smurfy.\" \r \r You can no longer denigrate \"fine\" in that manner.
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AutumnRocks·
Okay, you take back fine with everyday people and I will introduce \"neato,\" \"keen,\" and \"smurfy\" as the new misnomers for the womanly crowd. I will make sure that they are all used, each with a level of severity attached. My personal preference will be \"smurfy.\" \r \r I will make my deadling next Friday, so as not to interfere with your whip-cracking Wednesday one. \r :D
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Kwazy·
What a fine idea!