Critique my exercise regimen

"Charlie Pendejo" wrote in message
..... "Critique" ain't a verb.

It is when people use it as a verb. And please don't swiftboat me for saying
so.
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Pendejo:
> .... "Critique" ain't a verb.

Zen Cohen:
> It is when people use it as a verb.

Aw c'mon - are you really prepared to open the floodgates to vulgar
and misguided new usage begun as recently as the eighteenth century?

Alright already, I'll amend my formulation. "Critique" is a fine noun
but a *very silly* verb.
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Pendejo:
>> "Critique" ain't a verb.

Tom Anderson:
> Really? You should write to the Oxford English Dictionary and let
> them know.

No need; they've had one of their top grammar dicks tailing me for
years. Watch for the verb form of "critique" to be deprecated as
"very silly" in the next edition of the OED.

Also, watch for the common American usage to exhibit even greater
confusion in coming years, with a new form emerging as a "best of both
worlds" compromise. Double your money back if "critiqueicize" is not
in heavy rotation by 2012.


> a few hours of conjugation certainly sounds like a fun workout!

Just be careful to switch up your root verbs and tenses from time to
time - you don't want to incur RSI.
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2008, Charlie Pendejo wrote:

> hitfan wrote:
>
>> Monday:
>> Jogging 5km
>> Deadlift 1 RM
>>
>> Tuesday
>> Deadlift 1 RM
>>
>> Thursday
>> Bent-Over Rows 1 set to failure
>> Bench Press 1 set to failure
>>
>> Friday
>> Deadlift 1 RM
>>
>> Saturday
>> Deadlift 1 RM
>>
>> Sunday
>> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> I'd rather start with your grammar. "Critique" ain't a verb.

Really? You should write to the Oxford English Dictionary and let them
know. At the moment, they say:

critique, v. trans.

a. To write a critique upon; to review, criticize. (In quot. 1751 prob.
stressed {sm}critique: cf. CRITIC v.)

1751 Hist. Pompey the Little p. vii, The worst ribaldry of Aristophanes
shall be critiqued and commented on. 1815 W. H. IRELAND Scribbleomania 2
Some writers there are who..all subjects critique. 1831 Fraser's Mag. IV.
3 Hogg's tales are critiqued by himself in Blackwood.

b. More generally, to judge critically, to make a critical assessment of
or comment on (an action, person, etc.), not necessarily in writing.
Chiefly U.S.

1969 New Yorker 19 Apr. 81/1 A football coach critiquing a fumble on a
film of a game. 1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. LXXXVII. 160 If we, as
scientists, critique society, does our ethical commitment stop there? 1973
N.Y. Times 21 Jan. IV. 4/1, I would not try to critique what Governor
Rockefeller said to his legislature. 1975 New Yorker 24 Mar. 32/3 You can
watch..a videotape of your own tennis game..to critique your serve. 1978
Detroit Free Press 2 Apr. E6/1 Clark is not about to critique the Lions
publicly. 1986 Washington Post 20 Mar. D5/4 The home economics supervisor
who is overseeing and critiquing the progress of Dynamics for District
Public Schools, has commented [etc.].

To think, dudes as far back as 1751 using it wrong! Oh, the humanity!

Idiot.

> I suspect you'll benefit more by replacing it with a few hours of
> vocabulary and conjugation.

Hell, forget the vocabulary, but a few hours of conjugation certainly
sounds like a fun workout!

tom

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On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, hitfan wrote:

> Monday:
> Jogging 5km
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Tuesday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Thursday
> Bent-Over Rows 1 set to failure
> Bench Press 1 set to failure
>
> Friday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Saturday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Sunday
> Deadlift 1 RM

Not enough deadlifting. You should deadlift on the wednesdays too.

And drink more milk.

tom

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"hitfan" wrote in message

> Monday:
> Jogging 5km
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Tuesday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Thursday
> Bent-Over Rows 1 set to failure
> Bench Press 1 set to failure
>
> Friday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Saturday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Sunday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> I find that doing deads all out for 1 rep helps my arthritic fingers (I
> hold
> on to the heavy barbell for 15-20 seconds).

What a foolish thing to do to your back. You will pay for this routine and
pay dearly.
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"Zen Cohen" wrote in message

>
> "Charlie Pendejo" wrote in message
> .... "Critique" ain't a verb.
>
> It is when people use it as a verb. And please don't swiftboat me for
> saying so.
Zen, you are being very critiqual of Charlie

>
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, Charlie Pendejo wrote:

> Pendejo:
>>> "Critique" ain't a verb.
>
> Tom Anderson:
>> Really? You should write to the Oxford English Dictionary and let
>> them know.
>
> No need; they've had one of their top grammar dicks tailing me for
> years. Watch for the verb form of "critique" to be deprecated as "very
> silly" in the next edition of the OED.

I look forward to it!

There is one entry in the OED that says something along those lines. I
can't for the life of me remember what it is, just that i was rather
surprised at what they'd written.

> Also, watch for the common American usage to exhibit even greater
> confusion in coming years, with a new form emerging as a "best of both
> worlds" compromise. Double your money back if "critiqueicize" is not in
> heavy rotation by 2012.

I will start using this word immediately.

>> a few hours of conjugation certainly sounds like a fun workout!
>
> Just be careful to switch up your root verbs and tenses from time to
> time - you don't want to incur RSI.

Hurr hurr you said 'root'.

tom

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Just add a little flange and phase in
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"Charlie Pendejo">
> I'd rather start with your grammar. "Critique" ain't a verb.
>
> As for your exercise regimen, one wonders why you'd look to
> wreck.running for feedback. Unless, that is, your secret Wednesday
> workout includes a forty mile run. If it does, I suspect you'll
> benefit more by replacing it with a few hours of vocabulary and
> conjugation.

I sure am glad I ain't said nothing around you guys!

Burr
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"Charlie Pendejo" wrote in message

> I'd rather start with your grammar. "Critique" ain't a verb.

Ahem...
Main Entry:
2critique
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
cri·tiqued; cri·tiqu·ing
Date:
1751
: to examine critically : review <critique the plan>
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On Apr 28, 8:45 pm, hitfan wrote:
> Monday:
> Jogging 5km
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Tuesday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Thursday
> Bent-Over Rows 1 set to failure
> Bench Press 1 set to failure
>
> Friday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Saturday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> Sunday
> Deadlift 1 RM
>
> I find that doing deads all out for 1 rep helps my arthritic fingers (I hold
> on to the heavy barbell for 15-20 seconds).

Interesting. This is so unusual you'll have to tell us your progress
every month or so. If you are making strength gains then its okay.
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