Wiki Irregular Verbs

These are offered in a sincere spirit of irreverence and encouragement for others to do better. Edit away. Conversion to DocumentMode without loss of meaning receives a lifetime achievement award.


 I discuss
 You persuade
 He proselytizes

We know XP works in every situation You are still infected by BigDesignUpFront They believe in fairy tales


 I am objective
 You are subjective
 He is biased

We are in agreement You are following the crowd They have been brain-washed

RobinWilson


 I distill
 You reduce
 He disagrees by deleting

We have achieved consensus You have no business to question that They deserve to be [removed]


 I just ignore it
 You should have more self control
 He rants on and on

We have only commented out of disdain You may question the consistency of that all you like They are all out to get me


 I understand
 You're insecure
 He's out of control

We must all calm down You never listen do you? They left for some strange reason


 I belong to the One True Faith
 You belong to a religious sect
 They are members of a cult

We have an open mind about religion You are tolerant but set in your own ways They are completely brainwashed


 I Design
 You Programme
 He Architects (ouch!...have I got this right?)


 I speak Pwoperly
 You speak Plummily
 He's just dumb


 I Inform
 You Arrest
 He Confesses

We Denounce You Enslave They are Gone

(with thoughts of Alexsander Solzhenitsyn)


 I need petrol to visit my wife in hospital
 You have cut off the supply
 He says you are upstanding citizens

(England September 2000)

-- JohnFletcher


 I think
 You don't
 He can't


 I am principled
 You are stubborn
 He is pig-headed


 I strive for quality
 You are a perfectionist
 He is a prima donna

I refactor You re-code He thrashes


 He spews thoughtless pap
 You write without reflection
 My prose is polished


See PeeWord, ArchitectingWord


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