tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323676698397506828.post3337127451732654839..comments2013-06-21T06:03:51.816-07:00Comments on MAGANRORD: DEATH FROM ABOVESweep Commanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624059547111674301noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323676698397506828.post-18248740598376862472010-01-28T17:54:55.003-08:002010-01-28T17:54:55.003-08:00From Merriam-Webster:
http://www.merriam-webster...From Merriam-Webster: <br /><br />http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagull<br /><br />seagull<br />One entry found.<br /><br />Main Entry: sea·gull <br />Pronunciation: \ˈsē-ˌgəl\<br />Function: noun<br />Date: 1542<br />: a gull frequenting the sea; broadly : gull<br /><br />While I respect your willingness to publicly disagree with an English dictionary, I think I'll go ahead and continue to make use of the word. Even if the dictionary hadn't included it, I would still free myself to use a colloquialism here and there on my sardonic weblog. You, though, are free to be pedantic. <br /><br />Also, if you take another read, it'll be pretty obvious to you that I wasn't using the word in place of a species name. I use the word to refer broadly to members of the genus Larus and perhaps a few others. <br /><br />Rule number one of Maganrord is responses to critical comments quickly become metal.Sweep Commanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624059547111674301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323676698397506828.post-38103113740147734522010-01-28T16:44:16.034-08:002010-01-28T16:44:16.034-08:00For future reference, there really is no species c...For future reference, there really is no species called "Seagull". There are Western, California, Ringbilled, Glaucous, and Glaucous-winged, etc. Gulls, but no "Seagull", that I am aware of. "Gull" is an accepted generic substite for gulls in general or an unidentifed gull.Richardnoreply@blogger.com