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“Occur” should be stricken from English language

“Happen” is better in every single instance. Occ...
Ruby dilemma
  08/13/20
it doesn't happen to you why this is false?
arousing hospital
  08/13/20
i say “it occurred to me” a lot. happen doesn&rs...
Lavender tripping pozpig degenerate
  08/13/20
oh wow
concupiscible tank
  08/13/20
"I thought" or "I realized" would be bet...
Ruby dilemma
  08/13/20
you cant recover the unintentionality of it that way
concupiscible tank
  08/13/20
...
Lavender tripping pozpig degenerate
  08/13/20
except that's not the way it works, thoughts don't come into...
Ruby dilemma
  08/13/20
i don't think this kind of metaphysical authoritarianism is ...
concupiscible tank
  08/13/20
I guess we can leave in the dictionary
Ruby dilemma
  08/13/20
yay
concupiscible tank
  08/13/20
lol @ this bullshit thoughts occur to me all the time. not ...
Lavender tripping pozpig degenerate
  08/13/20
not intentional, obviously. but it's still your brain is it ...
Ruby dilemma
  08/13/20
the raw material (sensory impressions or feelings or emotion...
Lavender tripping pozpig degenerate
  08/13/20
please tell me more about how you DO the THINK
Razzle forum
  08/13/20
lmao come on man
Swashbuckling slippery french chef
  08/13/20
nah i like happen-- happenstance is good on its own too
sticky canary preventive strike
  08/13/20
Nah we need to focus on "price point" first
arrogant cerise dysfunction feces
  08/13/20
what a bizarre phrase
Ruby dilemma
  08/13/20
rate of speed, too. just say fast or not fast
Razzle forum
  08/13/20
irregardless, it is a good word...heh heh
mentally impaired mind-boggling affirmative action ticket booth
  08/13/20
they just added irregardless to merriam webster, not flame
Razzle forum
  08/13/20
irregardless and regardless are *both* unnecessary; very rar...
Ruby dilemma
  08/13/20


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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:40 PM
Author: Ruby dilemma

“Happen” is better in every single instance. Occur is the worst tryhard tell in the world

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750920)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:56 PM
Author: arousing hospital

it doesn't happen to you why this is false?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750999)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:43 PM
Author: Lavender tripping pozpig degenerate

i say “it occurred to me” a lot. happen doesn’t work there

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750936)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:44 PM
Author: concupiscible tank

oh wow

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750939)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:44 PM
Author: Ruby dilemma

"I thought" or "I realized" would be better in every instance

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750940)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:45 PM
Author: concupiscible tank

you cant recover the unintentionality of it that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750944)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:46 PM
Author: Lavender tripping pozpig degenerate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750946)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:47 PM
Author: Ruby dilemma

except that's not the way it works, thoughts don't come into your mind. your mind thinks thoughts. take ownership. "it occurred to me" is a passive and intrinsically feminine mode of speech.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750951)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:51 PM
Author: concupiscible tank

i don't think this kind of metaphysical authoritarianism is productive to impose on a language

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750974)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:55 PM
Author: Ruby dilemma

I guess we can leave in the dictionary

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750990)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:55 PM
Author: concupiscible tank

yay

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750992)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:56 PM
Author: Lavender tripping pozpig degenerate

lol @ this bullshit

thoughts occur to me all the time. not all thinking is active and intentional.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750996)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:57 PM
Author: Ruby dilemma

not intentional, obviously. but it's still your brain is it not.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751006)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:59 PM
Author: Lavender tripping pozpig degenerate

the raw material (sensory impressions or feelings or emotions) that leads to the thought is often not in my brain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751018)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 3:23 PM
Author: Razzle forum

please tell me more about how you DO the THINK

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751126)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 3:24 PM
Author: Swashbuckling slippery french chef

lmao come on man

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751130)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:45 PM
Author: sticky canary preventive strike

nah i like happen-- happenstance is good on its own too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40750942)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 2:59 PM
Author: arrogant cerise dysfunction feces

Nah we need to focus on "price point" first

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751019)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 3:01 PM
Author: Ruby dilemma

what a bizarre phrase

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751025)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 3:24 PM
Author: Razzle forum

rate of speed, too. just say fast or not fast

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751128)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 3:24 PM
Author: mentally impaired mind-boggling affirmative action ticket booth

irregardless, it is a good word...heh heh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751133)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 3:25 PM
Author: Razzle forum

they just added irregardless to merriam webster, not flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751136)



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Date: August 13th, 2020 3:30 PM
Author: Ruby dilemma

irregardless and regardless are *both* unnecessary; very rare that they add anything meaningful to a sentence

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4603124&forum_id=2#40751175)