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[D2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:40am

Sorry, Rath. I'll edit that out.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:44am

I meant this:



The girl needs some fun to wile away the hours sick in bed.

[Stagioni D'Amore]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:46am

*poke, poke* hello??? anyone there???

[D2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:01pm

Is it "while away" or "wile away," Stagey? Your English is better than mine, although mine is much more colourful.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:04pm

Thanks, lovies. I'm just hanging out. It's gross out.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:08pm

I think you know it's "while", D2.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:08pm

According to Dictionary.com:

wile

–noun 1. a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device. 2. wiles, artful or beguiling behavior.
3. deceitful cunning; trickery.

–verb (used with object) 4. to beguile, entice, or lure (usually fol. by away, from, into, etc.): The music wiled him from his study.

—Verb phrase5. wile away, to spend or pass (time), esp. in a leisurely or pleasurable fashion: to wile away the long winter nights.

[D2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:10pm

Thank you, Stagey. I was so confused.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:10pm

Also, according to TheFreeDictionary:

wile
n.
1. A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare.
2. A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure: the wiles of a skilled negotiator.
3. Trickery; cunning.

tr.v. wiled, wil·ing, wiles
1. To influence or lead by means of wiles; entice.
2. To pass (time) agreeably: wile away a Sunday afternoon.

[mateo]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:10pm

so informative.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:10pm

So there.

[D2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:11pm

Okay, that's enough, you've made your point.

[Stagioni D'Amore]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:11pm

and that concludes stagey's English lesson for the day. Thanks for tuning in

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:13pm

Thanks, Stagey.


Actually, sometimes Stagey's lessons come in handy. I have never started a sentence with "seriously" since he told me not to.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:14pm

Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb 1. while away - spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time
get through

[D2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:14pm

Oh dear God, what have I wrought, Rath?

[tazber]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:16pm

yoo guys make too big e deel of speling an gramer

[mateo]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:17pm

While Away vs. Wile Away


”Waiting for my physical at the doctor’s office, I whiled away the time reading the dessert recipes in an old copy of Gourmet magazine.” The expression “while away the time” is the only surviving context for a very old use of “while” as a verb meaning “to spend time.” Many people substitute “wile,” but to wile people is to lure or trick them into doing something—quite different from simply idling away the time. Even though dictionaries accept “wile away” as an alternative, it makes more sense to stick with the original expression.



http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/wile.html

[D2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:18pm

And yoo clame yoor a riter, Taz?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:19pm

Mateo rules! wooooo!

[tazber]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:20pm

I rite muzic deet. you dont haf to talk good to doo that.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:21pm

We read Huck Finn last year, and one of the slaves said "**** the do." None of us could figure out what was going on until the teacher told us he was saying "shut the door."


Ahhh, spelling.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:21pm

Enuf!

[D2]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:21pm

whut abowt liricks, Taz? Dont yoo rite them?

Updated On: 10/19/07 at 12:21 PM

[soapguy17]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:21pm

Silly adults!