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retro (style)

Retro  is a culturally outdated or aged style, trend, mode, or fashion, from the overall postmodern past, that has since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again.

eminent vs imminent

eminent 1.  Of high rank, station, or quality; noteworthy:  eminent members of the community. 2.  Outstanding, as in character or performance; distinguished:  an eminent historian.  See Synonyms at  noted . 3.  Towering or standing out above others; prominent:  an eminent peak. imminent About to occur; impending:  in imminent danger. 1.  liable to happen soon; impending

[reprint] R Grammar Gaffes Ruining The Language? Maybe Not

Good grammar may have came and went. Maybe you've winced at the decline of the past participle. Or folks writing and saying "he had sank" and "she would have went." Perhaps it was the singer Gotye going on about "Somebody That I Used to Know" instead of " Somebody Whom I Used to Know ." Or any of a number of other tramplings of traditional grammar — rules that have been force-fed to American schoolchildren for decades — in popular parlance and prose. You can find countless examples of poor construction in the news, like this  report  from a radio station's website about a thief who "had ran out of gas" or this Fox News  item  about a dog owner who said "her dog had ran away" or this  gossipy blog post  about actress Demi Moore and her daughter, Rumer, "when her and Rumer attended the Friends Cinema for Peace event in Los Angeles and posed for photos on the red carpet!" Such cacology drives some people...

no way

impossible. I really can't imagine how that could be true. When there is 0% chance that something has occured or will happen. Also when one is so appalled by one's statement that they have no response but the phrase itself. Often said by high intellects and geniuses. Emphatically not.

forget about it

"Forget about it" is like, if you agree with someone, you know, like "Raquel Welch is one great piece of ass, forget about it."  But then, if you disagree, like "A Lincoln is better than a Cadillac ? Forget about it!" you know?  But then, it's also like if something's the greatest thing in the world, like minga those peppers, "forget about it."  But it's also like saying "Go to hell!" too. Like, you know, like "Hey Paulie, you got a one inch pecker!" and Paulie says "Forget about it!"  And then, sometimes it just means forget about it. New York term for:"No comment" or "I would rather not say".  Usually sounds like "Forgedaboudit" and spoken slightly loud to put an end to the subject.