Originally Posted by
bluefan1
I like 'desist', it's concise and sounds good. Your alternatives require two or more words to confer the same meaning - yes, you forgot the 'from' - it would have to be 'refrain from' and I've been accused once or twice before if being long-winded. I just can't please all the people........
I so hate when you try to be clever and completely fuck up!
By the way, you could say using, precise, concise English could be smug - I wouldn't but you could and did! But 'brown nosed' - forgot the hyphen there, didn't you? - but who am I brown-nosing by NOT mentioning people I dislike????? Give me hint as to who's arse I'm sticking my nose up, please!!
Funlover, I actually thought you were going to hazard a guess at some of those whom I didn't name. Oh, and did you see who was first to thank your failed attempt at a 'dig'? Jump aboard, plenty of space on the good boat 'silly & sensitive' and plenty willing to lend their broad backs to the oars.