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MineralMan

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24. I focus on whatever seems to me to be in focus.

Reply to DisgustipatedinCA (Reply #22)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 08:39 AM

Apr 2013

That's my modus operandi. Yours might differ from mine. What was in focus for me is that you did not enter the thread, except to comment on my post. With that in mind, I will not reply to any further posts in this subthread.

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Is "figures" actually a word? [View all] d_r Apr 2013 OP

Yes; as such, its a legitimate verb: elleng Apr 2013 #1

yes. eom planetc Apr 2013 #2

Is Google broken? WinkyDink Apr 2013 #3

I tried googling it d_r Apr 2013 #10

Yes, it can be a verb. TimberValley Apr 2013 #4

from dictionary.com BainsBane Apr 2013 #5

OK, so d_r Apr 2013 #11

it derives from 23 BainsBane Apr 2013 #19

OK thanks d_r Apr 2013 #36

It figures you'd ask... nt cbrer Apr 2013 #6

lol pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #12

LOL AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #32

It figures that someone would post this pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #7

I reckon it is. cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #8

Yes, it is used as a synonym for think, believe or imagine. PoliticAverse Apr 2013 #9

Past paticiple of to figure Drew Richards Apr 2013 #13

It's a common term used at beauty contests. randome Apr 2013 #14

Yep. Go figure.... Isoldeblue Apr 2013 #15

Is "dictionary" obsolete? MineralMan Apr 2013 #16

Are articles obsolete? You're missing a "the". n/t DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2013 #17

No. I just did not put dictionary between MineralMan Apr 2013 #18

I didn't feel poorly before now DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2013 #20

Thank you for your kind advice. MineralMan Apr 2013 #21

Focus on the "in fun" part. That was the operative phrase. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2013 #22

I focus on whatever seems to me to be in focus. MineralMan Apr 2013 #24

You're way too oversensitive. Do what you need to do, but you've made a mountain out of nothing DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2013 #27

I reckon. FSogol Apr 2013 #23

By my calculation, I think you have the right idea. MineralMan Apr 2013 #25

Figures. n/t FSogol Apr 2013 #26

I expect it is. I'm fixing to find out. nolabear Apr 2013 #28

Thank you everyone who replied d_r Apr 2013 #29

It may not be what you intended, but your post raising the issue came across as a condescending onenote Apr 2013 #33

I know what the word means d_r Apr 2013 #34

oh you mean the reporter that wrote the article d_r Apr 2013 #35

... Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #30

"Thou art alwayes figuring diseases in me" muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #31

Itz a figurez of speech! Quantess Apr 2013 #37