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FSogol

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26. Figures. n/t

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #25)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 08:44 AM

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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