> > > > > No because I don't like prolongated discussions on the subject
> > > >
> > > > You don't like prolonged (not "prolongated") discussions
> > > > on topics where you've made whopping errors.
> > >
> > > Nothing wrong with the word "prolongated":
> > > http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prolongated
> >
> > Interesting. Not once in 65 years have I heard
> > or read "prolongate" used to mean "prolong."
>
> "Prolongated" feels to me like a somewhat redundant
> word, a bit (but not exactly) like "irregardless"
> for "regardless".
Given the context, "prolongated" strikes me
as a term with somewhat of a sexual connotation,
as in, "I want to prolongate this argument as
long as I possibly can because it makes the
moment of climax -- when I lower the boom on
my opponent and insinuate that they're stupid
and I'm smart -- so much better."
Prolongation is like the amyl nitrate ("poppers")
of those who get their rocks off by scoring imag-
inary points in meaningless arguments. It's what
they do instead of sex or having a life.
:-) :-) :-)
