Should the word "candidate" be changed in the English language because it has the word "candid" in it?
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Excellent question, my American namesake! Perhaps, 'corruptate' or 'malefactate' wuld be better titles, on both sides of the Atlantic.\nWith regard to the dictionary quote above, I don't recall anyone in 1605/15 wearing white togas, and yes it does come from the Roman Consulars wishing election to the Senate, though the wearing of white was supposed to symbolise the cleanliness of their credentials, something that probably explains the dark suits worn by todays politicians!
461190
Skills still spill shrill swills.\n\nIt doesn't make all that much sense, but it's a correct sentence.  You can rearrange it a bit and add in sill and shill, as in: 'sills still spill shrill swills' or 'still, shills swill shrill spills' etc., but I like the first one best.
169671
It was something that was picked by the television media here in the US during the last few natioanl elections. If you go back a number of years ago it was the opposite on TV.\nNow that the phrases "red states" and "blue states" have become a part of our vocabluary I doubt we'll see the colors change again any time soon.
708307
i agree with you. campaigns have become a mud slinging contest, with no consideration of the publics need to hear a candidates standing on any given issue. lip service is given to the most popular subjects, but no real substance is contained in their rhetoric.
550160
Well.. I'd say that it's just a part of evolving language..\n\nWhile chattimg and similar stuff, what ppl want is a quick exchange of ideas and opinions and being grammatically correct is not taht important than conveying the snese..\n\nWho knows with the ionternet becoming more commonplace than ever these days, tommorrow these words may be accepted by the Oxford ictionary as well.. Already there is a large num of abbreviations for which we know the meaning, but we may not be knowing the expanded form.. ( EX RSVP,OK )\n\nSo keep working on these short forms..
739950
You use "candidate" when you start the porgram, \n"graduand" when you successfully complete and are waiting to formally graduate and \n"graduate" when you are formally handed your accredation.
332535
Consider the source...the people that mis use this term, are followers...they have heard it wrong and used it wrong without knowing any better.  Those of us that are aware of the proper usage tend to lapse in respect for the speakers.  Regardless, I couldn't care less how they say it because I know the way it is meant, and enjoy correcting most!
459172
Personally I wouldn't recommend it,as it's not proper spelling or grammar. Mrs.or Mr.for married women and men OR Mister.  Miss $ Master for young people. Ms. if you're not sure. Sir or Madam,to be formal. Hope this helps.
537927
It means "the selection", or "the Selected".
653011
I don't think so. It always seems that there are favorites years before the presidential election, but I believe there are negative effects from this. The sooner someone is running, the more chance there is for the opposing party to dig up dirt on them. I think it's more likely that a couple fresh faces with "new" ideas will come out and get more attention as the primaries get closer. I personally hope that this will be the case. Nothing against either Clinton or McCain, but I would like to see and hear what other candidates have to say before assuming that I will have to chose between those two.
479120
yes, the punctuation is correct, however the sentence is very informal, so if it is for an essay I'd change it to make it more formal.
936108
NO WAY\n\nYour definition only applies when the word is used as a noun - and only then part of the time.  Used as a prefix the word takes on a totally different meaning and is defined as "One who acts in the place of another; deputy"  A vice (also a noun) is used in industrial (metal, wood, etc) shops all around the country and even in my garage - as in the clamping device opened with the screw or lever.\n\nLots of words have multiple meanings in English.  Other words such as "right" would also have to be changed under your presumptions.  The term "right angle" doesn't imply that other angles are wrong!  It only points to an angle that is orthogonal, or straight.  Which leads me to "straight line" this in no way implies sexual preference...    \n\nI see no need to dumb down the English language...  \n\nA title change wouldn't change the definitions anyway, Vice as a prefix would still be defined as someone acting in place of.
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Are you sure that you have the spelling right?  I have searched both Collins and Oxford online dictionaries and it is not on either, which leads me to believe that it isn't an accepted word.\n\nPerhaps if you provide the context and where the word comes from (i.e. is it a text book, a novel, someone elses writing?) people would find it easier to answer your question.
1071219
both the spellings are correct...it basically depends from person to person...what they wanna use....so take your pick
1163890
No, that would show possessive use.  The s after the name is just fine, and actually grammatically correct.
970019
LOL - if it's not, it d**n well should be:))\n\n20 years ago I would.ve suggested it applies only to a slither of Tory MP's, but nowadays I reckon it applies to ALL of 'em.\n\nThanks for that, much appreciated - and I too am gonna try and slip it in here and there.
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I'm so sorry that you would be so aggrieved by the lack of sentential correctness, in others' contributions. There are several reasons why it should be so, namely (but not exhaustively): \n\n1. the contributor is foreign and is not writing in their native tongue\n2. they were improperly or incompletely taught\n3. they have difficulty typing\n4. they suffer from a malady (e.g. dyslexia)\n5. they have little regard for convention\n6. they are excited by the prospect of interacting with the outside world - and hurry too much, to post their efforts\n7. they are anxious to convey meaning, with scant concern for its delivery\n8. as a global medium, the internet has effected a change in the English language by exposing it to the influence of the world\n9. the use of a continually evolving jargon e.g. from LOL to LMAO to ROFLMAO or from <GRIN> to :)\n10. the use of regional/national idiosyncrasies e.g. "I'm p*ssed!", in American English, has different meaning; here in the UK.\n\nOne should also consider that what constitutes Standard English (and its associated spelling and syntax) also varies, from one instantiation to another, around the world. \n\nWere I, truly, cognisant of your frustration (and douleur thus engendered) I should not, perhaps, have sought occasion to write in such formal fashion. It has been, most certainly, a divertissement and I pray you also found it thus.