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housenuts
10-20-2005, 02:03 PM
Can I use the term 'chockablock full' in an academic essay?
I love this term and use it alot but not sure if it's ok for an essay. My course is kind of a joke anyways
Germanic Studies 487 - A Cultural History of Vampires in Literature and Film
i am writing a 3 page paper on Bram Stoker's Dracula and I want to say "Right from the beginning, the movie is chockablock full of the colour red." i think i'm gonna do it regardless, just wondering what others think.
as for the term, if it's not in your vocab it should be.
ie.
bob: how was the bar last night?
frank: awesome, it was chockablock full of hotties
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=chockablock
drewjustdrew
10-20-2005, 02:12 PM
that term is gayballs.
miajag81
10-20-2005, 02:14 PM
No way, unless you want a big "WTF???" in red ink on the essay when you get it back.
housenuts
10-20-2005, 02:16 PM
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that term is gayballs.
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that term is gayballs.
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4_2_it
10-20-2005, 02:18 PM
I don't see a problem with it. Just don't forget to add that Vlad the Impaler was All-County in 1395.
drewjustdrew
10-20-2005, 02:21 PM
An islander from the Pacific Island. Generally twice the weight and size of a normal human being, but at the same age.
Look at that chockablock, isn't he/she huge?
If that is your use, it should be allowed in a paper. The other use is lame. Damn you're young.
Dominic
10-20-2005, 03:11 PM
I used to teach Film Theory at Cal-Northridge. While I always appreciated non-standard English in an essay - if done sparingly and with a purpose - I would not like to see your example. I would probably red-circle it and grade you accordingly.
miajag81
10-20-2005, 03:14 PM
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I used to teach Film Theory at Cal-Northridge.
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This made me laugh. "When shooting a double-penetration scene, the most desirable camera angle is from directly behind the guy on top's ass."
Dominic
10-20-2005, 03:21 PM
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I used to teach Film Theory at Cal-Northridge.
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This made me laugh. "When shooting a double-penetration scene, the most desirable camera angle is from directly behind the guy on top's ass."
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You nimrods always assume that's all I've done.
TheMainEvent
10-20-2005, 03:21 PM
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No way, unless you want a big "WTF???" in red ink on the essay when you get it back.
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I laughed pretty hard at this
drewjustdrew
10-20-2005, 03:44 PM
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I used to teach Film Theory at Cal-Northridge.
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This made me laugh. "When shooting a double-penetration scene, the most desirable camera angle is from directly behind the guy on top's ass."
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Does chockablock full apply in this example?
Los Feliz Slim
10-20-2005, 04:02 PM
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"Right from the beginning, the movie is chockablock full of the colour red."
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How about this: "Right from the beginning of the movie, the color red is out the wazoo."
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I used to teach Film Theory at Cal-Northridge.
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This made me laugh. "When shooting a double-penetration scene, the most desirable camera angle is from directly behind the guy on top's ass."
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I love Dominic's posts. But this made me laugh.
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