Definitions by victor van styn
short for \ shortened from \ shortened version of the prepositional phrase ‘on {TV}’ or ‘on {TV network-X}’. Preposistion used as a present-tense_particple-type adjective in sentences that answer or pose (dependent on whether the sentence is declarative or interrogative) the question as to ‘*When* {<a designated program> is on <television>}’.
This is an example of a shortened version of something which is repeatedly said over-and-over in English; another example is the ommition of 'that' or 'which' in the sense of “Why is it, that you always seem to be attracted the to food *I* like?”, which actually means “Why is it, that you always seem to be attracted the to food that\which *I* like?” Not exactly the same are these two, though similar enough to be compared, I feel.
This is an example of a shortened version of something which is repeatedly said over-and-over in English; another example is the ommition of 'that' or 'which' in the sense of “Why is it, that you always seem to be attracted the to food *I* like?”, which actually means “Why is it, that you always seem to be attracted the to food that\which *I* like?” Not exactly the same are these two, though similar enough to be compared, I feel.
Q: When is Family Guy on?
A: Family Guy is on FOX every Sunday at 9:00PM EST.
Person flipping through the satelite\cable\subscription tv channels, changing it at intervals of exactly two seconds: “Ugh, nothing good is on...”
Annoyed endurer: “There’s 999 channels to choose from!!--Pick one!!!”
Note: The above sentence breaks a rule as disregarded as split infinitives, ending a sentence with a preposition. It could be fixed to “There's 999 channels from which to choose!!--Pick one!!!”, though sounds awkward and stilted in such a form, even on a non-colloquial level.
A: Family Guy is on FOX every Sunday at 9:00PM EST.
Person flipping through the satelite\cable\subscription tv channels, changing it at intervals of exactly two seconds: “Ugh, nothing good is on...”
Annoyed endurer: “There’s 999 channels to choose from!!--Pick one!!!”
Note: The above sentence breaks a rule as disregarded as split infinitives, ending a sentence with a preposition. It could be fixed to “There's 999 channels from which to choose!!--Pick one!!!”, though sounds awkward and stilted in such a form, even on a non-colloquial level.
on by Victor Van Styn August 22, 2005
non
*Please wait to be seated*
))server greets you((
“Hello!, and how many will there be t’night?”
"Let’s see... four--no, make that five."
“Mmmkay, and d’you prefer smoking or non?”
"Meh, it doesn’t matter to me.."
“Awright, follow me,” *Eric-the-Waiter leads the way to nearest available booth*
))server greets you((
“Hello!, and how many will there be t’night?”
"Let’s see... four--no, make that five."
“Mmmkay, and d’you prefer smoking or non?”
"Meh, it doesn’t matter to me.."
“Awright, follow me,” *Eric-the-Waiter leads the way to nearest available booth*
non by Victor Van Styn August 22, 2005
fuck-o-matic
fuck-o-matic by Victor Van Styn August 22, 2005
MacDonald's
‘McDonald's’ in ebonictalk (’cause in ebonics, you don‘t say ‘mik’ but instead ‘mak’, even if the correct form is ‘mik’(Mc).
Note that ‘Mac’ means "son of" in Irish.
Note that ‘Mac’ means "son of" in Irish.
You been to MacDonald's lately?
MacDonald's by Victor Van Styn August 22, 2005
Censorship
Censorship by Victor Van Styn August 22, 2005
Censorship
..is the reason that GTA:SA(Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) is now rated AO instead of M and is, subsequently, no longer on the shelves..
Censorship by Victor Van Styn August 22, 2005
..is short for ‘Adults Only’ (most extreme videogame rating in the States). See also: EC, K-A, E, E10+, T, M, AO, and ESRB.
GTA:SA is no longer rated 'M', but instead 'AO', and subsequesntly is no longer on the shelves, barely in stock at all.
AO by Victor Van Styn August 22, 2005