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  • #76
    Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

    Another example of usage, "Her first job is to check the bona fides of a man who has appeared from nowhere claiming to be a girl's father."

    http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/bona-fide
    Now run along and play, but don’t get into trouble.

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    • #77
      Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

      A good explanation of what Scrivener may have been wondering about can be found at http://grammarist.com/usage/bona-fide-bona-fides/

      The confusion over noun vs. adjective in this case comes from thinking of "bona fide" as singular and "bona fides" as plural.

      The phrase bona fide comes directly from the Latin bona fides, which means, roughly, good faith. In modern English, bona fide (without the s) is usually an adjective meaning (1) made or carried out in good faith or (2) real or genuine. Bona fides, with the s at the end, is a noun meaning (1) good faith, (2) credentials, or (3) information that establishes a person’s reputation or credentials.

      There are several usage issues involving these terms. First, the Latin bona fides is actually singular, yet writers almost always treat it as plural. Bona fide, meanwhile, was originally a legal term meaning without fraud, and it was an adverb. It developed its modern meaning through centuries of poor usage. Because of these and other issues, bona fide and bona fides might be best avoided. There are perfectly good alternatives. For example, genuine or honest can replace bona fide, and good faith or credentials can often replace bona fides.

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      • #78
        Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

        Thanks Amati and Leo. Learn something new every day. I actually looked it up and didn't find a definition that was a noun. Weird, too, that I don't think I've ever heard this phrase used this way.
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        • #79
          Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

          Originally posted by scrivener View Post
          I actually looked it up and didn't find a definition that was a noun.
          http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bona+fides
          http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-...ay/2010/09/04/
          Gotta make sure to have the "s" on the end.

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          • #80
            Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

            Great thread.
            The business of law,is in part, to analyse the meaning of language
            to a hair splitting degree.
            A consonant here or a vowel there can change history if misread.

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            • #81
              Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

              http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-new...191311910.html

              O.J Simpson hasn't been missing any meals.

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              • #82
                Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

                Originally posted by Leo Lakio View Post
                The confusion over noun vs. adjective in this case comes from thinking of "bona fide" as singular and "bona fides" as plural.
                According to the etymology here, http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bona_fide, "bona fide" is actually derived from a singular Latin noun: "From the Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”) which is the ablative of bona fidēs (“good faith”)." It's not confused to treat it as an adjective, because an adjective is a modifier, as is a Latin ablative, or a corresponding prepositional phrase like "in good faith".
                Greg

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                • #83
                  Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

                  http://omg.yahoo.com/news/oj-simpson...190354612.html

                  Fat juice might be on the loose.

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                  • #84
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                    (delete, please)

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                    • #85
                      Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

                      Originally posted by Walkoff Balk View Post
                      Lawyers are liars.

                      "OJ Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom"

                      Although that statement on face value is technically correct as with each passing moment he's either getting closer to his parole eligibility date, his date of release, or the date of his natural passing from this world, any of which will lead to his "freedom".

                      He added that Simpson said, "he finally had a lead on some personal pictures and memorabilia that was stolen from him years earlier. I said, 'O.J., you've got to call the police.'"
                      Why did Galanter apparently break attorney-client privilege?
                      Last edited by Vanguard; May 19, 2013, 10:06 PM.

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                      • #86
                        Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

                        Originally posted by Vanguard View Post
                        Lawyers are liars.
                        Does a tiger have stripes?

                        Why did Galanter apparently break attorney-client privilege?
                        I wondered the same thing until I read that "the pulp" (formerly "the juice) waived the attorney-client privilege for this hearing. Now watch, when he loses this appeal, he will claim that his current attorney team mislead him about waiving the privilege. What a loser. Even Kato now says he always thought he was guilty.

                        Good to hear from you V.
                        Peace, Love, and Local Grindz

                        People who form FIRM opinions with so little knowledge only pretend to be open-minded. They select their facts like food from a buffet. David R. Dow

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                        • #87
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                          Originally posted by matapule View Post
                          Good to hear from you V.
                          You too, M. All the best to you.

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                          • #88
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                            http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/o...entence-092613

                            The Juice is loose with double stuff oreo cookies.

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                            • #89
                              Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

                              At least they were healthier oatmeal cookies, he's trying!
                              But that 'goofy grin' had to be pretty creepy.
                              https://www.facebook.com/Bobby-Ingan...5875444640256/

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                              • #90
                                Re: OJ Simpson guilty on all counts

                                Originally posted by Ron Whitfield View Post
                                But that 'goofy grin' had to be pretty creepy.
                                He's the cat that eat a canary, a gravy covered canary.

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