What's great about English is that you can override meanings of words to extract create meanings.
When someone says "more unique", that means that the subject of uniqueness has more properties, or in greater quantities, that make it unique, than something else.
Also, two functions, while both being infinite, one can approach infinity faster, making it "more infinite" or "very infinite".
I've heard this before, and I have to disagree with it.
I love modifying boolean words, like, forever, infinite, or dead, and let me tell ya why.
If I say that a set goes on "almost forever", what I mean by that, is that it WOULD go on forever, and the only reason that it doesn't, is because of ONE very small condition that prevents it from doing so, but, otherwise it would.
Or if I'm "almost fired" from work, because I would be fired, but something prevented it at the last moment.
...it's something that's so knowable that it's hard to type a definition...uhm it's like a short fictional story, some of the time the story has a moral to it...
It's humorous but, simultaneously, debatable and incorrect. In the most literal of senses: if your lifespan is 100 years, then at 25 you are 1/4th dead. Every human being is technically dying over time. Saying 1/4th dying wouldn't make grammatical sense in that context, and you'd have to say "dead" because it's a past tense that already happened. Also, unique is also a state which can be qualified and it's an adjective whereas dead is a noun, and adjectives can also be qualified.
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Wow, you have better knowledge of the English language than me, and that is saying somthing.
However, i'm 15 and you're...I would say your age but I can't be bothered to check your profile so I shall just say older, and due to this age gap it is only to be expected.
I just purchased a new Ford Focus which, according to the owner's manual, is equipped with an ultra-clean-burning engine that meets California's "PZEV" standards. PZEV stands for "Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle." Question: How can anything be a partial zero? That's like being partially pregnant!
@scotpens yes, those are two different, not always related metrics.
My point is, if the curve of emissions shoots up sometimes, and then goes to zero, then it probably makes more sense to just say that, sometimes, it is a zero emissions car, sometimes it is low emissions, instead of taking a really big average value.
Isn't unique an 'absolute' rather than 'binary'. Binary means to consist of or involve two (things, concepts, numbers). An absolute word like unique would only be binary if you included its meaning and the absence of its meaning: unique or not unique, which would be silly.
A word with two meanings, such as 'asinine', could be called binary; but that still sounds odd to me.
I've watched a few of your videos and you are a RIOT! I know, I didn't use that word right. Okay then, you're wicked funny? No, No, I'm sure that's wrong too! lol! You're fab Jack! Gotta have more of your videos!
I've never heard that before! You'd probably enjoy the book "Woe is I". It's about common language usage blunders that have become acceptable over time and are even used by famous writers such as Shakespeare.
actually you can be very unique... unique distiguishes in a classification, very unique cites interest.... unique is just unique- but very unique is someones way of telling you what they thought of the thing that was unique... yeah, its complicated but it works.
Would you be 1/14th dead if you cut off your hand? Or 1/14 missing? What if you were turning into a zombie and your arms were starting to rot away until it got to your brain (and then you'd be half dead)...yes, this point was brought up by a friend and I thought it was kind of interesting.
I'm a fellow member of the spelling/word-choice/grammar gestapo, but I don't buy this one. Aside from Messrs. Merriam & Webster signing off on the "unusual" usage of the word, I'd say it's acceptable since it clearly expresses a useful concept. I mean, when you say someone is unique, do you mean that they're unique in every possible respect? No. Clearly they share a lot of traits with other humans. Attaching adjectives to unique expresses how <I>far</I> something "unique" deviates from the norm.
Just FYI there is no ' in "SAT's", you should really do a dictionary of jack: grammar edition where you detail that an apostrophe implies either possession or missing letters, not "Hey! Watch out! An S is coming!"q
Actually the apostrophe followed by the letter S has long been accepted as the plural form for abbreviations, acronyms and single characters, e.g. "those girls are perfect 10's" or "Dr. Jones and Dr. Smith are MD's (or M.D.'s)."
Great vids! Another problem with unique is that it's near imposable (not very imposable) to find a one word replacement for it. In the gift ware industry unique with and without it's adverbs is loathed yet used. Unparalleled just sounds silly in this field.
u can actually use the term 'very unique' but when u say very unique it actually means less than unique, because when use the term unique for someone it means they ar 100% unique but when u use very unique it means they r only mostly unique
there are so many opinions in the entire world. I bet that you are a person who claims to hold the truth of every matter. Thus, proclaiming this "dictionary of jack."
Hardly. I don't think I've ever claimed to know the truth in ANY matter. However, I do encourage people to think critically about things instead of just accepting them.
A bum in the USA is a tramp, a bum in Britain is something unmentionable, a fanny in the USA is a behind, while a fanny in Britain is even more unmentionable
nauseated means feeling about to vomit, while nauseous means causing or able to cause nausea. To say that you geel Nauseous means you are able to make others sick
That distinction is obsolescent and pedantic. Everyone nowadays says "I feel nauseous." It's like the difference between "sickened" and "made ill" -- supposedly "sickened" connotes nausea. Well, all this nitpicking about usage is enough to make me throw up!
good stuff, misusing unique is one of my lady's huge pet peeves. but unless i missed it, you didn't address pregnant as being like unique -- in that someone either is or isn't pregnant. anyway, good vid.
i'm a big reader and my dad pounded correct grammar into my sister's and my head when we were young. i'm very good at grammar, but i honestly never thought about this before. i've probably said "very unique" before. thanks for the insight and of course the usual laugh! :)
I know this is comedy, not an English lesson, so it doesn't matter ... but ... I think you're wrong. Unique has more than one meaning and very can be used with unique if you're using it to mean "special or unusual". Does this meaning exist in American English? If not, then I guess your explanation is right for American English.
Anyway, interesting video. Looking forward to your next "dictionary of Jack" video!
Loved it! You are right of course. Although I don't think I can necessarily stop myself from using the "very" unique phrase. I know too many weirdos who are outside the just plain weird-o-meter!
Excellent again, Jack! You have a winning way of getting your point across.
How about tackling 'refute' next time? The misuse of that particular word drives me NUTS. Or maybe 'myself' might benefit from the Danyells treatment (e.g. "Myself and my team are very disappointed").
jack...well put and good video as usual...will you do a video on the non descript word "nice". We were banned from using it at School because it is a nothing word...what do you think...Thanks for all the effort and your videos production is first rate mate...D
Actually, depending on the number of factors used and the level of abstraction referred to, we can assign different levels of 'uniqueness' in certain cases. Among football players, one specific player may not be unique in that he is a football player. However, if you throw in that he is a running back, then that he has the most running yards of all athletes at his level this year, he can be considered unique. Other running backs would be less unique, but more than players in general.
Did you really wear underwear on your head as a kid? I'm studying to be a teacher, and if this story is true, it might be going to the Ed. Psych teacher, so he can have fun explaining it to me.
"Why does little Jack wear his underwear on his head? Should we refer him to the school psychologist??"
Well, it depends on what you mean by "real." A lot of the dinosaurs were computer-generated by Industrial Light and Magic, so they weren't physically real. Some of the dinosaurs featured in the film were large scale models created by Stan Winston Studios, which you could technically say were real.
I'm still learning englsih , beacause I'm hispanic and I have been here for only 2 years so i guess i'm learning english the right way with your videos , and i'm also obsessed with spanish , and it's a pity to see how people use such a small amount of a cool and diverse lenguage like english ... keep doing the dictionary of jack ,it is very entertaining and educative
So, I suppose that time I saw at the circus a dancing bear wearing a tutu and lip gloss, I can't say it was bearly unique, eh? Got it. Thanks, Jack, I'm in your debt. Notice I didn't say "forever" in your debt. I'm catching on!
i didn't even finish watching yet, but it already gets 5 stars due to the scientology part!! :D (not that i don't ever NOT give you 5 stars!) (<--sorry about that sentence structure!)
wait, i think that sentence was wrong anyway. what i meant to say is that i always give you 5 stars. i think i should steer clear of the triple negatives.
So.. I am sensing some is very grammatically anal. :) That is okay, it is not a bad thing. Just.. too technical for my taste (Yes, I know people can not be a degree of unique/dead/*plug in other word not willing to list*). Funny.
It basically means "one of a kind" and something can be more one of a kind then something else, which is why you don't say something is "very unique". Like I said, I went a long way to make a simple point.
That was really well done Jack! I remember posting on your 'tour of youtube' and talking about the smooth delivery thing. Well you really hit the nail on the head here! Great video!
lol ^_^ once again another unique video! You should do a vid on the word "pure"...generally for my own selfish reasons (my sis totally kills the word with sentences like - "i was pure walking down the street" 0_o drives me mad!)
You've gotten a ton of new subscribers while I was gone. That's awesome.
You should do an episode on double negatives. Like I don't know nothing. Seriously people need to learn about that and with your new fan base you can spread the word haha.
Well I can fall into any trap that involves math. Which is why I took a cop out answer. I tried to figure it out but I got lost after "is not no way I can't." But wait...ok no.
first seeing ur vids a few weeks ago, i wasnt sure if i did the right thing subscribing..but now i def think i made the right decision. keep it up jack =] u make awesome vids!!
Those that try to freeze language are fools, as anyone that uses the word "cool" should be able to attest. I'd tell you to stay away from the pedantic shit, if it wouldn't be hipocritical.
I'd agree it's stupid, not to mention futile, to try and keep language static, but in some instances it's just a case of common sense. And speaking of common sense, I don't think you're using very much of it in your argument.
What's great about English is that you can override meanings of words to extract create meanings.
When someone says "more unique", that means that the subject of uniqueness has more properties, or in greater quantities, that make it unique, than something else.
Also, two functions, while both being infinite, one can approach infinity faster, making it "more infinite" or "very infinite".
AnonymousElektron 1 year ago
I've heard this before, and I have to disagree with it.
I love modifying boolean words, like, forever, infinite, or dead, and let me tell ya why.
If I say that a set goes on "almost forever", what I mean by that, is that it WOULD go on forever, and the only reason that it doesn't, is because of ONE very small condition that prevents it from doing so, but, otherwise it would.
Or if I'm "almost fired" from work, because I would be fired, but something prevented it at the last moment.
AnonymousElektron 1 year ago
Jack unique!!
moviesnice 1 year ago
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zanep12345 2 years ago
Jack come back! We miss you!! And according the Princess Bride you can be mostly dead not all the way.
WE WANT MORE DICTIONARY OF JACK VIDEOS!
xoashleyheart 2 years ago
JACK COME BACK!
EXOCHEESEF 2 years ago
could u tell me what a narrative story is ?
shinygirl115 2 years ago
...it's something that's so knowable that it's hard to type a definition...uhm it's like a short fictional story, some of the time the story has a moral to it...
TheSpontaneousWonder 2 years ago
This video is very unique.
SoloHero 3 years ago
fruit of the loom gives me powers too haha
chris899899899 3 years ago
It's humorous but, simultaneously, debatable and incorrect. In the most literal of senses: if your lifespan is 100 years, then at 25 you are 1/4th dead. Every human being is technically dying over time. Saying 1/4th dying wouldn't make grammatical sense in that context, and you'd have to say "dead" because it's a past tense that already happened. Also, unique is also a state which can be qualified and it's an adjective whereas dead is a noun, and adjectives can also be qualified.
sanmiko 3 years ago
Good job JackDanyells, but lets not forget, there will always be a difference between the spoken word, and the written.
♥Steph♥
bongtoke7108 3 years ago
LOL
Waterlover47 3 years ago
Great job!
alizask 3 years ago
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Statusnascendi 4 years ago
Wow, you have better knowledge of the English language than me, and that is saying somthing.
However, i'm 15 and you're...I would say your age but I can't be bothered to check your profile so I shall just say older, and due to this age gap it is only to be expected.
TRDPaul 4 years ago
I just purchased a new Ford Focus which, according to the owner's manual, is equipped with an ultra-clean-burning engine that meets California's "PZEV" standards. PZEV stands for "Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle." Question: How can anything be a partial zero? That's like being partially pregnant!
scotpens 4 years ago 4
@scotpens "Partial Zero Emissions" was probably a way to emphasize that the car is sometimes zero emissions.
"Low emissions car" would be too ambiguous, and would simply describe a more fuel efficient car.
A better thing to say would have been "Part-time zero emissions car"
AnonymousElektron 1 year ago
@AnonymousElektron "Low emissions car" would be too ambiguous, and would simply describe a more fuel efficient car."
No, fuel efficiency (miles per gallon) and emissions ( the amounts of certain pollutants in the exhaust) are two different things.
scotpens 1 year ago
@scotpens yes, those are two different, not always related metrics.
My point is, if the curve of emissions shoots up sometimes, and then goes to zero, then it probably makes more sense to just say that, sometimes, it is a zero emissions car, sometimes it is low emissions, instead of taking a really big average value.
AnonymousElektron 1 year ago
Isn't unique an 'absolute' rather than 'binary'. Binary means to consist of or involve two (things, concepts, numbers). An absolute word like unique would only be binary if you included its meaning and the absence of its meaning: unique or not unique, which would be silly.
A word with two meanings, such as 'asinine', could be called binary; but that still sounds odd to me.
hiswayornoway 4 years ago
Whaha, lol, tom cruise sued (spelled
right?(im dutch)) you!! Brilliant, lets all crap o scientolegy. And than piss the crap of.
slikind 4 years ago
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but i can appky levels of anal. like. your "quite" anal pr "extreamly" anal. wich is not caryed by you 1/10th of funny.
thats right you dicnary boy got payed out over laungue by a dsylexic.
hallucinaJason 4 years ago
wow.
Just wow.
kaithekender 4 years ago
The FOTL joke is classic!
thenubinator 4 years ago
didn't the thumbnail image use to be a picture of your arm?
laine522 4 years ago
I've watched a few of your videos and you are a RIOT! I know, I didn't use that word right. Okay then, you're wicked funny? No, No, I'm sure that's wrong too! lol! You're fab Jack! Gotta have more of your videos!
Hugs
Donna
ciaoamica 4 years ago
This gets 5 stars for the Scientology stuff alone.
actofreason 4 years ago
I second 'actofreason's comment. 5 stars for the Scientology gag. Top form.
Amazonwarrior777 4 years ago
I've never heard that before! You'd probably enjoy the book "Woe is I". It's about common language usage blunders that have become acceptable over time and are even used by famous writers such as Shakespeare.
artofvoice 4 years ago
actually you can be very unique... unique distiguishes in a classification, very unique cites interest.... unique is just unique- but very unique is someones way of telling you what they thought of the thing that was unique... yeah, its complicated but it works.
chlimzigg 4 years ago
Your videos make me very smart.
caitlenilou 4 years ago
You made a great point... Now YOU are unique! ^.^ One of a kind. Geez you are so grawsome!!!
~Rebirth
rebirthflames 4 years ago
oh crap, i say "very unique"
Badartist 4 years ago
PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THESE!!!!!! I LOVE THEM!!!!! This is the best one!
RebelStar911 4 years ago
I love the dictionary of Jack! 'Unique' is my favourite! The misuse of it drives me crazy (figuratively)
slh5302 4 years ago
Would you be 1/14th dead if you cut off your hand? Or 1/14 missing? What if you were turning into a zombie and your arms were starting to rot away until it got to your brain (and then you'd be half dead)...yes, this point was brought up by a friend and I thought it was kind of interesting.
Evagirl77 4 years ago
Sorry for the duplicate comment. Please feel free to delete the extra copy (and this message). Dang unreliable YouTube comment system.
DanHarkless 4 years ago
I'm a fellow member of the spelling/word-choice/grammar gestapo, but I don't buy this one. Aside from Messrs. Merriam & Webster signing off on the "unusual" usage of the word, I'd say it's acceptable since it clearly expresses a useful concept. I mean, when you say someone is unique, do you mean that they're unique in every possible respect? No. Clearly they share a lot of traits with other humans. Attaching adjectives to unique expresses how <I>far</I> something "unique" deviates from the norm.
DanHarkless 4 years ago
By the way, Grammar Gestapo would make an excellent band name.
-- Dave Barry
DanHarkless 4 years ago
Just FYI there is no ' in "SAT's", you should really do a dictionary of jack: grammar edition where you detail that an apostrophe implies either possession or missing letters, not "Hey! Watch out! An S is coming!"q
BittBucket 4 years ago
Actually the apostrophe followed by the letter S has long been accepted as the plural form for abbreviations, acronyms and single characters, e.g. "those girls are perfect 10's" or "Dr. Jones and Dr. Smith are MD's (or M.D.'s)."
scotpens 4 years ago
Great vids! Another problem with unique is that it's near imposable (not very imposable) to find a one word replacement for it. In the gift ware industry unique with and without it's adverbs is loathed yet used. Unparalleled just sounds silly in this field.
OCDrob 4 years ago
i love the dictionary of jack!
wrappednkisses 4 years ago
u can actually use the term 'very unique' but when u say very unique it actually means less than unique, because when use the term unique for someone it means they ar 100% unique but when u use very unique it means they r only mostly unique
phantomofvids 4 years ago
jack you are very cute, and i dont care if that is grammatically correct, I just know it is very true!! haha!
Kimba21 4 years ago
oh, geez...this was great!
ZoomAlong 4 years ago
Would you object much to me blindly accepting everything that you said? Ahaha
I hope that watching your videos counts as English revision.
cosabonita 4 years ago
there are so many opinions in the entire world. I bet that you are a person who claims to hold the truth of every matter. Thus, proclaiming this "dictionary of jack."
Lorealshampoo2 4 years ago
Hardly. I don't think I've ever claimed to know the truth in ANY matter. However, I do encourage people to think critically about things instead of just accepting them.
JackDanyells 4 years ago
just incase you guys didn't get the
fruit of the loom gives me magic powers
joke
fuit of the loom is a underwear company so ya
nice vid
comdok 4 years ago
What are your crimes Jack???
Are you a linguaphile???
CataractBob 4 years ago
Lucky bastard. Fruit of the Loom just gives me a rash.
TheJollyReprobate 4 years ago
Fruit of the Loom gives me magic powers.
... Fantastic. ... I love you?
HahaBINARY01010 4 years ago
I didn't know that... or, I did, but I didn't think about it.
Grammar Nazis rock.
And yes, you DO fall under that category.
Almost completely.
I hope you get that... joke-type-thing...
-- Contralto
XxContraltoxX 4 years ago
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
calinamoon 4 years ago
i'm kinda unique...? =P
dieselrulz 4 years ago
*Goes put underwear on head*
YaY!
BeMyOwnGod 5 years ago
very very very very very very very very unique! ha
northcult 5 years ago
well this is uniqueeeeee video
jollyton12 5 years ago
i love these videos.
heather2787 5 years ago
A bum in the USA is a tramp, a bum in Britain is something unmentionable, a fanny in the USA is a behind, while a fanny in Britain is even more unmentionable
mumandtwins 5 years ago
Wow, someone trying to be intellectual on YouTube! You brave O Jack Danyells!
Admirable effort. Good luck.
Danecek500 5 years ago
Only two letters are necessary to comment on this video:
XD
canetoonist 5 years ago
nauseated means feeling about to vomit, while nauseous means causing or able to cause nausea. To say that you geel Nauseous means you are able to make others sick
slwelch925 5 years ago
That distinction is obsolescent and pedantic. Everyone nowadays says "I feel nauseous." It's like the difference between "sickened" and "made ill" -- supposedly "sickened" connotes nausea. Well, all this nitpicking about usage is enough to make me throw up!
scotpens 4 years ago
This is indeed a uniquely unique video...
fainswift 5 years ago
These are great.
MLFreese 5 years ago
good stuff, misusing unique is one of my lady's huge pet peeves. but unless i missed it, you didn't address pregnant as being like unique -- in that someone either is or isn't pregnant. anyway, good vid.
guerillasphere 5 years ago
Nope. I was actually debating whether to go with pregnant or dead as an exmaple, and decided on the latter.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
i didnt know uniwue is binary thanks
Davethesilentone 5 years ago
oh snap! the Scientology cult is after you!!!!
ccx18 5 years ago
me encantan tus viedeos son muy originales :)
tripolar2006 5 years ago
i'm a big reader and my dad pounded correct grammar into my sister's and my head when we were young. i'm very good at grammar, but i honestly never thought about this before. i've probably said "very unique" before. thanks for the insight and of course the usual laugh! :)
kate104 5 years ago
That was a very unique video.
Zerocaretaker 5 years ago
LMAO!
"Fruit of the Loom gives me magic powers!"
haha! looove it!
aerosisters 5 years ago
Thanks man, I learnt something really useful!! ;-)
jipicanada 5 years ago
i'm feeling slightly dead
niiiice
swimmyfish29 5 years ago
so popular so quick @_@
JaddziaDax 5 years ago
lol, I actually learnt something
Schroeder182 5 years ago
LAWLZ. "Fruit of the Loom gives me special powers." xDD
lsugirl123 5 years ago
you just ruined "the princess bride" for me...you mean he couldn't have been mostly dead? does this mean the movie isn't true?
teambufumufu 5 years ago
Lol this is cool!!
dakotaellecutie 5 years ago
I know this is comedy, not an English lesson, so it doesn't matter ... but ... I think you're wrong. Unique has more than one meaning and very can be used with unique if you're using it to mean "special or unusual". Does this meaning exist in American English? If not, then I guess your explanation is right for American English.
Anyway, interesting video. Looking forward to your next "dictionary of Jack" video!
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
Loved it! You are right of course. Although I don't think I can necessarily stop myself from using the "very" unique phrase. I know too many weirdos who are outside the just plain weird-o-meter!
dockitty17 5 years ago
i cant play piano, but can rite lyrics fairly good.
Rollzy2006 5 years ago
You had to make the beginning of the video so funny, didn't you? My 4 year old nephew can't stop watching.
Catherine314 5 years ago
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA again. That was funnnyyyy. 1/14 dead. Hilarious!!! What else was funny oh yeah the whole underwear thing....PRICELESS!
WaitJustAMinute 5 years ago
Excellent again, Jack! You have a winning way of getting your point across.
How about tackling 'refute' next time? The misuse of that particular word drives me NUTS. Or maybe 'myself' might benefit from the Danyells treatment (e.g. "Myself and my team are very disappointed").
AbbaGabbaHey 5 years ago
I love the grammer videos.
LynnyLee 5 years ago
wow, very unique! :)
Alura11 5 years ago
Dude, you are a maniacal GENIUS!
Zeldadude23 5 years ago
lmao wow man
Spyder11218 5 years ago
MIMKA WAS HERE
errr i mean SavannahLioness.
Crazy hilarious video as usual Jack. And informative too! I should hire you to help me write the GRE exam.
SavannahLioness 5 years ago
err and that was supposed to say MIKMA.
SavannahLioness 5 years ago
jack...well put and good video as usual...will you do a video on the non descript word "nice". We were banned from using it at School because it is a nothing word...what do you think...Thanks for all the effort and your videos production is first rate mate...D
djDOUBT 5 years ago
What about my brother, he's dead to a certain degree. Not to question you logice, but what's you feeling on mangled wrecks?
FANGuzimaki 5 years ago
Jack, I don't think you're all that smart! Because what about zombies? They are dead to only a certain degree!
consciousdreamy 5 years ago
Ummm, no . . . if you refer to Roget's Guide to Ghouls and Ghosts, you will clearly see that zombies are UNdead.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
pfffft- undead is just another word for "not fully dead"...
consciousdreamy 5 years ago
so how is the term "unalive" used?
dbirchq 5 years ago
wife: Doctor, doctor, did my husband make it?
doctor: Well mama, right now we are having some difficulties with him. He's still very much ...uhm... how should I put this.... unalive?
consciousdreamy 5 years ago
jajaja
ChosenSlayer 5 years ago
That was brilliant as usual man, "fruit of the loom gives me magic powers" that was golden
Adzer2 5 years ago
Actually, depending on the number of factors used and the level of abstraction referred to, we can assign different levels of 'uniqueness' in certain cases. Among football players, one specific player may not be unique in that he is a football player. However, if you throw in that he is a running back, then that he has the most running yards of all athletes at his level this year, he can be considered unique. Other running backs would be less unique, but more than players in general.
mewilliamson 5 years ago
LOL THe fruit of the loom was hilarious..you're hilarious (: Go JACK! WOO!
KishoTenshi 5 years ago
Fruit of the Loom gives me magic powers! That's great!
InkCloud 5 years ago
one man's frightining obsession with the English lauguage...goldddddden
TeeTeeTupid 5 years ago
lmao! loved it, this makes up for the last video of yours that i was not too pleased with
amazingash22 5 years ago
this video is very unique, just kidding, lol
stevebob123 5 years ago
Fruit Of The Loom gives me magic powers! XD
infinitepossibility 5 years ago
Yes! The ever elusive and oh so clever LRONHUBBARD burn. Thanks JackDanyells. :o)
21Tunez 5 years ago
humm.. very unique perspective.
uofugraduate 5 years ago
Did you really wear underwear on your head as a kid? I'm studying to be a teacher, and if this story is true, it might be going to the Ed. Psych teacher, so he can have fun explaining it to me.
"Why does little Jack wear his underwear on his head? Should we refer him to the school psychologist??"
starrz00 5 years ago
No, I didn't actually wear underwear on my head. I was far more creative in my strangeness.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
for a phrase dictionary: the most misused phrase in history: "couldn't care less" it is misused as "could care less" drives me fucking nuts
ryanwtyler 5 years ago
Ditto. That bugs the crap out of me. Just like people who think "irregardless" is a real word!
scotpens 4 years ago
That is my biggest grammatical pet peeve and the only thing I'll go grammar nazi on...
DeMerickisWatching 4 years ago
I'm less unique than you are. Or maybe it's I have a fewer uniqueness level than you. Hmmm.
thewinekone 5 years ago
Well you're actually not unique at all. You have an identical clone remember?
JackDanyells 5 years ago
Actually, sir, that was a special effect I did with an editing software program.
thewinekone 5 years ago
Wait ... that wasn't real? I'm so disillusioned now. Next you're going to tell me the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park aren't real either.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
Well, it depends on what you mean by "real." A lot of the dinosaurs were computer-generated by Industrial Light and Magic, so they weren't physically real. Some of the dinosaurs featured in the film were large scale models created by Stan Winston Studios, which you could technically say were real.
thewinekone 5 years ago
Jack! I have a suggestion as well. Two other phrases that are often confused with are, "doing good" or "doing well".
It is grammatically incorrect to say, "You did very good on your last exam." No! It's, "You did very well on your last exam."
heh.
fantasyspiritt 5 years ago
Really? What if part of your exam was working at a homeless shelter? I think feeding the homeless is absolutely doing good.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
Eh, haha. Guilty (but never again).
thebigpicture3 5 years ago
I'm still learning englsih , beacause I'm hispanic and I have been here for only 2 years so i guess i'm learning english the right way with your videos , and i'm also obsessed with spanish , and it's a pity to see how people use such a small amount of a cool and diverse lenguage like english ... keep doing the dictionary of jack ,it is very entertaining and educative
caballo91 5 years ago
ehhh that wasnt that bad... 1/14th dead was pretty good...
Gusto222 5 years ago
So, I suppose that time I saw at the circus a dancing bear wearing a tutu and lip gloss, I can't say it was bearly unique, eh? Got it. Thanks, Jack, I'm in your debt. Notice I didn't say "forever" in your debt. I'm catching on!
Urgelt 5 years ago
A grammar pun! Outstanding! By the way, have you ever read a poem called "The Country" by Billy Collins?
JackDanyells 5 years ago
I have now! Heh. Google is wonderful. I'm not a big fan of free verse poetry, usually, but Collins' airy ambiguities are intriguing.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Collins and Steven Dobyns are favorites of mine. Dobyns is almost to the point of writing short fiction with line breaks though.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
lmao! "im just 1/14th dead today"
allieBean4 5 years ago
i didn't even finish watching yet, but it already gets 5 stars due to the scientology part!! :D (not that i don't ever NOT give you 5 stars!) (<--sorry about that sentence structure!)
lorlor214 5 years ago
wait, i think that sentence was wrong anyway. what i meant to say is that i always give you 5 stars. i think i should steer clear of the triple negatives.
lorlor214 5 years ago
So.. I am sensing some is very grammatically anal. :) That is okay, it is not a bad thing. Just.. too technical for my taste (Yes, I know people can not be a degree of unique/dead/*plug in other word not willing to list*). Funny.
Yatouh 5 years ago
That video was binary. Or was it unique?
geronerikson165 5 years ago
Ha, I still don't understand the word "unique". But, it was an awesome video!
SRennie253 5 years ago
:D the starting clip was funny but i still didn't understand the word unique.. care to explain again. ;P
Qevna 5 years ago
It basically means "one of a kind" and something can be more one of a kind then something else, which is why you don't say something is "very unique". Like I said, I went a long way to make a simple point.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
you don't say very unique? that was new to me.. :D
Qevna 5 years ago
I just sent you an email concerning the request at the very end of the video. :)
rockboy88 5 years ago
this 1 was short but nevertheless funny.
go jack and rescue more words of being used wrong
xD
MikeHenegan 5 years ago
you rock, i loved this video! i don't suppose you've done regardless/irregarless yet, have you? because my god...it's the bane of my existence!
pinkymccoversong 5 years ago
Gah! It cut out! Damnit. I'll have to come back and watch it later =(
TheSmi 5 years ago
"Fruit of the loom gives me magic powers"
LOL, almost choked on my sandwich when I saw that..
>_>
Did you know they made Tom Cruis the new 'Christ' of Scientology? Yeah, it's that bad...
Leetzers 5 years ago
Awesome! Does that mean he's going to get crucified soon, or is that what the media has been doing to him for the last year?
JackDanyells 5 years ago
Wow, fruit of the loom! Ha Ha this video's hilarious! The Anne Heche show is on Thursdays though, right after Grey's Anatomy.
Catherine314 5 years ago
Wait, Anne Heche really does have a show? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
JackDanyells 5 years ago
Froot of the loom gives me magic powers.. WOW
BBHCrew 5 years ago
LOL
Love the bit about Tom Cruise & Scientology.
Amen to that brother.
Schweaver 5 years ago
lol ty i have my SATS coming up in june lol:p
pdpower77 5 years ago
You are the best I am glad I found your site
jbre5 5 years ago
omg that was great!
im glad i subscribed to you!
samb14 5 years ago
That was really well done Jack! I remember posting on your 'tour of youtube' and talking about the smooth delivery thing. Well you really hit the nail on the head here! Great video!
Freshalta 5 years ago
To tell the truth, I kind of rushed through making that video. How was I supposed to know they'd feature it?
JackDanyells 5 years ago
LOL, so Tom Cruise is still haunting you huh?
samsarajade 5 years ago
Yes. He is my mortal enemy . . . well at least I think he's mortal.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
you'd better hope so!
samsarajade 5 years ago
scientology suxxor
Njordx 5 years ago
Man, I totally didn't get the memo that we're supposed to star putting "xor" on the end of words.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
Thats because you attended that scientology meeting instead :(
Njordx 5 years ago
okaaaaay
Milevski 5 years ago
Hmm? I feel more edumacated now!
So you're either an asshole or not, right? No very!
But then I know some total assholes...(no implication)
Appollon 5 years ago
lol ^_^ once again another unique video! You should do a vid on the word "pure"...generally for my own selfish reasons (my sis totally kills the word with sentences like - "i was pure walking down the street" 0_o drives me mad!)
darkdragonfly85 5 years ago
I never heard anyone use "pure" that way. As opposed to what? Walking down the street while contaminated?
Is it an ethnic thing?
scotpens 4 years ago
You've gotten a ton of new subscribers while I was gone. That's awesome.
You should do an episode on double negatives. Like I don't know nothing. Seriously people need to learn about that and with your new fan base you can spread the word haha.
IamTDF 5 years ago
Double negatives? There isn't no way I can't not do that!
JackDanyells 5 years ago
If you are clever you can make it work so that it makes sense.
IamTDF 5 years ago
Hah! You fell right into my trap. I used a quadruple negative. Do the math.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
Well I can fall into any trap that involves math. Which is why I took a cop out answer. I tried to figure it out but I got lost after "is not no way I can't." But wait...ok no.
IamTDF 5 years ago
1/14th dead today haha
IamTDF 5 years ago
first seeing ur vids a few weeks ago, i wasnt sure if i did the right thing subscribing..but now i def think i made the right decision. keep it up jack =] u make awesome vids!!
ArcticFox90 5 years ago
I'm glad, because subscribing is a major life decision with lasting, unalterable ramifications.
JackDanyells 5 years ago
aint that the truth!
bufumufuNZ 5 years ago
great video - one the most unique videos I have ever seen, really it's very unique! But not quite as unique as Chitsngiggles new vid! haha ;)
jonwedd 5 years ago
as always, very enjoyable:)
tantejohanna 5 years ago
Jack, what do you edit your video's with.? and second what do you film your videos with.
-Jye
Jyekersting 5 years ago
Those that try to freeze language are fools, as anyone that uses the word "cool" should be able to attest. I'd tell you to stay away from the pedantic shit, if it wouldn't be hipocritical.
gildersniff 5 years ago
I'd agree it's stupid, not to mention futile, to try and keep language static, but in some instances it's just a case of common sense. And speaking of common sense, I don't think you're using very much of it in your argument.
JackDanyells 5 years ago