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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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drunk or drunken

0I think it's drunken, but my msn buddy used drunk to describe a photo of himself02br
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00My smiley drunk face (I'm certain a comma should be used after smiley, too!)02br
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02br 02br 00However, an exception is "drunk-driving". 0-

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  • 02br 02br 00However, an exception is "drunk-driving".
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0If "drunk/drunken" comes after the thing it qualifies to then I'd usually use "drunk": "I was so drunk I couldn't stand up"; "Ignore him -- he's drunk".02br
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00If it comes before then I'd usually use "drunken": "My drunken face"; "I was in a drunken stupor"; "Ignore him -- he's a drunken idiot".02br
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01cite10Mr Wordy12cite10If "drunk/drunken" comes after the thing it qualifies to then I'd usually use "drunk": "I was so drunk I couldn't stand up"; "Ignore him -- he's drunk".12br
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