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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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Overrated...

0 How can you overrate a word?02br
00-How's your old man. (He's admited in the hospital) 02br
00-Stable which is more than I can say for me. (01b00She's nowhere near stable, right02b00?)02br
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00-Well, 01u00stability's overrated02u00. 0-
  

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"02br 02br 00The father's condition at the hospital is not changing. " To say that someone is in "stable condition" means it's not getting worse. Sometimes someone in stable condition will end up getting worse, but other times the person will make a full recovery.

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  • "02br 02br 00The father's condition at the hospital is not changing.
  • " To say that someone is in "stable condition" means it's not getting worse.
  • Sometimes someone in stable condition will end up getting worse, but other times the person will make a full recovery.
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0Stable: An ADJECTIVE as well, meaning "not changing or fluctuating."02br
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00The father's condition at the hospital is not changing. If someone is in the hospital, and it's very bad, the person is in "critical condition." Somewhat better than that, but still dangerous, is "guarded." To say that someone is in "stable condition" means it's not getting worse. Sometimes someo
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0Not the word, my friend, the state (or condition) of being stable is not all it's cracked up to be. That is, maybe unstable people have more fun. - A.0-
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01cite10Madhulk12cite10How's your old man. (11b10He's admited in the hospital12b10) 12blockquote
10He's admitted to the hospital.02br
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00He's admitted into the hospital.0-
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0 So, the guy is just making puns with the meaning of the word, right?02br
00Is it the same then if you say "highly overrated"? 0-
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0Yes, but more so.02br
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00Edit. People will understand your use of "pun" here, and the joke resembles a pun; but both uses of "stable" have the same meaning - except the father's is physical stability and the questioner is speaking of mental stability. I guess you knew that.02br
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