The "Very Unique" Award
This Award
has been given to
<YOUR NAME HERE>,
who exemplifies creative
English grammar and
word choice
Despite the detailed ideas, good experience, and beautiful formatting,
I cannot bring myself to approve an application containing the phrase,
"very unique". This is a pet peeve of mine, and I will explain it
here. "Unique" means "one of a kind". If something is unique, it
is the only one of its kind...to say something is more unique than
another unique object is folly. It is a phrase used by ineloquent
people in a futile attempt to express an object's distinctiveness.
Thumbs down.
-Jimbotomy, reviewing a frob application
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Award Recipients
Nominations List
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Ships
in the Night (October 5, 1997)
This is just a funny dialogue for those who appreciate grammar.
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Jack In The Box
For their commercial with the antenna ball Jack, where he
describes the sourdough jack as "Very unique."
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Friend Finder (May 22, 1997)
"Note: Almost every simple word has been used, please
consider using a very unique word or add a number after
your handle."
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Cajun MADEŽ Golf Products
(June 10, 1997)
"Cajun MADEŽ has long been a source of some of the
finest, and most unique golf equipment and accessories."
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Harvest Creations
(October 5, 1997)
"Very Unique, Leather Christmas Stockings" [There are 7 of them.]
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Pam's Flower Creations
(October 5, 1997)
The title bar says: "Hand Pressed Flower Pictures In Frames - Real Dried
Flowers - Very Unique Gift Pansies Violas Crafts Arts Handcrafted Gifts"
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Web Gems
(October 5, 1997)
"Tourmaline PINK Brazil. Freeform fantasy cut top and bottom. A very unique
and beautiful stone.
... Tourmaline PINK Brazil. This is a round fantasy cut top and bottom.
Again, a very unique stone."
The title bar says: "Fauceted Gems"
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Windows
to the Universe - Life on Earth (October 5, 1997)
"The Earth is very unique to our universe because it is the only planet
known to have life."
This site is at the University of Michigan.
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