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I almost never see people using the word "jibe" any more.
quote:jibe intr.v. Informaljibed, jib·ing, jibes To be in accord; agree: Your figures jibe with mine.
Instead, they use the word "jive", which, while it sounds similar, doesn't mean remotely the same thing.
quote:jive n. 1.a. Jazz or swing music. b. The jargon of jazz musicians and enthusiasts. 2. Slang. Deceptive, nonsensical, or glib talk: "the sexist, locker-room jive of men boasting and bonding" (Trip Gabriel).
v.jived, jiv·ing, jives v. intr.
1. To play or dance to jive music. 2. Slang. a. To talk nonsense; kid. b. To talk or chat: "You just jive in one big group, putting each other on, trying to top the last line" (Time).
v. tr. Slang To cajole or mislead.
adj. Slang Misleading; phony.
So please, don't say that one account doesn't jive with another account. It makes my brain itch.
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Why don't you just except it? Your just unable to get over it when people don't follow the tenants of speaking good?
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I am so board here at work. I am literally climbing the wall's with boredom as I sit here at my desk.
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[Edit-I started to add something else, but I decided that it was a mute point, so I deleted it.]
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You know, I knew that jive meant "to play or dance to jive music." I just assumed that when ideas started to jive (To be in accord; agree) that meant that they were both hearing the same music and dancing to the same beat. Had no idea that I was actually combining two completely different words.
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Stop it Icarus!! Its terrible- you're mistakes make those with prefect grammar want to claw there eyes out.
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Supposably you are, but I dont think any body really does that. Mabye some people do I guess, you never know.
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Well, irregardless of all these grammer issues, I find that the end result is a perfectly cognizable conversation. But Ill still alter my future plans to utilize this new grammercalogical discovery.
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I remember reading something back in the 70's that said "their stories didn't jive."
Yet it's not even in m-w.com.
Hm. I'm so used to "jive" with this meaning I hate to give it up. I wonder how many think "jibe" *doesn't* have this meaning -- as I did till just now?
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I've noticed this trend as well. To the point that I hesitate to use jibe because I'm afraid others will think it's wrong!
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quote: 1. a. trans. To mislead, to deceive, to ‘kid’; to taunt or sneer at. Also intr., to talk jive, to talk nonsense, to act foolishly. b. intr. To make sense; to fit in. U.S. Cf. JIBE v.
And in some languages V and B are interchangeable (just a random note).
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Well then, "jibe" also means to steer a sailboat from one tack to another with the wind astern, so the sail snaps from one side to the other rather violently.
Like Jack did to Will.
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