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From: Ofnuts on 2 Jun 2010 11:48 On 02/06/2010 17:36, Savageduck wrote: > On 2010-06-02 07:00:46 -0700, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> said: > >> Peter wrote: >>> "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:hu4nah$ugc$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>> Peter wrote: >>>>> "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:hu1jp9$e7t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>>> Robert Coe wrote: >>>>>>> On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams >>>>>>> <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>>>>>> : Pete wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> : > "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." >>>>>>> : > : > I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). >>>>>>> : > : > This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. >>>>>>> : : : There should be an apostrophe after the word >>>>>>> "newsgroup"....! :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Actually, the word you were groping for there is "comma". >>>>>> >>>>>> No groping at all: Just seeing if anyone knew the difference and >>>>>> was paying attention; I wasn't! .... :-) >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Some of us were in a coma over commas. But whats an extra em >>>>> between friends. >>>>> >>>>>> Besides, you left out the more interesting target: >>>>>> >>>>>> > Not to criticalicate anything, though.... >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Nothing wrong with creating a new word. We call it vocabulation. >>>> >>>> And those who practicate such are vocabulatarianists. >>>> >>> >>> >>> Who are mostly, or almostly, septuagenarians. (sorry for using a real >>> word.) >>> >> Well, on that, I invoke Godwin....almostly.... > > A preemptive "Godwin!" > Was this to head off slurs against those rigid grammarians? > grammar-nosy, they are. -- Bertrand
From: John McWilliams on 2 Jun 2010 17:29 Ofnuts wrote: > On 02/06/2010 17:36, Savageduck wrote: >> On 2010-06-02 07:00:46 -0700, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> said: >> >>> Peter wrote: >>>> "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >>>> news:hu4nah$ugc$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>> Peter wrote: >>>>>> "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >>>>>> news:hu1jp9$e7t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>>>> Robert Coe wrote: >>>>>>>> On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams >>>>>>>> <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>>>>>>> : Pete wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> : > "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or >>>>>>>> critisize)." >>>>>>>> : > : > I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). >>>>>>>> : > : > This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. >>>>>>>> : : : There should be an apostrophe after the word >>>>>>>> "newsgroup"....! :-) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Actually, the word you were groping for there is "comma". >>>>>>> >>>>>>> No groping at all: Just seeing if anyone knew the difference and >>>>>>> was paying attention; I wasn't! .... :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Some of us were in a coma over commas. But whats an extra em >>>>>> between friends. >>>>>> >>>>>>> Besides, you left out the more interesting target: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > Not to criticalicate anything, though.... >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Nothing wrong with creating a new word. We call it vocabulation. >>>>> >>>>> And those who practicate such are vocabulatarianists. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Who are mostly, or almostly, septuagenarians. (sorry for using a real >>>> word.) >>>> >>> Well, on that, I invoke Godwin....almostly.... >> >> A preemptive "Godwin!" >> Was this to head off slurs against those rigid grammarians? >> > > grammar-nosy, they are. I am starting to get in over my head, now, so I'll bow out, albeit not so gracifuciously. -- john mcwilliams
From: Robert Coe on 2 Jun 2010 20:51 On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:40:59 -0400, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: : "Pete" <available.on.request(a)aserver.invalid> wrote in message : news:2010060215454060374-availableonrequest(a)aserverinvalid... : > On 2010-06-02 15:27:21 +0100, Peter said: : > : >> "Allen" <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message : >> news:H5idna7sVZiz-pvRnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d(a)giganews.com... : >>> Robert Coe wrote: : >>> <snip> : >>>> : >>>> Can we induce Google to admit "ellipsicate" into the canon? (Pun : >>>> intended.) : >>>> : >>>> Bob : >>> : >>> Done! only 12 hours or so from your posting date. However, you should : >>> have checked first, as there is an older entry, from June 2005. : >>> : >>> Makes you wonder what newsgroups are doing to the English language. : >> : >> : >> Expandilating it? : > : > Of curse. : > : > I'm thinking of starting a thread just for humour: anecdotes, spoonerisms : > etc. I can't decided on the title or which newsgroup to put it in (don't : > say alt.test), so any thoughts would be appreciated. : > : : : Yeh! you are right. sometimes some of us, especially me, subcomb to : temptation ... "subcomb"??? I wonder if even Google will dare to pick that up!!! For extra credit: What is the original spelling of the word spelled "Google" by the company that adopted it? And what does the (original) word mean? Bob
From: tony cooper on 2 Jun 2010 22:36 On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:51:45 -0400, Robert Coe <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote: >On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:40:59 -0400, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> >wrote: >: "Pete" <available.on.request(a)aserver.invalid> wrote in message >: news:2010060215454060374-availableonrequest(a)aserverinvalid... >: > On 2010-06-02 15:27:21 +0100, Peter said: >: > >: >> "Allen" <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message >: >> news:H5idna7sVZiz-pvRnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >: >>> Robert Coe wrote: >: >>> <snip> >: >>>> >: >>>> Can we induce Google to admit "ellipsicate" into the canon? (Pun >: >>>> intended.) >: >>>> >: >>>> Bob >: >>> >: >>> Done! only 12 hours or so from your posting date. However, you should >: >>> have checked first, as there is an older entry, from June 2005. >: >>> >: >>> Makes you wonder what newsgroups are doing to the English language. >: >> >: >> >: >> Expandilating it? >: > >: > Of curse. >: > >: > I'm thinking of starting a thread just for humour: anecdotes, spoonerisms >: > etc. I can't decided on the title or which newsgroup to put it in (don't >: > say alt.test), so any thoughts would be appreciated. >: > >: Yeh! you are right. sometimes some of us, especially me, subcomb to >: temptation ... A "subcomb" is a make-over on a US Navy vessel with an "SS" hull number. >"subcomb"??? I wonder if even Google will dare to pick that up!!! > >For extra credit: What is the original spelling of the word spelled "Google" >by the company that adopted it? And what does the (original) word mean? > Too easy. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
From: Peter on 3 Jun 2010 10:19
"Robert Coe" <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote in message news:lrud06910nmb6tng0hi6baa3e4un1vgfgv(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:40:59 -0400, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> > wrote: > : "Pete" <available.on.request(a)aserver.invalid> wrote in message > : news:2010060215454060374-availableonrequest(a)aserverinvalid... > : > On 2010-06-02 15:27:21 +0100, Peter said: > : > > : >> "Allen" <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message > : >> news:H5idna7sVZiz-pvRnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > : >>> Robert Coe wrote: > : >>> <snip> > : >>>> > : >>>> Can we induce Google to admit "ellipsicate" into the canon? (Pun > : >>>> intended.) > : >>>> > : >>>> Bob > : >>> > : >>> Done! only 12 hours or so from your posting date. However, you > should > : >>> have checked first, as there is an older entry, from June 2005. > : >>> > : >>> Makes you wonder what newsgroups are doing to the English language. > : >> > : >> > : >> Expandilating it? > : > > : > Of curse. > : > > : > I'm thinking of starting a thread just for humour: anecdotes, > spoonerisms > : > etc. I can't decided on the title or which newsgroup to put it in > (don't > : > say alt.test), so any thoughts would be appreciated. > : > > : > : > : Yeh! you are right. sometimes some of us, especially me, subcomb to > : temptation ... > > "subcomb"??? I wonder if even Google will dare to pick that up!!! > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=subcomb What am I missing? -- Peter |