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From: George Kerby on 1 Jun 2010 09:03 On 5/31/10 7:20 PM, in article hu1jp9$e7t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org, "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > 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! .... :-) > > Besides, you left out the more interesting target: > >> Not to criticalicate anything, though.... Baiter.
From: George Kerby on 1 Jun 2010 09:07 On 5/31/10 11:54 PM, in article hu23r6$2h9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org, "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > tony cooper wrote: >> On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams >> <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> Pete wrote: >>>> On 2010-05-31 23:31:54 +0100, Dudley Hanks said: >>>> >>>>> "Robert Coe" <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote in message >>>>> news:80d806leqf30v8ep1q2aqjgq3d3lr84asu(a)4ax.com... >>>>>> On Sun, 30 May 2010 17:26:08 GMT, "MC" <any(a)any.any> wrote: >>>>>> : Richard wrote: >>>>>> : >>>>>> : > "MC" <any(a)any.any> wrote in message >>>>>> : > news:xn0gur32t1mhtg000(a)news.virginmedia.com... >>>>>> : > > Robert Spanjaard wrote: >>>>>> : > > >>>>>> : > > > A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize). >>>>>> : > > > >>>>>> : > > > They might do well in the Wallpaper Shootin too, especially 4 >>>>>> and >>>>>> : > > > 5. But I already submitted a different shot. >>>>>> : > > > >>>>>> : > > > http://www.arumes.com/temp/macro/ >>>>>> : > > >>>>>> : > > You should first ask yourself, as should every photographer who >>>>>> : > > wishes to put their photos on public dispaly (let alone >>>>>> unashemedly >>>>>> : > > publicise the websites containing said pictures), are they really >>>>>> : > > worthy of public scrutiny? You must, firstly, be your own >>>>>> harshest >>>>>> : > > critic and then (and only then) allow others to critcise. >>>>>> : > > >>>>>> : > > May I ask why you think these are worthy? >>>>>> : > > >>>>>> : > > MC >>>>>> : > >>>>>> : > No. If you have to ask permission to ask a question, you are not >>>>>> : > worthy of asking the question. >>>>>> : > >>>>>> : > Richard >>>>>> : >>>>>> : Hmm... I was not asking permission in the context of asking permission >>>>>> : but merely as vehicle of politeness. >>>>>> >>>>>> Politeness? You were sneering at the man's photos. Where's the >>>>>> politeness in >>>>>> that? >>>>>> >>>>>> Bob >>>>> Perhaps, before posting a criticism to a public group for scrutiny, >>>>> the critic should ask himself whether or not the grammar, spelling, >>>>> syntax, tone, etc of his message is worthy of public attention... >>>>> >>>>> He really should be his own harshest critic... >>>>> >>>>> Take Care, >>>>> Dudley >>>> The OP 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"....! :-) >> >> An example of Skitt's Law: Spelling or grammar flames always contain >> spelling or grammar errors > > 'Ceptin' mine contain made up errs, as I don' make 'em otherwize. >> >> You impropergatedly typed an ellipsis...one too many periods/full >> stops. > > Did Herb Caen (SF Chronicle/r) limit himself in numbers of dots....... I > don't think so! >> >>> Not to criticalicate >> >> That could be considered to be a nonce word. >> >>> anything, though.... > > For the nonce, over and out, g'night all, at precisely 9:54:04 PM PDT on > Monday, May 31, 2010 What's plural of "y'all"? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ready? .. .. .. .. Y'all sure? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Here goes.... .. .. .. "All y'all" Today's Lesson is concluded.
From: John McWilliams on 1 Jun 2010 09:48 George Kerby wrote: > > What's plural of "y'all"? > > > > > > . vast spoiler space follows..... > > . > > > > > > . > > . > > . > > > > > Here goes.... > > > > "All y'all" > > > > Today's Lesson is concluded. > 'Ceptin' it's "All y'alls", ain't it? -- jpmcw Help stamp out gratuitous apostrophe's and exclamation point's!!!
From: Allen on 1 Jun 2010 10:10 Pete wrote: > On 2010-06-01 01:20:57 +0100, John McWilliams said: > >> 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! .... :-) > > I should've groped for that comma. I get in a muddle, I thought comma > groping was something I ought to stop doing. > > You could've written: there should be a catastrophe after the word > "newsgroup" :-) > >> Besides, you left out the more interesting target: >> >> > Not to criticalicate anything, though.... > > An excellent word. No results from Google, which must be a first. > Check now. There it is, as part of--rec.photo.digital! Allen
From: David Ruether on 1 Jun 2010 10:43
"John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hu23jf$1b6$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Pete wrote: >> On 2010-06-01 01:20:57 +0100, John McWilliams said: >>> 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! .... :-) >> I should've groped for that comma. I get in a muddle, I thought comma groping was something I ought to stop doing. >> >> You could've written: there should be a catastrophe after the word "newsgroup" :-) > I guess that's in the unspoken word regarding most NGs in this century. >>> Besides, you left out the more interesting target: >>> > Not to criticalicate anything, though.... >> An excellent word. No results from Google, which must be a first. > Bob came up with a good'un, too. -- > John McWilliams All the new words were "perfectly cromulent", as Lisa Simpson would have pointed out...;-) --DR |