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Adam Funk
- Jan 1, 1970
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Uh, no. That was a reference to a Steinbeck novel.
Yes, Ingmar Steinbeck wrote a number of those D&D-type novels, before
Operation Sundevil.
Uh, no. That was a reference to a Steinbeck novel.
Bill said:Hi, Glenn. Are you still singing?
The only question in what you quoted has a question mark.
Glenn said:I'm in a production of "TomFoolery" that opens and closes this weekend.
Lots of people use "whoever" in the second example, even though it's
technically incorrect, but there's no justification (aside from
ignorance) for "whoever" in the first.
Kevin S. Wilson said:I suspect you've made quite a few people here happy by inferring that
ignorance is sufficient justification for incorrect usage.
The only ignorance I see here is yours, toward perfectly normal language
shift.
You appear to have grossly overestimated your importance in theFeel free to make yourself feel unhappy about it; I promise that won't ruin
my day.
Kevin S. Wilson said:In exactly what way is it possible for one to be "ignorant toward"
something? Is English your first language?
Buy a dictionary; I'm bored with you already.
I'm posting in a Usernet chat room, same as you. Are you new to thisI can only hope that you're posting either from the engineering or the
religious groups; you obviously know nothing at all about the English
language.
Kevin S. Wilson said:Can't explain it, huh? I see.
I'm posting in a Usernet chat room, same as you. Are you new to this
stuff?
Mark Wallace said:How about your giving an explanation for requiring me to discuss "ignorant
toward", when what I wrote was "ignorance toward", troll?
How un-troll-like.
I've been doing this since
before Usenet was Usenet.
Your use of "usernet" and "chat room" speaks volumes.
Go back to talking of things electrical, eh? I promise I won't harrass you
with ridiculous and impossible statements about how electricity works.
David DeLaney said:I, also, was not aware that ignorance was a vector quantity. Can I see the
circuit diagram please?
last Friday?
Oh. Last August.
That's because of the new meaning-unpacking plug-in modules they're
putting
in newsreaders now. Kids these days ... why, there are people here who
could
tell you about reading news on an ABACUS.
Check me here, guys, is that a _challenge_?
From where, to where? Are you sure you understand how these chat roomsOh! A troll-like response!
How surprising.
How about your giving an explanation for requiring me to discuss "ignorant
toward", when what I wrote was "ignorance toward", troll?
Just bugger off, eh?
How un-troll-like.
I've been doing this since before Usenet was Usenet.
Your use of "usernet"
and "chat room" speaks volumes.
I would have to first begin talking about "things electrical" before IGo back to talking of things electrical, eh? I promise I won't harrass you
with ridiculous and impossible statements about how electricity works.
Is that twice now that you said you were leaving?Golly. I can see that you're a really clever chappie, and that I should
never even try to discuss things with you.
'Bye, now.
I suspect you've made quite a few people here happy by inferring that
ignorance is sufficient justification for incorrect usage.
I'm posting in a Usernet chat room, same as you. Are you new to this
stuff?
Go back to talking of things electrical, eh? I promise I won't harrass you
with ridiculous and impossible statements about how electricity works.
As does your response to my use of these two well-established and
commonplace terms. Really. Volumes.
Is that twice now that you said you were leaving?
Kevin S. Wilson said:BTW, are you sure you don't mean "electrical things"? Don't sweat it
if that's what you meant. Lots of non-native speakers of English
reverse the standard order of adjective/noun.