Definitely
- KillerB
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Definitely
Sorry, I've gone all Julian on you all, but this gets me every time.
Think... it's got 'finite' in the middle.
I'm not picking on anybody in particular but now follows the wrong spelling:
"definately"
There is no 'a', stop it.
Rant over, I apologise (with an 's') for my imprudence.
Think... it's got 'finite' in the middle.
I'm not picking on anybody in particular but now follows the wrong spelling:
"definately"
There is no 'a', stop it.
Rant over, I apologise (with an 's') for my imprudence.
Port is basically a red drink
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: Definitely
There is no need to apologise.KillerB wrote:Sorry, I've gone all Julian on you all
Those being pedantic about postings really should be precise, be able to operate curly quotation marks, and know when to use and how to type an ellipsis.KillerB wrote:Think... it's got 'finite' in the middle.
- It does indeed have “finite† in it, though not quite in the “middle†.
- ‘Thinks: it has “finite† in it, not “finate†.’
- An ellipsis is a single glyph, not three full stops (start reading here).
- KillerB
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I think you will find that there are two letters before 'finite', 'de' and two letters after 'ly', thus making 'finite' bang in the middle of 'definitely', unless you are going to start using weighted values for individual letters.
As for the use of curly quotes and the ellipsis, my lap-top keyboard ignores attempts at ASCII characters, so I simply can't be bothered. At least I always use three dots. I accept that it was not a follow-on, but I like ellipses.
As for the use of curly quotes and the ellipsis, my lap-top keyboard ignores attempts at ASCII characters, so I simply can't be bothered. At least I always use three dots. I accept that it was not a follow-on, but I like ellipses.
Port is basically a red drink
Careless—and I probably won’t be allowed to forget it
Whoops! I was working with “definite†. Careless—and I probably won’t be allowed to forget it.KillerB wrote:I think you will find that there are two letters before 'finite', 'de' and two letters after 'ly', thus making 'finite' bang in the middle of 'definitely'
Sometimes when I think people are being weird I pay them compliments.KillerB wrote:I try my best. Sometimes it works, other times people just assume I'm being weird (again).Derek T. wrote:It was very amusing.KillerB wrote: I kind of liked the astrological theme.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- KillerB
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Probably for the best.Derek T. wrote:Sometimes when I think people are being weird I pay them compliments.KillerB wrote:I try my best. Sometimes it works, other times people just assume I'm being weird (again).Derek T. wrote:It was very amusing.KillerB wrote: I kind of liked the astrological theme.
Port is basically a red drink
Agreed. I do it to avoid losing Admin privilegesKillerB wrote:Probably for the best.Derek T. wrote:Sometimes when I think people are being weird I pay them compliments.KillerB wrote:I try my best. Sometimes it works, other times people just assume I'm being weird (again).Derek T. wrote:It was very amusing.KillerB wrote: I kind of liked the astrological theme.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn