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My favourite one is along the lines of this: "I have excellent attention to detal".
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_Damian S_ wrote:
My favourite one is along the lines of this: "I have excellent attention to detal".
Something that's been getting right up my nose, lately, is the number of instances of "please wait while the [whatever] is being [whatevered]" that turn up on my monitor. Fine, so it's code that was outsourced to Bangalore, but can't they get someone to translate the Indian-English dialect into one of the native varieties?
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If everyone could type properly and speak properly then there'd be no problems with communication. By speak properly, do you imply THINK properly? Otherwise, I would have to disagree. The mind must be properly engaged, or all else will be for naught. For example, perfectly fine running code. compiles okay, links okay, runs okay, but very convoluted - improper thought processes led to its creation. Same thing with grammar - it could be syntactically and verbally correct, but utter gibberish - that is not good communications to me!
Indeed. Must be me not thinking about what I'm saying. 3 day sub-standard sleeping does noone any favours. Especially since I don't like coffee. Still, even if people didn't think, if they could say clearly what was on their mind it would certainly help.
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[Activate Ninja mode] :~ If you fancy writing an open-source random number generate I'm sure plenty of people will use it. It wouldn't be a question anyway, since it seems that the problem is due to it being multi-threaded.
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Confused? You will be...There are loads of very good "generates" around, some probably on CP. Why not just seed it with the time or something, that'll randomise it enough.
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If "loose" were spelled "luice" (like "juice"), it might be better. But then again, "lose" doesn't sound anything like "hose", or "pose" (which itself is dangerously close to "posse").
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001I doubt that. I just saw "...are two many.." in a bold headline in a print magazine.
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As for the CV part... "I do not tend to loose track of things. I am very good with following complex code and can write formulas." Yes, I know about "formulae"!
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Confused? You will be...Ninja-the-Nerd wrote:
"I do not tend to loose track of things. I am very good with following complex code and can write formulas."
that being an example of a mistake? i do not tend to lose track of things? -- i guess i could use lose in a CV if it was used a double negative like above, but i would rather use I am good at keep track of (things). i would not use things either to laid back, would be more specific to the thing. i'm no A grade English person, i always get things wrong as i often just pick one and use it all the time. (to or too, their or there) but those are just my pet hates in a CV and formal report i would check for that. But on CP i don’t see it mattering that much. p.s on a side note, I’m very forgiving to people posting on CP as its a multi national site and though english is stated as the used language i understand that people from other countries (and sometimes from english speaking countries) have trouble spelling and grammar. Most people in the computing field don’t pay attention to spelling as "word will fix it" and god it does help! :-D.
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sonsam wrote:
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I think I'm going to cry...
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Ninja-the-Nerd wrote:
"I do not tend to loose track of things. I am very good with following complex code and can write formulas."
that being an example of a mistake? i do not tend to lose track of things? -- i guess i could use lose in a CV if it was used a double negative like above, but i would rather use I am good at keep track of (things). i would not use things either to laid back, would be more specific to the thing. i'm no A grade English person, i always get things wrong as i often just pick one and use it all the time. (to or too, their or there) but those are just my pet hates in a CV and formal report i would check for that. But on CP i don’t see it mattering that much. p.s on a side note, I’m very forgiving to people posting on CP as its a multi national site and though english is stated as the used language i understand that people from other countries (and sometimes from english speaking countries) have trouble spelling and grammar. Most people in the computing field don’t pay attention to spelling as "word will fix it" and god it does help! :-D.
Very open minded post, I'll say. I should really be more specific about where it annoys me - it always annoys me, but to pick at everyone's messages... I would though, never hand in anything to anyone with spelling errors or bad grammar. Mostly though, I correct as I go (Ctrl+Backspace keys are fairly worn out from this).
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... There is no alternative spelling -- especially not the "oo" variety that I just read in a CV (résumé). Add it to your "No matter how smart I am, spelling this wrong will make me look stoopid!" lists.
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And my wife's a Loose Woman[^]! :-D
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Interesting combo of sig and topic.:laugh:
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... There is no alternative spelling -- especially not the "oo" variety that I just read in a CV (résumé). Add it to your "No matter how smart I am, spelling this wrong will make me look stoopid!" lists.
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Ninja-the-Nerd wrote:
"I do not tend to loose track of things. I am very good with following complex code and can write formulas."
that being an example of a mistake? i do not tend to lose track of things? -- i guess i could use lose in a CV if it was used a double negative like above, but i would rather use I am good at keep track of (things). i would not use things either to laid back, would be more specific to the thing. i'm no A grade English person, i always get things wrong as i often just pick one and use it all the time. (to or too, their or there) but those are just my pet hates in a CV and formal report i would check for that. But on CP i don’t see it mattering that much. p.s on a side note, I’m very forgiving to people posting on CP as its a multi national site and though english is stated as the used language i understand that people from other countries (and sometimes from english speaking countries) have trouble spelling and grammar. Most people in the computing field don’t pay attention to spelling as "word will fix it" and god it does help! :-D.
sonsam wrote:
i'm no A grade English person
You don't have to be; most language-related "errors" don't matter, but a few really do make you look "stoopid". Using "loose" for "lose" is one of them; it's a typical teeny-AOLer gaffe.
sonsam wrote:
Most people in the computing field don’t pay attention to spelling as "word will fix it" and god it does help!
I have no idea how I managed to survive, before the days of the spellchecker. I've blotted those dark days out of my mind.
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I had an email out of the blue this week from an ex girl friend. It in she said Im very lose with my other ex boy friends and their new partners. Im not sure if she missed a c or an o
Josh Gray wrote:
I had an email out of the blue this week from an ex girl friend. It in she said Im very lose with my other ex boy friends and their new partners. Im not sure if she missed a c or an o
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