Murdering English
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Tom Delany wrote:
Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point"
Wouldn't that be the opposite of a talking point? We need more of those around... ;P
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Shog9 wrote:
Wouldn't that be the opposite of a talking point? We need more of those around...
Agreed. :)
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
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I once worked for an Englishman and had to hold a meeting explaining aspects of the system to non technical users. I asked him if he wanted me to go into details or just give it to them in plain English. He cleared his throat and said, "You mean, plain American." :)
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
"You mean, plain American."
That must've hurt. :laugh: Reminds me of when Professor Henry Higgins is asking the musical question, "Why Can't the English Teach Their Children How to Speak"? Referring to English he remarks, "Why in America they haven't used it for years!"
BDF A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool. -- Moliere
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I guess I am a curmudgeon today. I was sitting here Googling for information on a programming question (which I will NOT mention here), when I came across an old Microsoft forum post in which two guys were going back and forth. I don't know if English was either one's first language or not, but the following caught my eye: "But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes, holds exactly the same type and style of data as an unsigned char array would in C++ ...". I assume he meant "all intents and purposes". Maybe he really has "intensive" purposes. :rolleyes: Then, the other guy, in his answer, comes up with this gem: First, he lists two different ways to accomplish the same thing in C++ code. Then the gem... "Note: both 1 and 2 are threaten the same by the interop marshaler, only the C code semantics differs." Now maybe I've not done enough with .NET interop, but I have yet to see the interop marshaller "threaten" anyone or anything... It is Microsoft code, so I guess anything is possible... Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point" (rather than a moot point). :mad: I guess I'll crawl back into my cave now...
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
Yesterday, my wife, out 2 year old daughter, my mother-in-law and my wife's neice were out driving somewhere. My mother-in-law said something about having a 'idear'... My wife corrected her and asked her to use proper English when speaking because she doesn't want our daughter to use improper words. Then, my wife said, and I quote... "Y'all need to think about what you're saying..." I laughed and pointed out her word usage; the hit in the arm was worth it! Tim
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Yesterday, my wife, out 2 year old daughter, my mother-in-law and my wife's neice were out driving somewhere. My mother-in-law said something about having a 'idear'... My wife corrected her and asked her to use proper English when speaking because she doesn't want our daughter to use improper words. Then, my wife said, and I quote... "Y'all need to think about what you're saying..." I laughed and pointed out her word usage; the hit in the arm was worth it! Tim
I was talking to my colleague. She told me her friend used to occasionally babysit her daughter and now that her friend is getting married. I asked her, "So, what you gonna do after their wedding?" I meant for babysitting. She blushed and said, "I guess they will go to honeymoon". Oops! :-O
/* I can C */ // or !C Yusuf
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Yesterday, my wife, out 2 year old daughter, my mother-in-law and my wife's neice were out driving somewhere. My mother-in-law said something about having a 'idear'... My wife corrected her and asked her to use proper English when speaking because she doesn't want our daughter to use improper words. Then, my wife said, and I quote... "Y'all need to think about what you're saying..." I laughed and pointed out her word usage; the hit in the arm was worth it! Tim
"Y'all" is a proper word. Here's a texas-oriented example... Half a dozen English teachers are out for a day's hunt. One of them stops and says, "I'm gonna put on a blindfold and spin around shooting my shotgun. I suggest y'all duck." I doubt very seriously that any of the other guys will stand around arguing about that guy's use of "y'all".
"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, 10/26/2001 -
I guess I am a curmudgeon today. I was sitting here Googling for information on a programming question (which I will NOT mention here), when I came across an old Microsoft forum post in which two guys were going back and forth. I don't know if English was either one's first language or not, but the following caught my eye: "But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes, holds exactly the same type and style of data as an unsigned char array would in C++ ...". I assume he meant "all intents and purposes". Maybe he really has "intensive" purposes. :rolleyes: Then, the other guy, in his answer, comes up with this gem: First, he lists two different ways to accomplish the same thing in C++ code. Then the gem... "Note: both 1 and 2 are threaten the same by the interop marshaler, only the C code semantics differs." Now maybe I've not done enough with .NET interop, but I have yet to see the interop marshaller "threaten" anyone or anything... It is Microsoft code, so I guess anything is possible... Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point" (rather than a moot point). :mad: I guess I'll crawl back into my cave now...
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
Murdering, eh? I guess it's the times. Back when I was a tike, it was "butchering English". Y'all remember them thar days, righty? Marc
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I guess I am a curmudgeon today. I was sitting here Googling for information on a programming question (which I will NOT mention here), when I came across an old Microsoft forum post in which two guys were going back and forth. I don't know if English was either one's first language or not, but the following caught my eye: "But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes, holds exactly the same type and style of data as an unsigned char array would in C++ ...". I assume he meant "all intents and purposes". Maybe he really has "intensive" purposes. :rolleyes: Then, the other guy, in his answer, comes up with this gem: First, he lists two different ways to accomplish the same thing in C++ code. Then the gem... "Note: both 1 and 2 are threaten the same by the interop marshaler, only the C code semantics differs." Now maybe I've not done enough with .NET interop, but I have yet to see the interop marshaller "threaten" anyone or anything... It is Microsoft code, so I guess anything is possible... Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point" (rather than a moot point). :mad: I guess I'll crawl back into my cave now...
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
I think the king of malapropisms was Sam Goldwyn of MGM fame: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/samuel_goldwyn.html[^]
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
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Yesterday, my wife, out 2 year old daughter, my mother-in-law and my wife's neice were out driving somewhere. My mother-in-law said something about having a 'idear'... My wife corrected her and asked her to use proper English when speaking because she doesn't want our daughter to use improper words. Then, my wife said, and I quote... "Y'all need to think about what you're saying..." I laughed and pointed out her word usage; the hit in the arm was worth it! Tim
Tim Carmichael wrote:
My mother-in-law said something about having a 'idear'...
A Massachusetts native, I assume? :) /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
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I guess I am a curmudgeon today. I was sitting here Googling for information on a programming question (which I will NOT mention here), when I came across an old Microsoft forum post in which two guys were going back and forth. I don't know if English was either one's first language or not, but the following caught my eye: "But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes, holds exactly the same type and style of data as an unsigned char array would in C++ ...". I assume he meant "all intents and purposes". Maybe he really has "intensive" purposes. :rolleyes: Then, the other guy, in his answer, comes up with this gem: First, he lists two different ways to accomplish the same thing in C++ code. Then the gem... "Note: both 1 and 2 are threaten the same by the interop marshaler, only the C code semantics differs." Now maybe I've not done enough with .NET interop, but I have yet to see the interop marshaller "threaten" anyone or anything... It is Microsoft code, so I guess anything is possible... Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point" (rather than a moot point). :mad: I guess I'll crawl back into my cave now...
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
Tom Delany wrote:
Now maybe I've not done enough with .NET interop, but I have yet to see the interop marshaller "threaten" anyone or anything... It is Microsoft code, so I guess anything is possible...
you must not have interesting code. My code threatens other code all the time. But the appropriate libraries each pay their own share of the ransom and all is well. The 3D graphics card and the driver that goes with it, are the leaders of a mob-like control over my computer -- extracting payments from all other programs. Everytime I take him out, another more powerful one is put in and the same thing happens. You must have boring code from the sound of it. My life is many things, but never boring. Sometimes I even want to trade.... :sigh:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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I guess I am a curmudgeon today. I was sitting here Googling for information on a programming question (which I will NOT mention here), when I came across an old Microsoft forum post in which two guys were going back and forth. I don't know if English was either one's first language or not, but the following caught my eye: "But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes, holds exactly the same type and style of data as an unsigned char array would in C++ ...". I assume he meant "all intents and purposes". Maybe he really has "intensive" purposes. :rolleyes: Then, the other guy, in his answer, comes up with this gem: First, he lists two different ways to accomplish the same thing in C++ code. Then the gem... "Note: both 1 and 2 are threaten the same by the interop marshaler, only the C code semantics differs." Now maybe I've not done enough with .NET interop, but I have yet to see the interop marshaller "threaten" anyone or anything... It is Microsoft code, so I guess anything is possible... Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point" (rather than a moot point). :mad: I guess I'll crawl back into my cave now...
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
Tom Delany wrote:
But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes
:-O I used to be guilty of that too. Judging by the 100,000+ results on google for "intensive purposes", looks like it's a common mistake.
Tom Delany wrote:
Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point"
One of the guys here at work has used that twice. I haven't said anything. :)
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Yesterday, my wife, out 2 year old daughter, my mother-in-law and my wife's neice were out driving somewhere. My mother-in-law said something about having a 'idear'... My wife corrected her and asked her to use proper English when speaking because she doesn't want our daughter to use improper words. Then, my wife said, and I quote... "Y'all need to think about what you're saying..." I laughed and pointed out her word usage; the hit in the arm was worth it! Tim
"idear" is pretty bad... I also really hate it when people use "ideal" instead of "idea". As in, "I had an ideal last night." WRONG WORD!
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Tom Delany wrote:
But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes
:-O I used to be guilty of that too. Judging by the 100,000+ results on google for "intensive purposes", looks like it's a common mistake.
Tom Delany wrote:
Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point"
One of the guys here at work has used that twice. I haven't said anything. :)
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"Y'all" is a proper word. Here's a texas-oriented example... Half a dozen English teachers are out for a day's hunt. One of them stops and says, "I'm gonna put on a blindfold and spin around shooting my shotgun. I suggest y'all duck." I doubt very seriously that any of the other guys will stand around arguing about that guy's use of "y'all".
"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, 10/26/2001My wife still gets onto me for saying gonna :laugh:
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Tim Carmichael wrote:
My mother-in-law said something about having a 'idear'...
A Massachusetts native, I assume? :) /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
A Massachusetts native
I am, and my mother says "idear", I don't know how she managed to raise six kids without passing that on.
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I guess I am a curmudgeon today. I was sitting here Googling for information on a programming question (which I will NOT mention here), when I came across an old Microsoft forum post in which two guys were going back and forth. I don't know if English was either one's first language or not, but the following caught my eye: "But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes, holds exactly the same type and style of data as an unsigned char array would in C++ ...". I assume he meant "all intents and purposes". Maybe he really has "intensive" purposes. :rolleyes: Then, the other guy, in his answer, comes up with this gem: First, he lists two different ways to accomplish the same thing in C++ code. Then the gem... "Note: both 1 and 2 are threaten the same by the interop marshaler, only the C code semantics differs." Now maybe I've not done enough with .NET interop, but I have yet to see the interop marshaller "threaten" anyone or anything... It is Microsoft code, so I guess anything is possible... Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point" (rather than a moot point). :mad: I guess I'll crawl back into my cave now...
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
Of course, all of this begs the question of how competent programmers can be writing programs when they can't even competently communicate to one another in English. There is a problem with the above sentence.
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Tom Delany wrote:
But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes
:-O I used to be guilty of that too. Judging by the 100,000+ results on google for "intensive purposes", looks like it's a common mistake.
Tom Delany wrote:
Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point"
One of the guys here at work has used that twice. I haven't said anything. :)
Judah Himango wrote:
intensive purposes
I used it once as a joke in a presentation.... how to get more out of your CPU.... for intensive purposes... ;)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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Tom Delany wrote:
Now maybe I've not done enough with .NET interop, but I have yet to see the interop marshaller "threaten" anyone or anything... It is Microsoft code, so I guess anything is possible...
you must not have interesting code. My code threatens other code all the time. But the appropriate libraries each pay their own share of the ransom and all is well. The 3D graphics card and the driver that goes with it, are the leaders of a mob-like control over my computer -- extracting payments from all other programs. Everytime I take him out, another more powerful one is put in and the same thing happens. You must have boring code from the sound of it. My life is many things, but never boring. Sometimes I even want to trade.... :sigh:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
:sigh: Extremely boring... :sigh:
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
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:sigh: Extremely boring... :sigh:
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
inject an ex husband into the code.... I hear they liven up anything.... :rolleyes: ;)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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I guess I am a curmudgeon today. I was sitting here Googling for information on a programming question (which I will NOT mention here), when I came across an old Microsoft forum post in which two guys were going back and forth. I don't know if English was either one's first language or not, but the following caught my eye: "But marshaling this byte array, which, for all intensive purposes, holds exactly the same type and style of data as an unsigned char array would in C++ ...". I assume he meant "all intents and purposes". Maybe he really has "intensive" purposes. :rolleyes: Then, the other guy, in his answer, comes up with this gem: First, he lists two different ways to accomplish the same thing in C++ code. Then the gem... "Note: both 1 and 2 are threaten the same by the interop marshaler, only the C code semantics differs." Now maybe I've not done enough with .NET interop, but I have yet to see the interop marshaller "threaten" anyone or anything... It is Microsoft code, so I guess anything is possible... Reminds me of the old boss I had that used to say that something was a "mute point" (rather than a moot point). :mad: I guess I'll crawl back into my cave now...
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
Yes, those are bad. Along with "irregardless", "acrosst", and "could of" (and its variants). More subtle is "different than" instead of "different from". Also the use of "taste" when "flavor" (flavour?) is correct. And my own personal crusade; "Since" should only be used with chronology, use "because" for cause-and-effect.
Tom Delany wrote:
"threaten"
Unsafe code?
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Murdering, eh? I guess it's the times. Back when I was a tike, it was "butchering English". Y'all remember them thar days, righty? Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
Y'all remember them thar days, righty?
yeah, I remember them days.... why we used to walk ten miles in the snow to school every morning while chopping down trees for firewood, and then collect them trees and carry them back on the way home.... yup, life was hard back then, the youth of today got it easy! :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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