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  • G Gary Wheeler

    Feeling cranky today, Mr. Maunder? Hamsters getting you down? Or is it just the continual mucking out of the Lounge? I suggest: Bike.

    Software Zen: delete this;

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    Chris Maunder
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    Ah, if only. The weather here: miserable. (Best said with a bad French accent)

    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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    • H Henry Minute

      Luc Pattyn wrote:

      (once more the fail-to-paste-a-link-bug)

      Odd innit? I had an instance earlier today, paste one link - all OK, paste another - total failure.

      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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      Luc Pattyn
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      in my experience: 1. it works well when no text is selected (first paste link, then change the text it shows); 2. it fails seemingly randomly when text is selected (type text to become link text, select it, then make it a link by pasting a URL) 3. it seems to depend on where on the text line the selection is; first word works well most of the time, last word often fails. And then it shows rather infrequently, making it hard for a proper black-box investigation. :)

      Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

      Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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      • C Chris Maunder

        The correct plural of Octopus in British English. There - you've learned something new today.

        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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        Nish Nishant
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        Chris Maunder wrote:

        The correct plural of Octopus in British English.

        You've just pissed off some of our British members there who insist that what they speak is just English. :-D

        Regards, Nish


        My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Code Project Forums : New Posts Monitor This application monitors for new posts in the Code Project forums.

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        • N Nish Nishant

          Chris Maunder wrote:

          The correct plural of Octopus in British English.

          You've just pissed off some of our British members there who insist that what they speak is just English. :-D

          Regards, Nish


          My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Code Project Forums : New Posts Monitor This application monitors for new posts in the Code Project forums.

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          Chris Maunder
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          Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]

          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

          modified on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:32 PM

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            Chris Maunder wrote:

            The correct plural of Octopus in British English.

            You've just pissed off some of our British members there who insist that what they speak is just English. :-D

            Regards, Nish


            My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Code Project Forums : New Posts Monitor This application monitors for new posts in the Code Project forums.

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            Gary Wheeler
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            I think if Chris gets tweaked any further today, he's going to replace CP with a single Twitter feed.

            Software Zen: delete this;

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            • C Chris Maunder

              Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]

              cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

              modified on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:32 PM

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              Nish Nishant
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              Chris Maunder wrote:

              If only they could here themselves! Crazy, I tell you.

              :laugh:

              Regards, Nish


              My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Code Project Forums : New Posts Monitor This application monitors for new posts in the Code Project forums.

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              • C Chris Maunder

                http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0015-octopus.htm[^]

                cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                Luc Pattyn
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                yup, that's the video I watched before posting. Did you miss the "they all forgot one thing" part? :)

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0015-octopus.htm[^]

                  cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                  kinar
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                  When I saw the word octopodes, I thought it should be pronounced octo-podes. After watching that video,...I now know it is pronounced oc-top-oh-dees (since it is greek). that is what I learned from that video However, I think I'll stick with Max's pluralization posted above...octopussies

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                  • G Gary Wheeler

                    I think if Chris gets tweaked any further today, he's going to replace CP with a single Twitter feed.

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    Luc Pattyn
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                    Gary Wheeler wrote:

                    a single Twitter feed

                    Maybe Verity Stob[^] would appreciate that. :)

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                    • C Chris Maunder

                      Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]

                      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

                      modified on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:32 PM

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                      Chris Meech
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                      Okay from now on, I'll type with an accent, too. That's much better, eh. :)

                      Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]

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                      • N Nish Nishant

                        Chris Maunder wrote:

                        The correct plural of Octopus in British English.

                        You've just pissed off some of our British members there who insist that what they speak is just English. :-D

                        Regards, Nish


                        My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Code Project Forums : New Posts Monitor This application monitors for new posts in the Code Project forums.

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                        Lost User
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                        Dear, we don't need to. ;)

                        Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          The correct plural of Octopus in British English. There - you've learned something new today.

                          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                          Roger Wright
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                          That sudden flash of knowledge has left me reeling; perhaps I should take the rest of the day off. :)

                          Will Rogers never met me.

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                            Dear, we don't need to. ;)

                            Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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                            Nish Nishant
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                            Trollslayer wrote:

                            Dear, we don't need to.

                            Okay that was low! :-D

                            Regards, Nish


                            My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Code Project Forums : New Posts Monitor This application monitors for new posts in the Code Project forums.

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                            • C Chris Maunder

                              Ah, if only. The weather here: miserable. (Best said with a bad French accent)

                              cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                              Roger Wright
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                              Chris Maunder wrote:

                              weather here: miserable.

                              Ah, we've taken on a bit of a cold snap here, as well. It's only a brisk 78°F today, with partly cloudy skies and a light breeze to ensure frostbite for the unaware. Luckily I brought along my Eddie Bauer Genuine Goose Liver-filled SocksTM today. Can't be too safe in harsh climes... :)

                              Will Rogers never met me.

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                              • C Chris Maunder

                                Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]

                                cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

                                modified on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:32 PM

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                                Roger Wright
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                                Chris Maunder wrote:

                                If only they could here themselves!

                                Is that the Canadian spelling?

                                Will Rogers never met me.

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                                • C Chris Maunder

                                  Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]

                                  cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

                                  modified on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:32 PM

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                                  Dan Neely
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                                  A?

                                  3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                  • R Roger Wright

                                    Chris Maunder wrote:

                                    weather here: miserable.

                                    Ah, we've taken on a bit of a cold snap here, as well. It's only a brisk 78°F today, with partly cloudy skies and a light breeze to ensure frostbite for the unaware. Luckily I brought along my Eddie Bauer Genuine Goose Liver-filled SocksTM today. Can't be too safe in harsh climes... :)

                                    Will Rogers never met me.

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                                    Chris Maunder
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                                    Please, tell me more. :mad:

                                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                    • C Chris Maunder

                                      The correct plural of Octopus in British English. There - you've learned something new today.

                                      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                      Lost User
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                                      Chris Maunder wrote:

                                      The correct plural of Octopus in British English.

                                      Well it was a few centuries ago, but the generally accepted plural in British (aka Modern) English is actually octopuses; octopi is not correct in either case.

                                      Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash

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                                      • K kinar

                                        When I saw the word octopodes, I thought it should be pronounced octo-podes. After watching that video,...I now know it is pronounced oc-top-oh-dees (since it is greek). that is what I learned from that video However, I think I'll stick with Max's pluralization posted above...octopussies

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                                        Chris Trelawny Ross
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                                        Didn't see the video, so maybe they addressed this, maybe they didn't, but ... octopus sounds like it has a Latin origin, so why do those oh-so-smart scientists seem to think that it's plural should have a Greek origin?

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                                        • C Chris Maunder

                                          The correct plural of Octopus in British English. There - you've learned something new today.

                                          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                          Indivara
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                                          I don't care if it is wrong. Mmmmm. Pie. (can we have a pie icon? :pie: ) -- Partly OT - found this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_Pie[^]

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