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  • M Marco Bertschi

    Chris Maunder wrote:

    inconsistent and illogical language we have

    Didn't knew that you speak german :^)

    I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.

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    Lost User
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    Marco Bertschi wrote:

    german

    I thought this was a Java thread.

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    • K Keith Barrow

      There is another error in their, along the same lines. There are also two mistakes in this post, though the one is paradoxical.

      PB 369,783 wrote:

      I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]

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      PJ Arends
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      There, their, they're... It's gotten to the point I do not care anymore X|

      Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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      • C Chris Maunder

        This is actual code in our codebase:

        // Items in Bad must have counterparts in Good.
        private static readonly string[] _badWords =
        {
        <list of really naughty words >, "gotten"
        };

        private static readonly string[] _goodWords =
        {
        <list of really naughty words santised>, "acquire, obtain, come by, receive, gain, or any of the many, many, MANY other words that deserve to be used instead" };

        ...
        // some code to search and replace bad words with good words.

        <Serious Dad-frown and a pointing finger> Don't make me use it! </Serious Dad-frown and a pointing finger>

        cheers Chris Maunder

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        realJSOP
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        Oh I see - your code isn't working because we capitalize it. If it wasn't for the extreme liberal bias exhibited by your adopted homeland, I'd offer to come up there and straighten out the rest of your code (for money of course).

        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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        When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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        • C Chris Maunder

          Everytime someone uses that word a kitten dies. You're a good man.

          cheers Chris Maunder

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          realJSOP
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          You can't pin this[^] on me...

          ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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          You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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          When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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          • P PJ Arends

            There, their, they're... It's gotten to the point I do not care anymore X|

            Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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            realJSOP
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            You're doing it wrong.

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
            -----
            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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            When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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              You're doing it wrong.

              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
              -----
              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
              -----
              When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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              PJ Arends
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              That's what my wife says too.

              Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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              • C Chris Maunder

                Everytime someone uses that word a kitten dies. You're a good man.

                cheers Chris Maunder

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                PJ Arends
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                As I have said before; The only good cat is a dead cat. All the more incentive to use gotten.

                Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  You speak real good. Actually I feel like that now. I can't use any of the rich, colourful terms we have in Oz becuase I just get blank stares, or worse: they just pick a random interpretation of what they think I said and go with it.

                  cheers Chris Maunder

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                  Gary R Wheeler
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                  "They just pick a random interpretation of what they think I said and go with it" See what you get for actually talking to users?

                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                  • P PJ Arends

                    That's what my wife says too.

                    Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                    Roger Wright
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                    Still? Didn't you learn anything from watching the burros in Oatman, PJ? :-D

                    Will Rogers never met me.

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      Still? Didn't you learn anything from watching the burros in Oatman, PJ? :-D

                      Will Rogers never met me.

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                      PIEBALDconsult
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                      PJ was in Oatman? :confused:

                      You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                      • R Roger Wright

                        Still? Didn't you learn anything from watching the burros in Oatman, PJ? :-D

                        Will Rogers never met me.

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                        PJ Arends
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                        I'm a guy, everything I do is wrong:~

                        Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                        • P PIEBALDconsult

                          PJ was in Oatman? :confused:

                          You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                          PJ Arends
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                          Yeah, that was one crazy trip. 4 days to Arizona and back. Good times. :)

                          Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                          • C Chris Maunder

                            You speak real good. Actually I feel like that now. I can't use any of the rich, colourful terms we have in Oz becuase I just get blank stares, or worse: they just pick a random interpretation of what they think I said and go with it.

                            cheers Chris Maunder

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                            Lost User
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                            Bonza!

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                            • P PIEBALDconsult

                              PJ was in Oatman? :confused:

                              You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                              Roger Wright
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                              Yep! He got a wild hair up his nether orifice and took off on a road trip; ended up here and we went to Oatman to visit the wild, free-range Democrats. A good time was had by all, I hope. I certainly enjoyed it! :-D

                              Will Rogers never met me.

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                                I'm a guy, everything I do is wrong:~

                                Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                                Roger Wright
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                                You're a married guy; it makes a difference. A single guy can at least enjoy his delusions about being right once in a while.

                                Will Rogers never met me.

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                                • R Roger Wright

                                  Yep! He got a wild hair up his nether orifice and took off on a road trip; ended up here and we went to Oatman to visit the wild, free-range Democrats. A good time was had by all, I hope. I certainly enjoyed it! :-D

                                  Will Rogers never met me.

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                                  PIEBALDconsult
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                                  Oh, how you malign the wildlife. :sigh: I think we last visited Oatman about a year ago*, on our way back from Vegas. Finally drove over that big new bridge too. * FaceBook tells me it was last July.

                                  You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                                    Oh, how you malign the wildlife. :sigh: I think we last visited Oatman about a year ago*, on our way back from Vegas. Finally drove over that big new bridge too. * FaceBook tells me it was last July.

                                    You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                                    Roger Wright
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                                    Hehehe... well, I don't have a problem maligning those wildlifes - burros or Democrats, they're all jackasses to me. I haven't been through Oatman for about a year or so. The last time was probably Jan - Feb 2013, as I took my new Savage .243 Axis out for a test shoot after work one evening on the way home. Boundary Cone Road is the main road to Oatman from my office, being the original Route 66, but it continues on to Kingman and points East. Immediately after leaving the town, though, there's a dirt road to the left that goes to Bullhead City called Silver Creek Road. There are a number of spots along that road where it's safe and legal to shoot. I haven't fired it since, as I really don't care for bolt action rifles, and haven't had much reason to visit Oatman either. Since I got the .243 BLR and .30-06 BAR I've been really intent on becoming proficient with them, and that requires a formal range. Happily, there are two on Boundary Cone Road - one near my office, and the other in Golden Valley. The close one is good for general shooting, but the one in Golden Valley has a 1000 yard range, which both of my favorite calibers are designed to reach accurately. I hope one day to be competent to shoot that range with either. :-D

                                    Will Rogers never met me.

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                                    • P PIEBALDconsult

                                      "I try and to lead by" "I try and to coach" The use of "and" in these circumstsances implies success.

                                      You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                                      Simon ORiordan from UK
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                                      Innit.

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                                      • R Roger Wright

                                        You misspelled sanitized in _goodWords. ;P

                                        Will Rogers never met me.

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                                        SortaCore
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                                        Cue furious debate which English is more "original" - including the War of Independence, how French people are too nosy, why the British are way better at handling tea*****, and of course Hitler... *****hint: don't add seawater

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                                        • C Chris Maunder

                                          I try and lead by example. I try and coach not curse. I try - Lord Knows I Try - to teach the youngin's how to cherish this wonderful, inconsistent and illogical language we have, and to use the depth and breadth of its vocabulary to its fullest. And yet some insist, provocatively, on abusing its fulsome goodness with the use of Words Abhorrent Unto John Galsworthy. I'm watching you, Nagy.

                                          cheers Chris Maunder

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                                          xiecsuk
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                                          Quote:

                                          The Death of English as we know it...

                                          As who knows it - the originators or the bastardisers?

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