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    PIEBALDconsult
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    On another site, I just saw a post saying, "My OnlyFans is under 5‼️" :omg:

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      On another site, I just saw a post saying, "My OnlyFans is under 5‼️" :omg:

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      OriginalGriff
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      I googled what "OnlyFans" was, and that turns out to be disturbing on many levels, not just the pedant in me ... :~

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        On another site, I just saw a post saying, "My OnlyFans is under 5‼️" :omg:

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        Daniel Pfeffer
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        Shouldn't that be "for us pedants"? :) (The same form as "for us the living")

        Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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          Shouldn't that be "for us pedants"? :) (The same form as "for us the living")

          Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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          As usual, it takes a foreigner to point out our bad English. :mad:

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            Shouldn't that be "for us pedants"? :) (The same form as "for us the living")

            Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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            PIEBALDconsult
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            Ah, self-identifying, very good.

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              As usual, it takes a foreigner to point out our bad English. :mad:

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              Daniel Pfeffer
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              Richard MacCutchan wrote:

              it takes a foreigner

              I beg your pardon! I, my parents, and three out of four of my grandparents were all born in London. We emigrated to Israel when I was a child.

              Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                Richard MacCutchan wrote:

                it takes a foreigner

                I beg your pardon! I, my parents, and three out of four of my grandparents were all born in London. We emigrated to Israel when I was a child.

                Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                In that case, I apologise.

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                  In that case, I apologise.

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                  Daniel Pfeffer
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                  No need to apologise. I just wanted to point out that grammar is not quite extinct even among the "youf". :) Sorry if I came on a bit too hard.

                  Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                    Shouldn't that be "for us pedants"? :) (The same form as "for us the living")

                    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                    Almost certainly not! :-\ The ellipsis after 'pedants' indicates this phrase is part of a sentence, in which case the subject would be 'pedants' and the previous pronoun would take the same form - as in "We the people...". The grammar pedant strikes again! :laugh:

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                      Almost certainly not! :-\ The ellipsis after 'pedants' indicates this phrase is part of a sentence, in which case the subject would be 'pedants' and the previous pronoun would take the same form - as in "We the people...". The grammar pedant strikes again! :laugh:

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                      Daniel Pfeffer
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                      Perhaps I was wrong. (Wouldn't be the first time...) EDIT: It all depends on whether Madison or Lincoln was the better grammarian. :)

                      Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                        Perhaps I was wrong. (Wouldn't be the first time...) EDIT: It all depends on whether Madison or Lincoln was the better grammarian. :)

                        Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                        Chris C B
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                        It is possible to construct a sentence following the ellipsis where 'pedants' is not the subject, but it would be a cumbersome construct.

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                          Almost certainly not! :-\ The ellipsis after 'pedants' indicates this phrase is part of a sentence, in which case the subject would be 'pedants' and the previous pronoun would take the same form - as in "We the people...". The grammar pedant strikes again! :laugh:

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                          CPallini
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                          But, what would be the target of 'for'?

                          "In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto

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                            No need to apologise. I just wanted to point out that grammar is not quite extinct even among the "youf". :) Sorry if I came on a bit too hard.

                            Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                            Daniel Pfeffer wrote:

                            Sorry if I came on a bit too hard.

                            Be assured you did not, no apology necessary.

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                            • P PIEBALDconsult

                              On another site, I just saw a post saying, "My OnlyFans is under 5‼️" :omg:

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                              jsc42
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                              5!! ~= 6.6895029134491270575881180540904e+198 That is about 4.84e+188 times older than the universe, assuming that the units are years (and that the universe is 1.38e10 years old) I may be a pedant but I am not pedantic

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                                5!! ~= 6.6895029134491270575881180540904e+198 That is about 4.84e+188 times older than the universe, assuming that the units are years (and that the universe is 1.38e10 years old) I may be a pedant but I am not pedantic

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                                PIEBALDconsult
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                                I believe the units would be U.S. Dollars, but I didn't research it further.

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                                  5!! ~= 6.6895029134491270575881180540904e+198 That is about 4.84e+188 times older than the universe, assuming that the units are years (and that the universe is 1.38e10 years old) I may be a pedant but I am not pedantic

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                                  The Calculator on my Mac says 5! = 120 120! = Not a number. (Actually starts at 102!)

                                  I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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                                    The Calculator on my Mac says 5! = 120 120! = Not a number. (Actually starts at 102!)

                                    I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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                                    Daniel Pfeffer
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                                    Use [Stirling's Approximation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling's\_approximation) to estimate N! for larger N. ln(n!) = n ln(n) - n + O(ln(n))

                                    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                                      The Calculator on my Mac says 5! = 120 120! = Not a number. (Actually starts at 102!)

                                      I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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                                      jsc42
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                                      I used the calculator that comes as part of Windows (in Scientific mode)

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