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    Dalek Dave
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    I have just returned from Chelmsford, (hell of a journey around the M25 at 5.00pm), having attended the funeral of Michelle's grandmother. Simple service and tea & biscuits. Lots of tears from Michelle, but I remained stoic and reassuring for her. For those missing the CCC, it shall, of course, all things being equal, return tomorrow, with, hopefully, a fiendinshly difficult, yet, strangley, solvable clue. I noted that I was deputised today, and thank would like to thank Chris C-B for his valiant effort. I also noted, approvingly, that he used a word he only learnt yesterday, and I think it was myself who introduced him to it!

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

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      I have just returned from Chelmsford, (hell of a journey around the M25 at 5.00pm), having attended the funeral of Michelle's grandmother. Simple service and tea & biscuits. Lots of tears from Michelle, but I remained stoic and reassuring for her. For those missing the CCC, it shall, of course, all things being equal, return tomorrow, with, hopefully, a fiendinshly difficult, yet, strangley, solvable clue. I noted that I was deputised today, and thank would like to thank Chris C-B for his valiant effort. I also noted, approvingly, that he used a word he only learnt yesterday, and I think it was myself who introduced him to it!

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

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      Dalek Dave wrote:

      with, hopefully, a fiendinshly difficult, yet, strangley, solvable clue.

      ... not about funerals is it? :suss: Oh, ouch, eek, I can feel the hatred already building!

      Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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        Dalek Dave wrote:

        with, hopefully, a fiendinshly difficult, yet, strangley, solvable clue.

        ... not about funerals is it? :suss: Oh, ouch, eek, I can feel the hatred already building!

        Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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        Dalek Dave
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        No, but I appreciate the intended humour!

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

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          I have just returned from Chelmsford, (hell of a journey around the M25 at 5.00pm), having attended the funeral of Michelle's grandmother. Simple service and tea & biscuits. Lots of tears from Michelle, but I remained stoic and reassuring for her. For those missing the CCC, it shall, of course, all things being equal, return tomorrow, with, hopefully, a fiendinshly difficult, yet, strangley, solvable clue. I noted that I was deputised today, and thank would like to thank Chris C-B for his valiant effort. I also noted, approvingly, that he used a word he only learnt yesterday, and I think it was myself who introduced him to it!

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

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          Henry Minute
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          Dalek Dave wrote:

          (hell of a journey around the M25 at 5.00pm),

          I suspect the cortege moved faster.

          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.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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            I have just returned from Chelmsford, (hell of a journey around the M25 at 5.00pm), having attended the funeral of Michelle's grandmother. Simple service and tea & biscuits. Lots of tears from Michelle, but I remained stoic and reassuring for her. For those missing the CCC, it shall, of course, all things being equal, return tomorrow, with, hopefully, a fiendinshly difficult, yet, strangley, solvable clue. I noted that I was deputised today, and thank would like to thank Chris C-B for his valiant effort. I also noted, approvingly, that he used a word he only learnt yesterday, and I think it was myself who introduced him to it!

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

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            Vikram A Punathambekar
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            First things first DD - my commiserations. Is it a Brit thing to use a dot/full stop to separate hours and minutes? If yes, is it standard in British English, or is it archaic usage? Even in India, it's always 5:00, never 5.00. The only place I remember seeing the dot is a couple of Miss Marple books. (I'm a Poirot guy myself!)

            Cheers, विक्रम (Got my troika of CCCs!) Need sig - urgentz!!!

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            • D Dalek Dave

              I have just returned from Chelmsford, (hell of a journey around the M25 at 5.00pm), having attended the funeral of Michelle's grandmother. Simple service and tea & biscuits. Lots of tears from Michelle, but I remained stoic and reassuring for her. For those missing the CCC, it shall, of course, all things being equal, return tomorrow, with, hopefully, a fiendinshly difficult, yet, strangley, solvable clue. I noted that I was deputised today, and thank would like to thank Chris C-B for his valiant effort. I also noted, approvingly, that he used a word he only learnt yesterday, and I think it was myself who introduced him to it!

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

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              Dalek Dave wrote:

              I also noted, approvingly, that he used a word he only learnt yesterday, and I think it was myself who introduced him to it!

              Sorry, no. Richard Dawkins 'The greatest show on earth'. I missed your earlier use of the word - work. X| Anyway, I'm glad you're back - I really wouldn't want to make a habit of it!

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              • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                First things first DD - my commiserations. Is it a Brit thing to use a dot/full stop to separate hours and minutes? If yes, is it standard in British English, or is it archaic usage? Even in India, it's always 5:00, never 5.00. The only place I remember seeing the dot is a couple of Miss Marple books. (I'm a Poirot guy myself!)

                Cheers, विक्रम (Got my troika of CCCs!) Need sig - urgentz!!!

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                It could be an army thing: “five hundred hours”. :-D

                The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                • D Dalek Dave

                  I have just returned from Chelmsford, (hell of a journey around the M25 at 5.00pm), having attended the funeral of Michelle's grandmother. Simple service and tea & biscuits. Lots of tears from Michelle, but I remained stoic and reassuring for her. For those missing the CCC, it shall, of course, all things being equal, return tomorrow, with, hopefully, a fiendinshly difficult, yet, strangley, solvable clue. I noted that I was deputised today, and thank would like to thank Chris C-B for his valiant effort. I also noted, approvingly, that he used a word he only learnt yesterday, and I think it was myself who introduced him to it!

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

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                  I’m amazed from the fact that 90% of the words used in the CCC are not in my English-Bulgarian electronic dictionary and though it’s not the biggest one available it’s still 120 000 words!

                  The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                    I’m amazed from the fact that 90% of the words used in the CCC are not in my English-Bulgarian electronic dictionary and though it’s not the biggest one available it’s still 120 000 words!

                    The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                    Jorgen Andersson
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                    Well the English language contains about 260000 words (give or take depending on definitions) so considering that DD doesn't intend to make them easy...

                    "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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                    • D Dalek Dave

                      I have just returned from Chelmsford, (hell of a journey around the M25 at 5.00pm), having attended the funeral of Michelle's grandmother. Simple service and tea & biscuits. Lots of tears from Michelle, but I remained stoic and reassuring for her. For those missing the CCC, it shall, of course, all things being equal, return tomorrow, with, hopefully, a fiendinshly difficult, yet, strangley, solvable clue. I noted that I was deputised today, and thank would like to thank Chris C-B for his valiant effort. I also noted, approvingly, that he used a word he only learnt yesterday, and I think it was myself who introduced him to it!

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

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                      Joe Woodbury
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                      While you were gone, we all got together for free beer. Sorry.

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                        Well the English language contains about 260000 words (give or take depending on definitions) so considering that DD doesn't intend to make them easy...

                        "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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                        OriginalGriff
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                        The OED[^] says the number is between 200,000 and 750,000 depending on your definition! Needless to say, you have to know them all in order to be allowed to leave school and enter the workplace. :laugh:

                        Did you know: That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          The OED[^] says the number is between 200,000 and 750,000 depending on your definition! Needless to say, you have to know them all in order to be allowed to leave school and enter the workplace. :laugh:

                          Did you know: That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.

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                          Luc Pattyn
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                          OriginalGriff wrote:

                          The OED[^] says the number is between 200,000 and 750,000 depending on your definition!

                          Very strange and unscientific. While I admit I haven't read it, I would assume the OED includes the definition for word and hence could give a much more accurate number. :confused:

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                            First things first DD - my commiserations. Is it a Brit thing to use a dot/full stop to separate hours and minutes? If yes, is it standard in British English, or is it archaic usage? Even in India, it's always 5:00, never 5.00. The only place I remember seeing the dot is a couple of Miss Marple books. (I'm a Poirot guy myself!)

                            Cheers, विक्रम (Got my troika of CCCs!) Need sig - urgentz!!!

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                            Henry Minute
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                            Most Brits that I know/have come into contact with use the colon. I suspect the strain of the day finally caught up with DD.

                            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.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                              OriginalGriff wrote:

                              The OED[^] says the number is between 200,000 and 750,000 depending on your definition!

                              Very strange and unscientific. While I admit I haven't read it, I would assume the OED includes the definition for word and hence could give a much more accurate number. :confused:

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                              Luc Pattyn wrote:

                              While I admit I haven't read it

                              Oh you should. Excellent bedtime reading. Works far better than cocoa. :)

                              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.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                OriginalGriff wrote:

                                The OED[^] says the number is between 200,000 and 750,000 depending on your definition!

                                Very strange and unscientific. While I admit I haven't read it, I would assume the OED includes the definition for word and hence could give a much more accurate number. :confused:

                                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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                                It has to do with "Do you count each sense of a word as a separate word?" For example "correct" As a noun: To remove the errors or mistakes from. To indicate or mark the errors in. To punish for the purpose of improving or reforming. To remove, remedy, or counteract (a malfunction, for example). To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car. As a verb: To make corrections. To make adjustments; compensate: correcting for the effects of air resistance. As an adjective: Free from error or fault; true or accurate. Conforming to standards; proper: correct behaviour. Are each of these separate words, despite being spelled the same? The difference can only be ascertained by context...

                                Did you know: That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.

                                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                  It has to do with "Do you count each sense of a word as a separate word?" For example "correct" As a noun: To remove the errors or mistakes from. To indicate or mark the errors in. To punish for the purpose of improving or reforming. To remove, remedy, or counteract (a malfunction, for example). To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car. As a verb: To make corrections. To make adjustments; compensate: correcting for the effects of air resistance. As an adjective: Free from error or fault; true or accurate. Conforming to standards; proper: correct behaviour. Are each of these separate words, despite being spelled the same? The difference can only be ascertained by context...

                                  Did you know: That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.

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                                  Modesty and KISS should apply here: each lemma is one word. So count the words in bold and that's it. The way you suggest one word would be nine words and conventional math would no longer hold true. :)

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                                    Luc Pattyn wrote:

                                    While I admit I haven't read it

                                    Oh you should. Excellent bedtime reading. Works far better than cocoa. :)

                                    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.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                    Can't do that, it is too hot now. A chocolate fudge is in order. :)

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                                      It could be an army thing: “five hundred hours”. :-D

                                      The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                                      Phil Boyd
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                                      Nope - 1700 or seventeen hundred :-D

                                      Phil

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                                        Luc Pattyn wrote:

                                        While I admit I haven't read it

                                        Oh you should. Excellent bedtime reading. Works far better than cocoa. :)

                                        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.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                        Dalek Dave
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                                        The Zebra did it!

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

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                                          Most Brits that I know/have come into contact with use the colon. I suspect the strain of the day finally caught up with DD.

                                          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.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                          I'd say anyone that doesn't use the colon is full of shit. //L

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