RE: English rules exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people
From: William T Goodall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The only rule we got at school was 'after c', and then one just learned all the exceptions. Everyone has a few words they can't spell I think. One of mine is 'resteraunt'. Oops! Restaurant. Mine are: vacuum, caffeine, torture and a few others. Fortunately, torture doesn't come up too much outside of RPG situations... Hey! I got them all right on the first, ok, second try! - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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--- Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: William T Goodall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The only rule we got at school was 'after c', and then one just learned all the exceptions. Everyone has a few words they can't spell I think. One of mine is 'resteraunt'. Oops! Restaurant. Mine are: vacuum, caffeine, torture and a few others. Why is people spelled that way? Everyone sais pee-pole not pee-op-le. hu, hu huhu hu, He said _pee_ _pole_, hu huh huhu = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Debbi explains the origins of fish on (Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT)) [..gone snip crazy...] I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound fish [enou_gh_, ??, pa_ti_ence]... ;) ?? would be as in the plural of woman = w_o_men English is such a fun language! ...and there's more exceptions than there are rules :-) Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
English rules exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people
Han Tacoma wrote: Debbi explains the origins of fish on (Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT)) [..gone snip crazy...] I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound fish [enou_gh_, ??, pa_ti_ence]... ;) ?? would be as in the plural of woman = w_o_men English is such a fun language! ...and there's more exceptions than there are rules :-) Well, if every rule has 2 exceptions, then of *course* that's the case. :) The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? Julia who will give the whole *rule* if someone asks for it ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Han Tacoma wrote: Debbi explains the origins of fish on (Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT)) [..gone snip crazy...] I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound fish [enou_gh_, ??, pa_ti_ence]... ;) ?? would be as in the plural of woman = w_o_men English is such a fun language! ...and there's more exceptions than there are rules :-) Well, if every rule has 2 exceptions, then of *course* that's the case. :) The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? Stein = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 6/7/2003 12:39:18 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There's at least 1 more. Anyone? Stein There are many steins in Leipzig, ja? William Taylor - After going through at $4 a book ...and again at $3 a book ...and then $10 a bag ...and then a second $10 bag, I found a copy of Anathema! Medieval Book Curses. Worth at least $100 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Julia (Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500) writes: Han Tacoma wrote: Debbi explains the origins of fish on (Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT)) [..gone snip crazy...] I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound fish [enou_gh_, ??, pa_ti_ence]... ;) ?? would be as in the plural of woman = w_o_men English is such a fun language! ...and there's more exceptions than there are rules :-) Well, if every rule has 2 exceptions, then of *course* that's the case. :) The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? ...and that would be in USA English, as opposed to Canadjian English, as opposed to Aussie English, as opposed to Blymie English, as opposed to [...oooh what the heck, I'm getting tired of typing -- one of these days when I make some extra money I'll buy Dragon-dictate or a simile] WORTHIBUTTER Szawry doctor! 'ees off 'iz bleumin' chump ee is! Gar well blymie ga yve me a bleedin... by John Mucci Qui debeat melius sapere Maru Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Amendment at the end. - Original Message - From: Han Tacoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 4:52 PM Subject: Re: English rules exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people Julia (Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500) writes: Han Tacoma wrote: Debbi explains the origins of fish on (Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT)) [..gone snip crazy...] I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound fish [enou_gh_, ??, pa_ti_ence]... ;) ?? would be as in the plural of woman = w_o_men English is such a fun language! ...and there's more exceptions than there are rules :-) Well, if every rule has 2 exceptions, then of *course* that's the case. :) The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? ...and that would be in USA English, as opposed to Canadjian English, as opposed to Aussie English, as opposed to Blymie English, as opposed to [...oooh what the heck, I'm getting tired of typing -- one of these days when I make some extra money I'll buy Dragon-dictate or a simile] WORTHIBUTTER Szawry doctor! 'ees off 'iz bleumin' chump ee is! Gar well blymie ga yve me a bleedin... by John Mucci Qui debeat melius sapere Maru DRACULA (Undressed) a modern amorality play in Two Acts http://www.jmucci.com/plays/drac1.htm Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? Their? Dean ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? Their? That falls under the main rule: I before E except after c, or when combined they make the sound of long a. (There's a nice little ditty for that last bit which I don't remember.) Neighbor fits the general rule. Their does, as well, as does weigh. Conceive fits the part about after 'c'. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 02:05 PM 6/7/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Han Tacoma wrote: Debbi explains the origins of fish on (Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT)) [..gone snip crazy...] I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound fish [enou_gh_, ??, pa_ti_ence]... ;) ?? would be as in the plural of woman = w_o_men English is such a fun language! ...and there's more exceptions than there are rules :-) Well, if every rule has 2 exceptions, then of *course* that's the case. :) The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? Searching for *ei* in the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary yields 1687 matching entries. (Maybe it isn't surprising that you couldn't remember that Alzheimer's is one of them . . . ) -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 16:31:00 -0500 Julia told Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? Their? That falls under the main rule: I before E except after c, or when combined they make the sound of long a. (There's a nice little ditty for that last bit which I don't remember.) Neighbor fits the general rule. Their does, as well, as does weigh. Conceive fits the part about after 'c'. ...uuuf!, and those rules are simple. Whan that Aprille, with hise shoures soote, The droghte of March hath perced to the roote -Canterbury Tales, Prologue, 1-2. Geoffrey Chaucer (1342 - 1400) When in April the sweet showers fall That pierce March's drought to the root and all ...and to think that the former could have been spoken if Gutemberg hadn't circa 1450 come up with the printing press. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Saturday, June 7, 2003, at 10:31 pm, Julia Thompson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? Their? That falls under the main rule: I before E except after c, or when combined they make the sound of long a. (There's a nice little ditty for that last bit which I don't remember.) Neighbor fits the general rule. Their does, as well, as does weigh. Conceive fits the part about after 'c'. Theism Atheism Leitmotif Heist Heifer. Time to stop now :) The only rule we got at school was 'after c', and then one just learned all the exceptions. Everyone has a few words they can't spell I think. One of mine is 'resteraunt'. Oops! Restaurant. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ First they came for the verbs, and I said nothing because verbing weirds language. Then they arrival for the nouns, and I speech nothing because I no verbs. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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--- Han Tacoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and to think that the former could have been spoken if Gutemberg hadn't circa 1450 come up with the printing press. Hay now, Getemberg may have stole that idea from the chinese, but that's no reason to blame him for modern spelling standardization. = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Computer can you tell me the location of Gordy LaForge? --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 China raises the red tag RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more. The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking people. Delegates to the recent Communist Party Congress were required to wear an RFID badge equipped with the tiny tag, which permitted their movements around the conference to be constantly tracked and recorded. RFID stands for radio frequency identification, and each tag has a unique number associated with it. Some large retailers are experimenting with the system to track inventory and cut down on shoplifting. In a new application of the technology, Texas Instruments provided its client with about 20,000 of the tags. As attendees moved throughout the various areas of the conference, their badges were electronically read by one of 20 TI S6550 Long Range Readers with customized gate antennas, strategically placed throughout the conference area, a company newsletter says. In addition to real-time monitoring of the delegates, the setup let security guards perform identity checks by comparing a database photo with the badge holder's face. We expect our access-control business to accelerate over the next couple of years as corporations and governmental agencies raise the level of security for their people and their assets, said TI spokesman Bill Allen. For some reason, China's leaders seem to be shying away from additional publicity. We'd love to do a full-blown press release, case study, etc., but the (Chinese) Communist Party will not allow it at this time, Allen said. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 China raises the red tag RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more. The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking people. Computer can you tell me the location of Gordy LaForge? = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 China raises the red tag RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more. The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking people. Computer can you tell me the location of Gordy LaForge? breep Heisafictionalcharacterandbesidesyoumisspelledhisname. breep -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 China raises the red tag RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more. The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking people. Computer can you tell me the location of Gordy LaForge? breep Heisafictionalcharacterandbesidesyoumisspelledhisname. breep But he'd have been *saying* it to the computer, and as long as he pronounced it right, the computer wouldn't give a hoot as to how he mentally spelled it. :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 15:43 2003-06-05 -0500, Julia wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 China raises the red tag RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more. The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking people. Computer can you tell me the location of Gordy LaForge? breep Heisafictionalcharacterandbesidesyoumisspelledhisname. breep But he'd have been *saying* it to the computer, and as long as he pronounced it right, the computer wouldn't give a hoot as to how he mentally spelled it. :) Julia Actually, he's just talking to his mouse. Use the keyboard Scotty! Jean-Louis 1 line Couturier ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 15:43 2003-06-05 -0500, Julia wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 China raises the red tag RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more. The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking people. Computer can you tell me the location of Gordy LaForge? breep Heisafictionalcharacterandbesidesyoumisspelledhisname. breep But he'd have been *saying* it to the computer, and as long as he pronounced it right, the computer wouldn't give a hoot as to how he mentally spelled it. :) Geordie is not pronounced the same as Gordy, either. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 15:43 2003-06-05 -0500, Julia wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 China raises the red tag RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more. The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking people. How is this any different than on StarTrek? Computer can you tell me the location of Gordy LaForge? breep Heisafictionalcharacterandbesidesyoumisspelledhisname. breep But he'd have been *saying* it to the computer, and as long as he pronounced it right, the computer wouldn't give a hoot as to how he mentally spelled it. :) Geordie is not pronounced the same as Gordy, either. How so? Jan is dyslexic. This has been gone over ages ago. Hence my comment about the *pronunciation*. I've seen worse misspellings by him, and been able to figure out most of them from context. And for someone picky about the spelling, your house isn't exactly stoneproof. It's Geordi, no e at the end, so there, :P (pronounced nyeah in this context). [Ref.: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0092455] Hay, No one finds misspelling more humorous than me, I love puns. It does get annoying sometimes though when more attention is paid to something that to me is frivolous than the actual information I was trying to impart. When spelling does not affect ones reading it is hard to imagine why anyone else would focus on it. People who dont read phonetically seemed awfully lazy to me when I was younger. No offence mind you, just trying to provide the other perspective. Just to clarify, I don't mentally spell things. I am somewhat incapable of connecting spellings to meanings, but I can connect sounds to meanings. Since English has no consistent system (logical rules) of spelling I have no way of knowing the difference between an abundance of possible spellings. When confronted with an unknown word in a known context I can work it out based on root words etc. (Just like everyone else, except based on the sound of the root rather than the spelling.) But if it's close enough, but improperly spelled I don't even notice. Being confronted with many different accents during development exacerbated my condition. For a dyslexic I have always been a very functional reader. I learned to character read from a very early age. Going the other direction is difficult. You would think that I would spell everything phonetically but I dont because I do remember some of the oddities, only not always correctly. I spell check everything -on list- but spellcheckers are notorious for not having Proper nouns. Sorry. The topic on this list is a big rerun, but if you want to learn more about dyslexia or discuss dyslexia, ausbergers, ADD, any other learning disabilities, eccentricities, or pariah conditions, (all of which are now mostly protected under civil liberities laws) feel free to e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now without spellchecking: Hay, No one finds mispelling more humerous than me, I love puns. It does get annoying sometimes though when more attention is paid to something that to me is frivolous than the actual information I was trying to impart. When spelling does not effect ones reading it is hard to imagine why anyone else would focus on it. People who dont read phoneticaly seemd aufuly lazy to me when I was younger. No offence mind you, just trying to provide the other perspective. Just to clarify, I don't mentaly spell things. I am somewhat incapable of connecting spellings to meanings, but I can connect sounds to meanings. Since english has no consistant system (logical rules) of spelling I have no way of knowing the differance between an abundence of possibl spellings. When confronted with an unkown word in a known context I can work it out based on root words etc. (Just like everyone else, except based on the sound of the root rather than the spelling.) But if it's close enough, but improperly spelled I don't even notice. Being confronted with many different accents during development exaserbated my condition. For a dyslexic I have always been a very functional reader. I learnd to character read from a very early age. Going the other direction is diffacult. You would think that I would spell everything phoneticaly but I dont becaose I do remember some of the audities, only not allways correctly. I spell check everything -on list- but spellcheckers are notorious for not having Proper nouns. Sorry. The topic on this list is a big rerun, but if you want to leran more about dyslexia or discuss dyslexia, ausbergers, ADD, any other learning disabilities, excentricities, or paria conditions, (all of which are now mostly protected under civil liberities laws) feel free to e-mail me at [EMAIL
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--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The gentle and gentile geriatric German general was a genuine genius at geography, geology, and geometry. As do many of his generation, he likes to make generously loud gestures with gerunds, ~and~, he has very smallgeraniums. Gorsh, says Goofy. Meanwhile The tough still coughs as he ploughs the dough. Are you thoroughly through, though? I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound fish [enou_gh_, ??, pa_ti_ence]... ;) English is such a fun language! Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* - wrote a better reply than I could have, as I'd've just said, There *is* no algorithm. ;} Why Isn't It Plural Meese And Hice? Maru (if you have more than one moose in more than one house) __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Deborah Harrell wrote: Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* - Don't. Ever. Call. Me. That. Again. Please. Must resist. Must resist. MUST RESIST!!! Ah, the urge has passed... (Remember Marvin's wanker post...?) - jmh Stay Good Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 04:16 PM 6/5/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: [snip] yes, I'm feeling a little surly, why do you ask? ;) At 08:45 AM 6/6/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* - Don't. Ever. Call. Me. That. Again. Please. I was going to ask if you were feeling better today than you were yesterday, but I guess I just got my answer . . . ;-) Tiptoeing Out Of The Room And Easing The Door Closed Maru -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 04:16 PM 6/5/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: [snip] yes, I'm feeling a little surly, why do you ask? ;) At 08:45 AM 6/6/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* - Don't. Ever. Call. Me. That. Again. Please. I was going to ask if you were feeling better today than you were yesterday, but I guess I just got my answer . . . Actually, rant I'm probably going to be not quite as pleasant as usual until the 19th. I was scheduled to see a perinatologist yesterday, but she got sick and had to cancel all her appointments yesterday, and she can't see me until the 19th, and until I *get* to see someone who's a specialist in multiple pregnancy, I'm probably going to be a little edgier than normal. I have some questions that I was HOPING to have answered yesterday, and now I have to wait another 2 weeks, and I hate it that I couldn't have a FTF discussion with someone on these issues instead of trying to figure things out from a book that doesn't take into account some things that I need taken into account. /rant ;-) Tiptoeing Out Of The Room And Easing The Door Closed Maru Well, if you slammed it and I yelled, we'd both blow off a little more steam. ;) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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--- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage,
so I'm putting little tags for who I think wrote...]
[F]
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38
China raises the red tag
RFID tags aren't just for tracking
consumer goods any more.
The Chinese Communist Party is
experimenting with tagging and tracking people.
[J] How is this any different than on StarTrek?
[me] I think because as a member of Starfleet, you
have chosen to go into dangerous space/situations, and
it is an added safety factor [considering all the
abductions and holodeck problems... ;} ]
snip
[R] Geordie is not pronounced the same as
Gordy, either.
[J] How so?
[me] Geordi has a j sound, as in jump; I
*think* this is a voiced G. Gordy has a
'less-voiced' g, as in go get. If anyone's really
curious, I could ask my speech pathologist friend for
the technical terms/descriptions.
snipped rest
A Teacher Once Announced My Name As deBORE-ah Maru
shudder delicately at the hideous memory... :{
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--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage, so I'm putting little tags for who I think wrote...] You are correct [F] http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 China raises the red tag RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more. The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking people. [J] How is this any different than on StarTrek? [me] I think because as a member of Starfleet, you have chosen to go into dangerous space/situations, and it is an added safety factor [considering all the abductions and holodeck problems... ;} ] Nope. On several episodes people ask the computer where family members or business associates on the ground are. snip [R] Geordie is not pronounced the same as Gordy, either. [J] How so? [me] Geordi has a j sound, as in jump; I *think* this is a voiced G. Gordy has a 'less-voiced' g, as in go get. If anyone's really curious, I could ask my speech pathologist friend for the technical terms/descriptions. Ok, I buy that, but how would you know without a doubt that this is the case? Tell me the algorithm for determining the pronunciation without storing the information as data. After some searching I find that geo usually sounds like 'j'. But what about my sister-in-law's name Geogk? Besides, his name is Jodee not jeeardee and geo makes the jeea sound in every other case that I can find. Maybe it's Ge that makes the 'j' but if that were true then get and jet would sound alike. The gentle and gentile geriatric German general was a genuine genius at geography, geology, and geometry. As do many of his generation, he likes to make generously loud gestures with gerunds, ~and~, he has very small geraniums. = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: China RFID tracking people
Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage,
so I'm putting little tags for who I think wrote...]
[F]
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38
China raises the red tag
RFID tags aren't just for tracking
consumer goods any more.
The Chinese Communist Party is
experimenting with tagging and tracking people.
[J] How is this any different than on StarTrek?
[me] I think because as a member of Starfleet, you
have chosen to go into dangerous space/situations, and
it is an added safety factor [considering all the
abductions and holodeck problems... ;} ]
snip
[R] Geordie is not pronounced the same as
Gordy, either.
[J] How so?
[me] Geordi has a j sound, as in jump; I
*think* this is a voiced G. Gordy has a
'less-voiced' g, as in go get. If anyone's really
curious, I could ask my speech pathologist friend for
the technical terms/descriptions.
I think that *generally*, ge and gi are pronounced as a softer g
(like a j), and gr, gl, ga, go, and gu are pronounced with
the harder g. There are exceptions, one notable one being get as
above. Geordi begins ge, hence is the j-like sound. It's the
exceptions that are the killer. The rules for the pronunciation of C
are similar, but I think there are fewer exceptions in that case.
snipped rest
A Teacher Once Announced My Name As deBORE-ah Maru
shudder delicately at the hideous memory... :{
Do you have any idea how many teachers in New England called me
Jul-yer? :P
Julia
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Re: China RFID tracking people
At 12:51 AM 6/6/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/5/2003 8:45:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The gentle and gentile geriatric German general was a genuine genius at geography, geology, and geometry. As do many of his generation, he likes to make generously loud gestures with gerunds, ~and~, he has very small geraniums. Gorsh, says Goofy. Meanwhile The tough still coughs as he ploughs the dough. Are you thoroughly through, though? -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
