And I saw once more the difference to a native speaker: didn't even notice any problem in that sentence, just accepting and understanding it...
Still learning :-) Rolf David Burgess schrieb: > Not that you were unclear, I just couldn't resist the opportunity to poke fun. > > db > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Jordan Erickson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Heh, sorry David, I was cut/pasting on my Asus EEE. What I meant was, >> >> "For example, FIREFOX doesn't crash during normal browsing or using Java >> applets" >> >> I.E. - probably shouldn't have used that abbreviation, at least in the >> context of browsers - although your refined statement DOES tend to make >> more sense. ;) >> >> Cheers, >> Jordan >> >> David Burgess wrote: >>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Jordan Erickson >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> [snip]... >>> >>>> (I.E. don't crash consistently >>>> during normal browsing or using Java applets) >>>> >>> ...[snip] >>> >>> Hmm, that's worded a bit roughly. How to fix that. Let's try >>> >>> "IE doesn't crash consistently during normal browsing" >>> >>> Reads better, but it still doesn't make sense. How about >>> >>> "IE does crash consistently during normal browsing" >>> >>> Maybe, but it's not really in agreement with your original statement, >>> so it's a bit of a stretch. One more try. >>> >>> "IE crashes inconsistently during normal browsing" >>> >>> I think we have it now: grammatically correct and effectively in >>> agreement with what you wrote. Don't mention it. >>> >>> (Sorry, couldn't resist :) >>> >>> db > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
