On Thu, Jan 02, 2014 at 12:22:15PM +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote:
Better presupposes good. If something doesn't approach good, e.g.
someone misses the target by 10 metres are they better than the person
who missed by 20 metres? Or less worse. To call the 10 miss better
is a version of newspeak.
On Wed, Jan 01, 2014 at 06:02:48PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
:-)
Ain't that the truth! :-) (Sorry.)
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On Wednesday 01 January 2014 22:31:58 Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:59:36 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
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Less worse. You meant less worse. :)
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Yes, less worse.
Sorry I got this honest question 'cause I'm not a native English
speaker and what is worse: I don't live in
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Eike Lantzsch zp6...@gmx.net wrote:
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 22:31:58 Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:59:36 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
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Less worse. You meant less worse. :)
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Yes, less worse.
Sorry I got this honest question 'cause I'm
On 1/1/2014 7:24 AM, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 22:31:58 Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:59:36 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
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Less worse. You meant less worse. :)
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Yes, less worse.
Sorry I got this honest question 'cause I'm not a native English
speaker
[OT indeed. But it's New Year's day here, so what the hell! A bit of
frivolity is good for the soul].
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 09:24:36 -0300, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
I found less worse somewhat funny. Is that part of modern English?
Bad grammar always sounds (or should sound) that way. Part of
Previously sent in error to OP. Sorry, Eike. :-( One day I shall
succeed in making my recalcitrant fingers type l rather than click
on anything. :-(
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 12:24:36 Eike Lantzsch wrote:
Sorry I got this honest question 'cause I'm not a native English
speaker and what
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
:-)
Lisi
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On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 18:02 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
:-)
Lisi
Wow, super-irrelevant to send a smiley as a comment to an OT
On 01/01/2014 12:49 PM, Brian wrote:
[OT indeed. But it's New Year's day here, so what the hell! A bit of
frivolity is good for the soul].
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 09:24:36 -0300, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
I found less worse somewhat funny. Is that part of modern English?
Bad grammar always sounds
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 17:59:21 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
I am a native English speaker living in England. I too have never
heard less worse and the expression jarred. But there are four
possibilities: 1) It is an expression that is age dependant
(like cool or wicked meaning good). 2) It
On Wednesday, January 01, 2014 01:27:09 PM Doug wrote:
I think it's useless to try and teach anybody English on the 'net
here. I've been trying to correct loose for lose for years
with no result.
What I find particularly galling is I could care less when what is
meant is I couldn't care
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 19:22:24 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 18:02 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
:-)
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 13:27:09 -0500, Doug wrote:
I think it's useless to try and teach anybody English on the 'net
here. I've been trying to correct loose for lose for years
with no result.
This sub-thread may be OT, but how did we get on to discussing
'women'?
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On Wednesday, January 01, 2014 01:27:09 PM Doug wrote:
I think it's useless to try and teach anybody English on the 'net
here. I've been trying to correct loose for lose for years
with no result.
What I find particularly galling is I could care less when what is
meant
Ed Jabbour writes:
What I find particularly galling is I could care less when what is
meant is I couldn't care less.
That was originally meant to be ironic, though most who say it now don't
know what irony is.
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On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 19:08 +, Brian wrote:
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 19:22:24 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
However, please watch Inherit the Wind with Spencer Tracy. I try to
translate the German version from memory to English: We should use
every word we know, since there are much too less
On Wed, 1 Jan 2014 18:42:42 + Brian sent:
The context and the subtlety (and maybe as said, the age range) are
all important. But advocates of 'less worse' are presumably relaxed
with 'less iller' and 'less wealthier'.
That goes on further, who is iller? Less ill than another who is
On Thu, 2014-01-02 at 07:53 +1100, Charlie wrote:
If people understand the meaning, then that's communication.
This is what is said by the Spencer Tracy film :).
the only silly question is the one not asked.
Yesno.
If you are an expert and you don't know something, it's better to ask,
while
On Thu 02 Jan 2014 at 07:53:11 +1100, Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 1 Jan 2014 18:42:42 + Brian sent:
The context and the subtlety (and maybe as said, the age range) are
all important. But advocates of 'less worse' are presumably relaxed
with 'less iller' and 'less wealthier'.
That goes
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 22:04:15 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Thu, 2014-01-02 at 07:53 +1100, Charlie wrote:
If people understand the meaning, then that's communication.
This is what is said by the Spencer Tracy film :).
Spenser Tracey rules! He had the knowse.
(Work that out).
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On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 23:04 +, Brian wrote:
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 22:04:15 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Thu, 2014-01-02 at 07:53 +1100, Charlie wrote:
If people understand the meaning, then that's communication.
This is what is said by the Spencer Tracy film :).
Spenser Tracey
On Thu, 2014-01-02 at 00:26 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
I never ever will watch a modern Hollywood movie
Is Crank a modern Hollywood movie? If so, than there might be some
exceptions (for my taste). However, the nice about Crank isn't
philosophy, it simply is a film with a consistent action plot.
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:59:21 Lisi Reisz wrote:
Previously sent in error to OP. Sorry, Eike. :-( One day I shall
succeed in making my recalcitrant fingers type l rather than click
on anything. :-(
Oh don't worry - I'm not finnicky - actually I'm not even finnish.
Or is that finicky -
On Thu 02 Jan 2014 at 00:26:17 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
There for sure are more philosophically reasoned opuses (ouch, I
learned Latin and to use opuses for the plural is a PITA for me ;) ...
Use 'opera' for the latin plural of 'opus'; nobody will think the worse
(or even the less worst :) )
On 02/01/14 05:22, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 18:02 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
:-)
Lisi
Wow, super-irrelevant to
Scott Ferguson writes:
Can someone nitpick if they don't have lice?.
One does not pick one's own nits.
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On 02/01/14 13:46, John Hasler wrote:
Scott Ferguson writes:
Can someone nitpick if they don't have lice?.
One does not pick one's own nits.
What sort of people volunteer for the job?
Kind regards
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