Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today
On 22 Mar 2013, at 23:46, Billy wrote: poorer and fewer perhaps he he all the best Bill Sent from my ASUS Pad and lesser? A lesser mortal (George) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today
At 23:46 22/03/2013 +, you wrote: If contributors - no matter how correct they may be - choose to 'publically' correct (even humiliate) contributors here [as I am unashamedly attempting to do now] the excellent spirit we all usually enjoy will be spoiled and some would-be contributors will become/remain 'lurkers'. We shall all be the poorer then. John in Wales Oh dear, what a load of pomp. I have lurked for a shorter time than the rest of you, may be 8 years, but it didn't take me long to realise Tony is quite a pedant. If the group was not so precious about OT I would have chipped in earlier re Bill Waugh, I knew a namesake many years agowhen living in Geordie land. His name was pronounced as Billy Yuff. When Eviilyn published his diaries in the 60's I recall a cartoon, son asks father what did you do in the war?. So why is Wii pronouncwd Wee ? What is a Wius ? like so many radii, Perhaps Wey aye is too Geordie. But back to the SUBJECT ! ! Why are all these geeks so unwilling to change the subject heading ? A lurker knows that the real matter will have drifted off after about ten. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[Ql-Users] Punk chew asian.
I was surprised that Lynn Truss did not include this one. A woman without her man, is nothing. A woman, without her, man is nothing. Now I am happy to hand this board back to the QL Pedants John Taylor. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 6:54 AM, David Tubbs davet...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: At 23:46 22/03/2013 +, you wrote: If contributors - no matter how correct they may be - choose to 'publically' correct (even humiliate) contributors here [as I am unashamedly attempting to do now] the excellent spirit we all usually enjoy will be spoiled and some would-be contributors will become/remain 'lurkers'. We shall all be the poorer then. John in Wales Oh dear, what a load of pomp. I have lurked for a shorter time than the rest of you, may be 8 years, but it didn't take me long to realise Tony is quite a pedant. If the group was not so precious about OT I would have chipped in earlier re Bill Waugh, I knew a namesake many years agowhen living in Geordie land. His name was pronounced as Billy Yuff. When Eviilyn published his diaries in the 60's I recall a cartoon, son asks father what did you do in the war?. So why is Wii pronouncwd Wee ? What is a Wius ? like so many radii, Perhaps Wey aye is too Geordie. But back to the SUBJECT ! ! Why are all these geeks so unwilling to change the subject heading ? A lurker knows that the real matter will have drifted off after about ten. __**_ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htmhttp://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm I'm amazed we've got this far into the conversation without someone quoting Monty Python, (either 'This parrot is dead!' or the Roman grammar scene from 'Life of Brian'). Not only does spelling, bunktuation, grammar and emphasis have regional variation; it also has variation through time. This is so severe that the powers that be have to continuously publish updated versions of the publishing style manuals. I was taught, for example, that commas were not to be sprinkled liberally into sentences as if there were a European Comma Mountain. No, they should be used cautiously. They should give rise to a pause in the flow of a spoken voice. When used in pairs, if the text between the pair of commas was deleted it should not change the meaning of the sentence. It was very hard for me to understand that the rules I was taught were more restrictive than the norm. Now, I am burning off the comma supply as if the expiry date was coming up. To those who to struggle with ambiguity in communications with others, I say this: you're not right. You're not wrong either. They might be wrong, or they might simply have a more fluid and carefree grasp of English. QL-Users is not a classic tome to be passed down through the ages; some great work of literature. It is a string of sometimes-hastily crafted notes passed back and forth under the school desk. The many quips over the years about typos in QL Today did something to make the magazine more personal and human. These were not highly trained authors practicing their craft. They were QLers helping a fellow user. Which is, interestingly, also the primary purpose of this list. -- Dave Park Sandy Electronics, LLC d...@sinclairql.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[Ql-Users] RE Grammer,
Oft times the 'spoken word' sees word usage differ compared to the 'written' word. This CARRIES over to the informal language applied to this form of verbal exchange in My Humble opinion. ERGO, what the brain wants to speak ends up what the send button causes to spew forth into the wilds of electronic communications. Error OR No Error, the attempt to reach out should be lauded more then the mannor of the expression. -- Paul Holmgren Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO Stage 1 Hoosier Corps L#6 The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. Maximilien Robespierre 1758-1794 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Punk chew asian.
-- From: John Taylor j_taylo...@btinternet.com Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:39 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] Punk chew asian. Now I am happy to hand this board back to the QL Pedants This thread is reminiscent of Private Eye. They used to have a section on their letters pages Pendants Corner. Then a pedant complained that it should be Pedant's Corner. Then another pedant corrected the previous pedant saying it should be Pedants' Corner. The correspondence went on for some weeks before being solved by Private Eye, who now call it Pedantry Corner. Best Wishes, Geoff ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Punk chew asian.
On 23 Mar 2013, at 16:33, Geoff Wicks wrote: This thread is reminiscent of Private Eye. They used to have a section on their letters pages Pendants Corner. Then a pedant complained that it should be Pedant's Corner. Then another pedant corrected the previous pedant saying it should be Pedants' Corner. The correspondence went on for some weeks before being solved by Private Eye, who now call it Pedantry Corner. Are you a pedant scorner? George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
