6 Aug
2003
6 Aug
'03
4:08 p.m.
On Aug 6, 9:54, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Patrick Rigney wrote:
> James Sissel wrote"
>
> > > My pet peeve is people who don't know the difference between
your and
> > > you're.
>
> Mine is "utilize" and all its forms. What is wrong with "use"?
Mine is Architected. It always makes me think of
someone bludgeoning
people by swinging an architect around by his/her ankles...
Mine is "burglarized" (or "-ised"). The noun is "burglar",
the verb is
"burgle", and the past tense is "burgled". "To burglarize"
would be to
turn someone into a burglar.
On Aug 6, 13:00, John Lawson wrote:
"Verbing nouns wierds language"
Indeed :-)
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
6 Aug
6 Aug
4:51 p.m.
Peter Turnbull wrote:
Mine is "burglarized" (or "-ised").
The noun is "burglar", the verb is
"burgle", and the past tense is "burgled". "To burglarize"
would be to
turn someone into a burglar.
'Nearly unique' (and all such such misuses) cause me to want to correct
someone.
Let's not forget the great marketing term that has now fallen into
seeming acceptability - the 'Intranet!' Did someone invent the
Intranetworking Protocol whilst I was not looking? Are marketing types
completely unable to distinguish between 'The Internet' and 'an
internet?'
Dave.
7 Aug
7 Aug
2:43 a.m.
As long as we're bitching, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up
(all too frequently, as it's currently in vogue) when people try to be
erudite (but prove the reverse) by referring to: "A myriad of...".
Thank you. I feel so much better now (I think the lithium's kicking in).
Nick (ever the aspiring cunning linguist)
7:14 a.m.
As long as we're bitching, the hairs on the back
of my neck stand up
(all too frequently, as it's currently in vogue) when people
try to be erudite (but prove the reverse) by referring to: "A myriad
of...".
What's wrong with a "myriad of OT threads"? Seems reasonable to me
(grammatically that is!). In one of the original meanings (ten thousand)
it's probably close to the number of OT threads :-)
Antonio
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9:01 a.m.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Antonio Carlini wrote:
The proper usage is to speak of "myriad OT threads" (as in "many OT
threads") but in recent years it's been misused to the point of becoming
acceptable (to some I suppose) to use it in the manner you put it.
Anyway, it's a dumb word and shouldn't be used because then it makes you
look like you're trying to be smart by using some new exotic word you just
learned but really you're dumb and you know it.
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As long as
we're bitching, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up
(all too frequently, as it's currently in vogue) when people
try to be erudite (but prove the reverse) by referring to: "A myriad
of...".
What's wrong with a "myriad of OT threads"? Seems reasonable to me
(grammatically that is!). In one of the original meanings (ten thousand)
it's probably close to the number of OT threads :-) 
1:16 p.m.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
The proper usage is to speak of "myriad OT
threads" (as in "many OT
Wrong, it's "a myriad *of*
<something>" , defined as "a great number
of things", "many things" and so on.
Anyway, it's a dumb word and shouldn't be used
because then it makes
you
That probably depends on where you learn English (and other languages),
as it's just a word you can use. As it is in many other languages
(most of which never to be understood by the average American..)
--f
4:18 p.m.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
You mean there are other languages besides American?
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
As others have already pointed out, both uses are correct (which was news
to me since I was taught only the noun form).
The proper usage is to speak of "myriad OT
threads" (as in "many OT
Wrong, it's "a myriad *of*
<something>" , defined as "a great number
of things", "many things" and so on. Anyway,
it's a dumb word and shouldn't be used because then it makes
you
That probably depends on where you learn English (and other languages),
as it's just a word you can use. As it is in many other languages
(most of which never to be understood by the average American..) 
4:39 p.m.
Yes. The other is Ebonics... :^)
Douglas Wood
Software Engineer
dbwood(a)kc.rr.com
ICQ#: 143841506
Home of the EPICIS Development System for the PIC
http://epicis.piclist.com
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
You mean there are other languages besides American?
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Festival
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Vintage Computer Festival
wrote:
As others have already pointed out, both uses are correct (which was news
to me since I was taught only the noun form).
The proper usage is to speak of "myriad OT
threads" (as in "many OT
Wrong, it's "a myriad *of*
<something>" , defined as "a great number
of things", "many things" and so on. Anyway,
it's a dumb word and shouldn't be used because then it makes
you
That probably depends on where you learn English (and other languages),
as it's just a word you can use. As it is in many other languages
(most of which never to be understood by the average American..)
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9 Aug
9 Aug
2:26 a.m.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
Most dictionaries reflect current "common" usage. That which was once
wrong becomes "correct" if enough people who are wrong persist in being
so. Some dictionaries adopt common convention more quickly than others.
If you want to win a pronunciation debate based on "classic" usage, grab
American Heritage. If you are arguing for "popular" usage, go for
Websters.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Vintage Computer Festival
wrote:
> The proper usage is to speak of "myriad OT threads" (as
in
"many OT
Wrong, it's "a myriad *of*
<something>" , defined as "a
great number
of things", "many things" and so
on.
As others have already pointed out, both uses are correct
(which was news to me since I was taught only the noun form).
7:01 a.m.
Most dictionaries reflect current "common"
usage. That which was once
wrong becomes "correct" if enough people who are wrong persist in being
so. Some dictionaries adopt common convention more quickly than others.
Much like "DB9", and a "megabyte" being 1024000
There will still be some curmudgeons who resist the changes!
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
1:07 p.m.
The link I posted was to American Heritage.
Peace... Sridhar
On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Wayne M. Smith wrote:
On Thu, 7 Aug
2003, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
Most dictionaries reflect current "common" usage. That which was once
wrong becomes "correct" if enough people who are wrong persist in being
so. Some dictionaries adopt common convention more quickly than others.
If you want to win a pronunciation debate based on "classic" usage, grab
American Heritage. If you are arguing for "popular" usage, go for
Websters. On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Vintage Computer Festival
wrote:
> The proper usage is to speak of "myriad OT threads" (as
in
"many OT
Wrong, it's "a myriad *of*
<something>" , defined as "a
great number
of things", "many things" and so
on.
As others have already pointed out, both uses are correct
(which was news to me since I was taught only the noun form).
8 Aug
8 Aug
9:17 p.m.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
Actually, they're both right.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/12/M0511200.html
Peace... Sridhar
The proper
usage is to speak of "myriad OT threads" (as in "many OT
Wrong,
it's "a myriad *of* <something>" , defined as "a great number of
things", "many things" and so on.
7 Aug
7 Aug
8:57 a.m.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Nick Steel wrote:
As long as we're bitching, the hairs on the back
of my neck stand up
(all too frequently, as it's currently in vogue) when people try to be
erudite (but prove the reverse) by referring to: "A myriad of...".
It's a stupid word, widely misused, probably not very understood, and is
better replaced with "bunch (of)" or "many" or even
"plethora" which is a
fun word because its not common and gets funny looks from the vocabularily
challenged.
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8 Aug
8 Aug
9:04 p.m.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Myriad, at least in the classical meaning, means "ten thousand". That's
all. A myriad of objects is ten thousand objects.
Peace... Sridhar
As long as
we're bitching, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up
(all too frequently, as it's currently in vogue) when people try to be
erudite (but prove the reverse) by referring to: "A myriad of...".
It's a stupid word, widely misused, probably not very understood, and is
better replaced with "bunch (of)" or "many" or even
"plethora" which is
a fun word because its not common and gets funny looks from the
vocabularily challenged. 
7 Aug
7 Aug
10:25 a.m.
--- Nick Steel <nick(a)tcns.co.uk> wrote:
As long as we're bitching, the hairs on the back
of
my neck stand up
(all too frequently, as it's currently in vogue)
when people try to be
erudite (but prove the reverse) by referring to: "A
myriad of...".
"A myriad of ..." is correct usage(although maybe not
preferred), myriad can be used as a noun, like " A
herd of cattle".
7 p.m.
On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Dave Woodman wrote:
It makes me want to "correct" them with extreme prejudice.
It's like "almost pregnant".
Peace... Sridhar
Mine is
"burglarized" (or "-ised"). The noun is "burglar", the verb
is
"burgle", and the past tense is "burgled". "To burglarize"
would be to
turn someone into a burglar.
'Nearly unique' (and all such such misuses) cause me to want to correct
someone.
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