Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

On 8 Jan 2007, at 11:15, Rhialto wrote: On Sun 07 Jan 2007 at 09:45:13 -0800, Travis wrote: Then what about this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intranet Well, I don't mean that the word literally does not exist (otherwise, what would I have to complain about huh :-), but that it should neve

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

On Sun 07 Jan 2007 at 09:45:13 -0800, Travis wrote: > Then what about this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intranet Well, I don't mean that the word literally does not exist (otherwise, what would I have to complain about huh :-), but that it should never have been invented. The page you refer to p

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

Duncan wrote: Tim Kynerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:13:12 -0600: All of which is only the tip of a very large iceberg of linguistic irritation. ("Tow the line," for example, has been annoying me for years.) The one that I sup

[Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

Tim Kynerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:13:12 -0600: > All of which is only the tip of a very large iceberg of linguistic > irritation. ("Tow the line," for example, has been annoying me for years.) The one that I suppose I deliberately st

RE: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] u.org] On Behalf Of Rhialto Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 05:12 To: pan-users@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101 > On Sun 07 Jan 2007 at 12:46:52 +, Mike wrote: >> On Sunday 07 Jan 2

[Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

Artur Jachacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 13:47:52 +: > You can go to Hmm... I guess I must have tried it without the www, as it didn't work when I tried it b4. Or maybe there was just something screwy with

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

On Sun, 07 Jan 2007, Tim Kynerd wrote: > All of which is only the tip of a very large iceberg of linguistic > irritation. ("Tow the line," for example, has been annoying me for > years.) > And there's a good collection of similar usages at http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/ Robert -- Links and thin

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

Duncan wrote: Tim Kynerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:49:06 -0600: Unfortunately, the English language isn't even that consistent. Usenet is a medium, but we're not even consistent about how we refer to media. You watch TV, but you li

[Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:18:41 +, Duncan wrote: > Language Log (The URL's kinda weird, definitely not something easy to > remember, so be sure and bookmark it if you find it anywhere close to as > interesting as I do!): > > http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/ You can go to

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

Rhialto wrote: NONONONO! That word ("intranet") does not exist! It is a stupid invention of people who don't know the difference between "the Internet" and an "internet". I hate the stupid word. Really. As I remember it, there is a more or less official document about this, but I haven't found

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

On Sun 07 Jan 2007 at 12:46:52 +, Mike wrote: > On Sunday 07 Jan 2007 11:18, Duncan wrote: > > > either the Internet (the universal one), or the internet (as for instance > > the one linking the individual building networks on a campus). > > Wouldn't the latter be an intRAnet, as opposed to t

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

On Sunday 07 Jan 2007 11:18, Duncan wrote: > either the Internet (the universal one), or the internet (as for instance > the one linking the individual building networks on a campus). Wouldn't the latter be an intRAnet, as opposed to the intERnet? That's certainly how we referred to our IP based

[Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

Tim Kynerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:49:06 -0600: > Unfortunately, the English language isn't even that consistent. Usenet is > a medium, but we're not even consistent about how we refer to media. You > watch TV, but you listen to the ra

[Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:32:58 -0500, Darren Albers wrote: > Douglas Bollinger wrote: >> On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:52:20 -0500 >> Darren Albers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Misc: > 2) Should there be an advanced section that lists some more options that > are only available via editing preferences.xml

[Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101

On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:02:55 +0100, Rhialto wrote: > On Fri 05 Jan 2007 at 17:55:12 -0500, Darren Albers wrote: >> You are correct I misread it as Plural earlier for some reason. I >> think adding the is correct, would you say the people in car or would >> you say the people in the car? > > Bu