If There Is A God [Archive] - FileSharing Talk

Jackstermj

10-15-2003, 08:07 PM

Originally posted by tarzan@15 October 2003 - 20:03
He would give me this (http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/10/15/internet.speed.reut/index.html) right now
Ohhh yes very fast :)
You never know...one day eh? ;)
But you can guarantee if the more faster things we have and the longer we have them...the more we start to moan that there isn't something faster. There is no pleasing us :rolleyes:

But there is nothing wrong with wanting more...and more...and more...damn right, we gotta be greedy B)

Jayhawk

10-15-2003, 08:08 PM

i was just thinking they are sharing files and people get mad at us for it <_<

TheDave

10-15-2003, 08:10 PM

the whole articles hinting at ultra fast filesharing :D

tarzan

10-15-2003, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by TheDave@15 October 2003 - 20:10
the whole articles hinting at ultra fast filesharing  :D
not to mention gaming
man ,i couldnt even think of the kind of damage i could do with a connection like that in games

TheDave

10-15-2003, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by tarzan+15 October 2003 - 20:15--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (tarzan @ 15 October 2003 - 20:15)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-TheDave@15 October 2003 - 20:10
the whole articles hinting at ultra fast filesharing  :D
man ,i couldnt even think of the kind of damage i could do with a connection like that in games [/b][/quote]
2000 player battlefield :w00t:

DarthInsinuate

10-15-2003, 08:18 PM

Harvey Newman of Caltech, another of the world's major research centres, said the achievement boosted hopes that systems operating at 10 gigabits per second "will be commonplace in the relatively near future."
and i'm still on 56k

tarzan

10-15-2003, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by TheDave+15 October 2003 - 20:17--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (TheDave @ 15 October 2003 - 20:17)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by tarzan@15 October 2003 - 20:15
<!--QuoteBegin-TheDave@15 October 2003 - 20:10
the whole articles hinting at ultra fast filesharing :D
man ,i couldnt even think of the kind of damage i could do with a connection like that in games
2000 player battlefield :w00t: [/b][/quote]
jesus christ that would rule in Tribes2
huges ass air assualts w00t

Dark Side

10-15-2003, 08:30 PM

If there WAS a God.

Learn English.

tarzan

10-15-2003, 08:31 PM

Learn English

sorry they only taught Ghetto English in my school

4play

10-15-2003, 08:32 PM

If there WAS a God.

Learn English.

the "was" would imply god no longer exsisted, so could god die ;)

DarthInsinuate

10-15-2003, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by Dark Side+15 October 2003 - 20:30--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Dark Side @ 15 October 2003 - 20:30)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>If there WAS a God.

Learn English.[/b]
;)
<!--QuoteBegin-DarthInsinuate@ 15 October 2003 - 18:18
is it just me or is the lounge turning into an extension to school?[/quote]
http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=74283

J'Pol

10-15-2003, 08:46 PM

No use to me.

I need a connection that can download a movie seven seconds before I decide I want it.

J'Pol

10-15-2003, 08:50 PM

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate+15 October 2003 - 21:39--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DarthInsinuate @ 15 October 2003 - 21:39)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Dark Side@15 October 2003 - 20:30
If there WAS a God.

Learn English.
;)
<!--QuoteBegin-DarthInsinuate@ 15 October 2003 - 18:18
is it just me or is the lounge turning into an extension to school?
http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=74283 [/b][/quote]
Wouldn't was be the past participle.

i.e. "If there was a God" suggests that God used to be but does not exist anymore. Which by definition does not make any sense, as without being infinite God cannot exist. A finite being is not God

So it would have to be "If there is a God". Or even better. "If God really exists".

thewizeard

10-15-2003, 08:55 PM

Originally posted by Dark Side@15 October 2003 - 21:30
If there WAS a God.

Learn English.
Your turn....

TheDave

10-15-2003, 08:58 PM

would "if there were a god?" work

4play

10-15-2003, 09:03 PM

would "if there were a god?" work

now that is terrible english

what about :

if god had an internet connection :lol:

TheDave

10-15-2003, 09:07 PM

what about "if god did be there and e' liked me and stuff?"

tarzan

10-15-2003, 09:08 PM

we have a winner
so the unofficial title will now be
If God had an internet connection this would be it
schools out

J'Pol

10-15-2003, 09:13 PM

Originally posted by TheDave@15 October 2003 - 22:07
what about "if god did be there and e' liked me and stuff?"
I have to say this is my particular favourite. Clear and succinct, with no extraneous material.

I congratulate you sir. You are indeed a wordsmith.

I take it you are also an expert public speaker. A master orator as it were.

TheDave

10-15-2003, 09:21 PM

Originally posted by JPaul+15 October 2003 - 21:13--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JPaul @ 15 October 2003 - 21:13)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-TheDave@15 October 2003 - 22:07
what about "if god did be there and e' liked me and stuff?"
I have to say this is my particular favourite. Clear and succinct, with no extraneous material.

I congratulate you sir. You are indeed a wordsmith.

I take it you are also an expert public speaker. A master orator as it were. [/b][/quote]
john prescotts my idol :lol:

J'Pol

10-15-2003, 09:29 PM

Originally posted by TheDave+15 October 2003 - 22:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (TheDave @ 15 October 2003 - 22:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by JPaul@15 October 2003 - 21:13
<!--QuoteBegin-TheDave@15 October 2003 - 22:07
what about "if god did be there and e' liked me and stuff?"
I have to say this is my particular favourite. Clear and succinct, with no extraneous material.

I congratulate you sir. You are indeed a wordsmith.

I take it you are also an expert public speaker. A master orator as it were.
john prescotts my idol :lol: [/b][/quote]
Use your spellchecker. It's idle.

Good old 2 Jags. His right hook is pi$h as well.

XtAsY

10-15-2003, 09:36 PM

Originally posted by tarzan@15 October 2003 - 20:03
He would give me this (http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/10/15/internet.speed.reut/index.html) right now
that shit is fuckin crazy.... excuse the language

hobbes

10-16-2003, 01:00 AM

Originally posted by Dark Side@15 October 2003 - 21:30
If there WAS a God.

Learn English.
It is actually:

"If there WERE a God."

So maybe you can learn it with him and Google the term "subjunctive"

J'Pol

10-16-2003, 01:52 AM

Hobbes,

Enlighten me, I am fascinated.

What is wrong with "If there is a God .... ".

Or my preference "If God exists .... ".

hobbes

10-16-2003, 02:17 AM

Originally posted by JPaul@16 October 2003 - 02:52
Hobbes,

Enlighten me, I am fascinated.

What is wrong with "If there is a God .... ".

Or my preference "If God exists .... ".
You are posting something contrary to known fact, implied by the question itself, so you must use the "subjunctive mood"

Source (http://www.ceafinney.com/subjunctive/)

subjunctive as:

adj. 2. in grammar, designating or of that mood of a verb used to express condition, hypothesis, contingency, possibility, etc., rather than to state an actual fact: distinguished from imperative, indicative.
n. a verb in the subjunctive mood; specifically, the subjunctive mood.

Few things annoy me more than to hear, “If I was you ...” Most who actually know that there exists a verbal mood called the subjunctive agree that it appears to be vanishing in common usage. Earlier in the twentieth century, grammarians and linguists proclaimed the subjunctive's death and argued that this was no big loss, as its historical role in English had been weak and inconsistent; some even went so far as to say that in Modern English its usage is “pretentious”. The fools ! The subjunctive mood is a beautiful and valuable component of the English language, and instead of dying out, it actually is enjoying a subtle revival.

I guess I got this hammered into me while learning Spanish, I had never really acknowledged it before then, and it was certainly stressed in class.

So "is" is in the "indicative" mood, a statement of fact http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/indicative

Your statements should be "If there were to be a God" and "If God were to exist" indicating the conditional nature of the statement.

I will admit to you JP that I often don't use the mood as it "sounds" wrong to the unaccustomed ear.

What do you think?

DarthInsinuate

10-16-2003, 04:11 PM

Originally posted by JPaul@16 October 2003 - 01:52
Hobbes,

Enlighten me, I am fascinated.

What is wrong with "If there is a God .... ".

Or my preference "If God exists .... ".

i found the answer with the help of Microsoft Word, i entered:

'If there is a God would he eat chips?'

and it corrected it to:

'If there were a God would he eat chips?'

TheDave

10-16-2003, 04:23 PM

ive seen a couple of threads change name recently. have a poll on this ones name

If there is a god

if there were a god

if there was a god

if god exists

if god did be there and e' liked me and stuff

have i missed any?

its our language we choose how to use it :rolleyes:

clocker

10-16-2003, 04:52 PM

I think, were there to be a poll ( catch that Hobbes?), that I would vote for "if god did be there and e' liked me and stuff"
simply because the "and stuff" includes the possibility of the infinite, implicit in " god did be there".

Of course, as always, I asked myself " what would Bishop Spong say?"

J'Pol

10-16-2003, 07:08 PM

Hobbes

"You are posting something contrary to known fact ... "

If we set aside the apparent tautology, I don't agree that I am posting something contrary to "known fact".

As may faith patently outweighs your grammar, I have to reject your argument.

Sorry, I know it's harsh but that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.

I will have to insist on using The's excellent altenative.

In fact if we follow him we can all become The'ists.

J'Pol

10-16-2003, 07:10 PM

Originally posted by clocker@16 October 2003 - 17:52
I think, were there to be a poll ( catch that Hobbes?), that I would vote for "if god did be there and e' liked me and stuff"
simply because the "and stuff" includes the possibility of the infinite, implicit in " god did be there".

Of course, as always, I asked myself " what would Bishop Spong say?"
"If there were to be a poll" surely

TheDave

10-16-2003, 07:14 PM

I will have to insist on using The's excellent altenative.

In fact if we follow him we can all become The'ists.

would this make me a johovah's witness

J'Pol

10-16-2003, 07:32 PM

Originally posted by TheDave@16 October 2003 - 20:14

I will have to insist on using The's excellent altenative.

In fact if we follow him we can all become The'ists.

would this make me a johovah's witness
Only if you get the frontal lobotomy at the same time.

clocker

10-16-2003, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by JPaul+16 October 2003 - 12:10--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JPaul @ 16 October 2003 - 12:10)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-clocker@16 October 2003 - 17:52
I think, were there to be a poll ( catch that Hobbes?), that I would vote for "if god did be there and e' liked me and stuff"
simply because the "and stuff" includes the possibility of the infinite, implicit in " god did be there".

Of course, as always, I asked myself " what would Bishop Spong say?"
"If there were to be a poll" surely [/b][/quote]
No.

bigboab

10-16-2003, 11:20 PM

Originally posted by JPaul+16 October 2003 - 19:32--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JPaul @ 16 October 2003 - 19:32)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-TheDave@16 October 2003 - 20:14

I will have to insist on using The's excellent altenative.

In fact if we follow him we can all become The'ists.

would this make me a johovah's witness
Only if you get the frontal lobotomy at the same time.[/b][/quote]
I have had one of those JP. After Tony Blairs antics we are now thinking about having a conservatory too. :lol: :lol:

J'Pol

10-16-2003, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by clocker+16 October 2003 - 20:45--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 16 October 2003 - 20:45)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by JPaul@16 October 2003 - 12:10
<!--QuoteBegin-clocker@16 October 2003 - 17:52
I think, were there to be a poll ( catch that Hobbes?), that I would vote for "if god did be there and e' liked me and stuff"
simply because the "and stuff" includes the possibility of the infinite, implicit in " god did be there".

Of course, as always, I asked myself " what would Bishop Spong say?"
"If there were to be a poll" surely
No. [/b][/quote]
Why

J'Pol

10-16-2003, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by bigboab+17 October 2003 - 00:20--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (bigboab @ 17 October 2003 - 00:20)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by JPaul@16 October 2003 - 19:32
<!--QuoteBegin-TheDave@16 October 2003 - 20:14

I will have to insist on using The's excellent altenative.

In fact if we follow him we can all become The'ists.

would this make me a johovah's witness
Only if you get the frontal lobotomy at the same time.
I have had one of those JP. After Tony Blairs antics we are now thinking about having a conservatory too. :lol: :lol: [/b][/quote]
You should speak to j2. He doesn't even have a lobby.

Skweeky

10-16-2003, 11:41 PM

.....I just started studying english as my major.....you guys are scaring me :huh:

Rat Faced

10-16-2003, 11:46 PM

Skweeky, you know these guys....

Why use a word with 1 syllable when you can find one with 5 or 6, its mere ostentaion to impress each other ;)

Skweeky

10-16-2003, 11:48 PM

Originally posted by Rat Faced@17 October 2003 - 00:46
Skweeky, you know these guys....

Why use a word with 1 syllable when you can find one with 5 or 6, its mere ostentaion to impress each other ;)
hehe, I was only kidding sweety

I know how much JPaul likes to show off his knowledge of the English language

(and if there is a mistake in that sentence, please correct it, otherwise I'll look REALLY stupid :lol: )

J'Pol

10-16-2003, 11:49 PM

Skweeky

10-16-2003, 11:50 PM

Originally posted by JPaul@17 October 2003 - 00:49
Meretriciousness you feel old bean.
That word isn't even in my dictionary! :o

WE WANT MORE WE WANT MORE

hobbes

10-16-2003, 11:52 PM

JPaul,

This has NOTHING to do with belief in God. It has to do with the word "if" which begins the line. The "if" indicates a conditional statement, requiring the subjunctive mood. See prior post for details.

Had you been the poster, you would used the indicative mood, dropping the "if" and stating:

"God, give me this computer."

A common misuse not involving God: "If I was king" should be, "If I were King".

You should know better than to fancy my response a cheap shot at religion, although there is a precedent set around here that would make one wary of such tactics.

J'Pol

10-16-2003, 11:53 PM

Originally posted by Skweeky+17 October 2003 - 00:48--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Skweeky @ 17 October 2003 - 00:48)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Rat Faced@17 October 2003 - 00:46
Skweeky, you know these guys....

Why use a word with 1 syllable when you can find one with 5 or 6, its mere ostentaion to impress each other ;)
hehe, I was only kidding sweety

I know how much JPaul likes to show off his knowledge of the English language

(and if there is a mistake in that sentence, please correct it, otherwise I'll look REALLY stupid :lol: ) [/b][/quote]
My knowledge of the language is sadly lacking.

I am all too well aware of this and constantly strive to improve it. Hence my reference to the chaps here for advice and guidance, which is always very much appreciated.

We are always learning. Grow or die, its an immutable law of nature.

bigboab

10-16-2003, 11:53 PM

Originally posted by Skweeky+16 October 2003 - 23:50--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Skweeky @ 16 October 2003 - 23:50)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-JPaul@17 October 2003 - 00:49
Meretriciousness you feel old bean.
That word isn't even in my dictionary! :o

WE WANT MORE WE WANT MORE [/b][/quote]
Get another dictionary then. It is in mine. Websters World Three Volume. I always have it handy JP. :rolleyes:

clocker

10-16-2003, 11:54 PM

Originally posted by Rat Faced@16 October 2003 - 16:46
Skweeky, you know these guys....

Why use a word with 1 syllable when you can find one with 5 or 6, its mere ostentaion to impress each other ;)
RF,

Being comfortable with the warp and woof of the English language is hardly ostentation.

Writing well is an art, an art whose value is being degraded daily on the internet.

Some of us merely wish to do our part to hold back the tide....

CU L8R M8.

J'Pol

10-17-2003, 12:00 AM

Originally posted by hobbes@17 October 2003 - 00:52
JPaul,

This has NOTHING to do with belief in God. It has to do with the word "if" which begins the line. The "if" indicates a conditional statement, requiring the subjunctive mood. See prior post for details.

Had you been the poster, you would used the indicative mood, dropping the "if" and stating:

"God, give me this computer."

A common misuse not involving God: "If I was king" should be, "If I were King".

You should know better than to fancy my response a cheap shot at religion, although there is a precedent set around here that would make one wary of such tactics.
LOL

And you spotted the reference. "You never disappoint".

Top Man

However I am sure you will agree that the language is living and growing. If we accept new words we must also accept new grammar, syntax etc.

For example it would appear that to split an infinitive is no longer the mortal sin it once were.

Skweeky

10-17-2003, 12:00 AM

Originally posted by JPaul@17 October 2003 - 00:53
My knowledge of the language is sadly lacking.

I am all too well aware of this and constantly strive to improve it. Hence my reference to the chaps here for advice and guidance, which is always very much appreciated.

We are always learning. Grow or die, its an immutable law of nature.
Yes, I know what you mean.

It was the main reason I decided to study English. When talking on the internet one often gets the false impression English is an easy language, just because of all the 'Engrish' that is being spoken/typed. Recently I discovered I still make a lot of mistakes in grammar and that my vocabulary is terribly limited. <_<

So....here I am now, every evening, trying to study that damn phonetic alphabet by heart and trying to see the differences between phenomes and allophones :lol: :lol:

J'Pol

10-17-2003, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by clocker+17 October 2003 - 00:54--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 17 October 2003 - 00:54)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Rat Faced@16 October 2003 - 16:46
Skweeky, you know these guys....

Why use a word with 1 syllable when you can find one with 5 or 6, its mere ostentaion to impress each other ;)
RF,

Being comfortable with the warp and woof of the English language is hardly ostentation.

Writing well is an art, an art whose value is being degraded daily on the internet.

Some of us merely wish to do our part to hold back the tide....

CU L8R M8. [/b][/quote]
I agree Canute

bigboab

10-17-2003, 12:03 AM

I thought all phones were allo phones. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Skweeky

10-17-2003, 12:05 AM

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

that joke is just soooooo lame

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I love it

J'Pol

10-17-2003, 12:05 AM

Originally posted by Skweeky+17 October 2003 - 01:00--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Skweeky @ 17 October 2003 - 01:00)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-JPaul@17 October 2003 - 00:53
My knowledge of the language is sadly lacking.

I am all too well aware of this and constantly strive to improve it. Hence my reference to the chaps here for advice and guidance, which is always very much appreciated.

We are always learning. Grow or die, its an immutable law of nature.
Yes, I know what you mean.

It was the main reason I decided to study English. When talking on the internet one often gets the false impression English is an easy language, just because of all the 'Engrish' that is being spoken/typed. Recently I discovered I still make a lot of mistakes in grammar and that my vocabulary is terribly limited. <_<

So....here I am now, every evening, trying to study that damn phonetic alphabet by heart and trying to see the differences between phenomes and allophones :lol: :lol: [/b][/quote]
Phenomes, is that the things that make you attractive to the opposite sex.

Though I have to be honest, I happily use the word meretricious in conversation. Whether it is in your dictionary or not.

Perhaps your phenomes are not working on me, tho' I find that hard to believe.

clocker

10-17-2003, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by bigboab@16 October 2003 - 17:03
I thought all phones were allo phones. :lol: :lol: :lol:
And just how long have you been sitting on that one, waiting to slip it, fartlike, into a conversation?

Skweeky

10-17-2003, 12:10 AM

:blink:

erm no...A phoneme is the smallest unit of a language which can bring about a difference in meaning by entering into opposition with at least one sound unit.

e.g.: cat bat c/b are phonemes

allophones are just the different ways to pronounce one sound unit

e.g.: stop top pot the 't' is pronounced differently three times, they are all allophones from /t/

Does that make any sense at all ?:blink:

PS: can someone please tell me what metricious means?

J'Pol

10-17-2003, 12:15 AM

Sorry, I would love to, but I have no idea.

I am just a 76 year old Luddite after all.

Skweeky

10-17-2003, 12:16 AM

Originally posted by JPaul@17 October 2003 - 01:15
Sorry, I would love to, but I have no idea.

I am just a 76 year old Luddite after all.
<_< You know very well I can't go to bed before I know what it means. If I fall asleep during class tomorrow morning it'll be your fault

:lol: :lol: :lol:

hehehe
*blush*

maybe you can tell me what 'meREtricious' means?

clocker

10-17-2003, 12:17 AM

Originally posted by Skweeky@16 October 2003 - 17:10

PS: can someone please tell me what metricious means?
1 : of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution <meretricious relationship>
2 a : tawdrily and falsely attractive <the paradise they found was a piece of meretricious trash -- Carolyn See> b : superficially significant : PRETENTIOUS <scholarly names to provide fig-leaves of respectability for meretricious but stylish books -- Times Literary Supplement>

Skweeky

10-17-2003, 12:20 AM

Originally posted by clocker+17 October 2003 - 01:17--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 17 October 2003 - 01:17)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Skweeky@16 October 2003 - 17:10

PS: can someone please tell me what metricious means?
1 : of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution <meretricious relationship>
2 a : tawdrily and falsely attractive <the paradise they found was a piece of meretricious trash -- Carolyn See> b : superficially significant : PRETENTIOUS <scholarly names to provide fig-leaves of respectability for meretricious but stylish books -- Times Literary Supplement>
[/b][/quote]
yes, I found that too, but I still don't understand fully....does it just mean something looks nice but isn't?

clocker

10-17-2003, 12:25 AM

I believe that in the context of JPaul's post, the definition "pretentious" would be the most apt.

J'Pol

10-17-2003, 12:32 AM

If I were to say "flash for the sake of it" would you sleep easy.

Or perhaps, gratuitous may describe it better.

bigboab

10-17-2003, 12:35 AM

Originally posted by JPaul@17 October 2003 - 00:32
If I were to say "flash for the sake of it" would you sleep easy.

Or perhaps, gratuitous may describe it better.
Thats all you would be doing over here at this time of night JP. :D

J'Pol

10-17-2003, 12:38 AM

Originally posted by bigboab+17 October 2003 - 01:35--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (bigboab @ 17 October 2003 - 01:35)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-JPaul@17 October 2003 - 00:32
If I were to say "flash for the sake of it" would you sleep easy.

Or perhaps, gratuitous may describe it better.
Thats all you would be doing over here at this time of night JP. :D [/b][/quote]
LOL

Hands up to that. As ever you are on the ball sir.

My apple and I may have to leave you chaps to your own devices.

Live long in Possil.

hobbes

10-17-2003, 01:03 AM

Originally posted by JPaul@17 October 2003 - 01:00

LOL

And you spotted the reference. "You never disappoint".

Top Man

However I am sure you will agree that the language is living and growing. If we accept new words we must also accept new grammar, syntax etc.

For example it would appear that to split an infinitive is no longer the mortal sin it once were.
I guess that is about as close as I will come to getting you to fully admit that I was "spot on". If only such a thing WERE possible. :lol:

If general ignorance of grammar already set in place for such a conditional circumstance is considered growth, I would hate to see this living language hit puberty.

edit: added the letter "f" to meretriciousf to appease Clocker