 | | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape —Joshua Delahunty
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| | | (...) YOU'VE written "could care less..." and you're calling yourself pedantic? (kidding) :-) [Please don't start this flame again, I respect both sides of this argument, and just happen to believe that the "couldn't" crowd is the pedantic half] (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Not starting the argument, but if I ever say "could care less..." (which I try not to do, I'm on the "couldn't" side) you should tack on an implied "but not MUCH less!", please. (...) Two points, first, I bet I can motorize 2585 without making (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | British English (Was: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference...) —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | | | (...) I'm no language buff, but this has made me curious: Are the British rules governing comma usage affected more by grammar or vocabulary? Also, by the term "full stops", do you mean two full spaces after each sentence, or a completely different (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: British English (Was: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference...) —Beth Reiten
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| | | | | | | (...) A British "full stop" is an American "period". And I can never keep it straight where I put things... depends on my mood! Beth Reiten (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: British English (Was: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference...) —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:17:32 GMT, Sproaticus uttered the following profundities... (...) Some details there of which I was not aware. I do know that Ben Franklin advocated the adoption of French, in deference to their assistance in your rebellion. (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape —Todd Lehman
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| | | | (...) I'm not (nor do I probably want to spend the time to become) knowledgeable enough about LEGO Trains and train terminology in general to have an opinion here that really is worth any weight, but generally I fall on the side of the fence that (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) I don't care EXACTLY about the names either, but we need about 2 more categories than we have now. Name them for the mundanes if you must. However I'd say that "Equipment" OR "maintenance of way" are not at all technical to the point of being (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape —Joshua Delahunty
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| | | | (...) If we go for more groups (I prefer fewer, personally, as I really did visit this already and arrived at fewer after quite some thought -- but do not by that token mean to imply I'm not open to the suggestion), I'm actually warming to (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Yes. But to keep number of categories, and name length, down to size, perhaps just "Maintenance" or "Maintenance Equipment"? That latter category includes all the sets that MOW Vehicles does, PLUS the washrack (which presumably, (because I'm (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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