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Re: The "Unknown" Santa Fe
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Wed, 6 Mar 2002 04:03:07 GMT
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Well, as long as we are being anal, we might as well point out that the use
of ";-)" is of no value to proper written English. In other words, it is
not grammatically correct.
The rest of us probably knew what the implied meaning of "beg the question"
was. I, for one, am definitely not 100% "by the grammar book" perfect. I
don't expect my fellow bretheren to be.
OK, i'm through being anal retentive. No offense meant towards Rick; I
guess Lar is just rubbing off on me!
;-)...bwwwaaaaahahahaha hehe hawhaw
-Rob
PS - This entire post was meant to be funny. If it has offended you, then
you need fire your shrink and get second opinion...
"Rick Clark" <jrclark@nospam.aol.com> wrote in message
news:3C8483D4.4030609@nospam.aol.com...
> Allan Bedford wrote:
>
> > In lugnet.trains, John Musil writes:
> >
> > > I think that the train registry for the 10020 is a great idea! When I • got
> > > my first three sets, I quickly opened all of the sets to see the • numbers,
> > > but then after posting the sets numbers, on the Internet
> > > <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=12973>, I quickly • realized
> > > that I decreased the value of the set by opening the "Limited Edition" • set.
> > >
> >
> > I guess this begs the question. Did you buy them to enjoy them or to • make
> > money from them? I'm not judging, I'm just saying that if you bought • them
> > for yourself, to build and enjoy, then I think it's fantastic that • you've
> > opened them. I think this *increases* the value... for you. And I • think
> > that's the most important thing.
>
>
> <snip>
>
> I hate to be the grammar police, but this is one of my new pet peeves. I
> believe you mean that Allan's comments -prompt- your question. To beg
> the question means to -avoid- the question, or else to use your own
> conclusion as the basis for an argument.
>
> Of course, it is possible that you felt that his comments -were-
> avoiding the question of his motivation for buying the sets, in which
> case, I'll shut up, except to say that such confusion is the reason many
> grammarians discourage the use of the "avoid" definition of "beg the
> question."
>
> FUT lugnet.off-topic.debate, because there's no
> lugnet.off-topic.nitpickers. ;-)
>
> Rick Clark
>
> Completely unrelated to this thread, but as long as were in
> off-topic.grammar:
> My number one pet peeve: "Hehe" is not a word! If you're giggling, it's
> spelled "hee hee," and if chuckling, it's "heh heh."
>
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| (...) I had to check this one in my copy of the OED (Oxford Emoticon Dictionary) You're right, that's not right. It's supposed to be = ;^) It drives me crazy when folks don't emote properly with previously unused characters on the keyboard. I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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