Pedants on the EDF

[Ladymuck]

PS: 100

In respect of the above post.

[Ladymuck]

HAL9000 Wrote:

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> I wonder - could the plurality assigned to St.

> Thomas be a (gnostic) echo of the New Testament

> words Dydimous Thomas?

>

> The name "Thomas" comes from the Aramaic word for

> twin: T'oma, but the Greek word Dydimous also

> means twin.

>

> The phrase "Dydimous Thomas" at John 20:24,

> therefore, translates into English as "twin,

> twin".

LOL!!!!

You never fail to disappoint HAL9000.

But...ahem...what time doth thou call this? The other pedants arrived hours ago. I am guessing you are going to tell me that you have just travelled some googolplex lightyears to get here. Hmmmm...

[Alec John Moore]

George Bernard Shaw. Wasn't he a vegetarian?

[Ladymuck]

Ladymuck Wrote:

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> You never fail to disappoint HAL9000.

Christ! I'm having to exercise pedantry on my own post!

What I meant to say was:

You never disappoint HAL9000.

Serves me right for taking the piss LOL!

[silverfox]

Don't wish to be pedantic but ...

Here's an interesting one from the For Sale section:

Rugs - Traditional Style 2.5m x 3.4m (that's 8.2' x 11.2' in old money)

(I count at least three mistakes)

[RosieH]

One of my favourite-ever sentences...

Mark Twain on sentences: ?At times he may indulge himself with a long one, but he will make sure there are no folds in it, no vaguenesses, no parenthetical interruptions of its view as a whole; when he has done with it, it won't be a sea-serpent with half of its arches under the water; it will be a torch-light procession.?

And that is why punctuation, and a little bit of pedantry, is your friend. Sadly, none of us is Mark Twain.

[SeanMacGabhann]

sometimes capital letters alone are important

You could help Uncle Jack off the horse, or....

[RosieH]

Noice.

[Brendan]

Why would you want to kill a horse?

[felt-tip]

I am so board reading this thread.

[Ladymuck]

W'ell d'ont reed it's than.:))

[felt-tip]

aren't you bawd?

or is that none of my business?

[Ladymuck]

Shouldn't that be nun of your business?

[expat]

Or "All you have to do is write one true sentence.

Write the truest sentence you know."

[Ladymuck]

I don't understand your post expat, but it's really nice to see you posting again.

[expat]

*waves to LM - hope your tongue is better..."

It is a quote. An American who lived in Paris when he wrote it. He lived other places as well.

[Ladymuck]

I've never come across it before. On re-reading it, it strikes me as quite enchanting. Moreover, I believe I (inadvertently) fulfilled the advice contained within it via my subsequent post. As delightful as the quote is, I still don't understand how it fits in with "pedantry" though. But no matter, the words are truly inspirational.

And...ahem...tongue is recovering - thank you.:-$

*smiles and waves back at expat*

[Santerme]

I think too many people take everything too seriously here a lot of the time...perhaps, my non use of the requisite smilie was a mistake.

Lighten up

Jeez!

There, terrible syntax and grammatical errors to illustrate my point.

And to the individual who divined from my post that I thought he had gone to a poor university and not gained a decent degree...brilliant comprehension skills, I just wish I had thought of it first!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Sorry Santerme - you can't get away with that. It's "smiley". :-$

[louisiana]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> Well I used to sell advertising on the LU, so

> stories of those kind were my in-trade!

Stock-in-trade?

[Laddy Muck]

...And the Pedant's Award goes to...

*drum roll*

OutOfFocus

Very funny. Even funnier was Mr. Medic's reponse - but no award as no pedantry involved.

For those who don't visit the "About Forum" Section:

Re: Ask Admin

Posted by: OutOfFocus July 11, 01:17AM

Laddy Muck Wrote:

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> May we also have a Whinger's Corner please?

Or even a Whingers' Corner

(or is there only one whinger)

Re: Ask Admin

Posted by: Alan Medic July 11, 05:30AM

There is only one.

Fabulous stuff!

[KalamityKel]

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[maxxi]

Surely you mean Pedantry Award? Otherwise it would be an award given by one pedant; or if it were Pedants' Award by a panel of pedants (or a 'huff' of pedants).

[Laddy Muck]

maxxi Wrote:

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> Surely you mean Pedantry Award? Otherwise it would

> be an award given by one pedant; or if it were

> Pedants' Award by a panel of pedants (or a 'huff'

> of pedants).

*collapses laughing*

FUKK me maxxi...

NO...that should be FUKK me, maxxi.

(Phew, what a difference a comma makes).

[maxxi]

... shouldn't that be "...On, On, On!" (?)