Still off topic. Deal with it. [was Re: Got a Doubt ! Wanting for your Help ! Plz make it ASAP !]
Steven D'Aprano
steve at pearwood.info
Wed Nov 27 01:56:44 EST 2013
On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:24:16 -0800, Rick Johnson wrote:
> Although i would strongly prefer for him to choose ubiquitous
> definitions *over* regional definitions when posting to internet forums,
> i would have happily ignored this thread had it not been for Stevens
> emotional plea of:
>
> "As this is an international forum, it behoves [sic] us all to make
> allowances for slight difference in dialect."
Please don't mislabel my correctly spelt words with "sic" just because
your regional variation of the Queens English uses a different spelling.
> ============================================================
> Pop Quiz
> ============================================================
> Your driving your car down the road when out of nowhere a cute little
"Your" driving?
> squirrel[1] runs into the road, stops in your lane, stands on his hind
> legs, and looks at you nervously... You know you don't have much time to
> act, but you realize you have only two choices:
>
> 1. You could attempt to avoid the squirrel by making hasty maneuvers
> and in the process risk your life or even the lives of innocent
> motorist/by-standards, or
Of course, because being introduced to regional idiomatic phrases KILLS!!!
--
Steven
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