Re: stub
- From: "Maria" <marian.c-b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:20:37 GMT
Rudy wrote:
Maria wrote:
Has anyone heard of the word "stub" used as a wi-fi term? He thinks
he's heard it used thusly, but cannot remember the details -- such
as what it means in that sense.
No offense intended, but every time I see "thusly" I cringe.
Fortunately I only encounter it in Internet newsgroups, but this
aberration must be stamped out without mercy. "Thus" is already an
adverb. [...]
Your last sentence is certainly true. However, "thusly" is seen as meaning "thus" in some dictionaries, and not all of them mark it as nonstandard.
(Merriam-Webster Online, the American dictionary I usually refer to, does not mark "thusly" as nonstandard.)
If it's any comfort to you, I seldom use "thusly." But if it creates a better rhythm than "thus" in a sentence, I will (and do) use it.
Back to the original topic: Charles also mentioned that he thought the word "stub" might have some relation to signal strength.[1] I should have said that before, but I guess remembering to post about "stub" was as much as I could manage at the time. (Life is hectic and confusing, and getting more so. Trust me, retirement isn't what it's cracked up to be.)
[1] Some of you touched on that meaning, IINM.
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Maria
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