Re: American football---where kickers get no respect.

On 11/08/2011 17:55, Myk Cameron wrote:
"JohnO" <johno1234@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 03/08/2011 23:05, Myk Cameron wrote:
<denver_state_philosophy_dept@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Jul 30, 3:44 pm, one caspar milquetoast <b...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
attempted to undo thousands of years of civilization and common usage
and delivered a cretinous lecture:
On 30/07/2011 8:35 AM, Mo wrote:





> On Jul 28, 5:43 pm, caspar milquetoast<b...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 28/07/2011 4:42 AM, Mo wrote:

>>> On Jul 27, 5:28 pm, in the midst of serving up a heapin' helpin' of
>>> abuse, our good friend caspar milquetoast<b...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> reveals that he's no Latin scholar:
>>>> On 27/07/2011 12:48 PM, denver_state_philosophy_d...@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> wrote:

>>>>> How would you know that, sir? Methinks you're making it all up.

>>>>> A word to the wise, sir: when one is way out of one's depth,
it is
>>>>> always a good idea to stop digging.

>>>> Why? You've been digging frantically since the ill-fated day you
>>>> added
>>>> this newsgroup to your failed collection of forums

>>> [sic!]

>> Would you care to enlighten us talentless dullards why your
hilariously
>> inept sic is employed on this occasion?

> Look where the [sic!] is place, my friend. We'll make a Latin scholar
> of you yet...

Hook, line, sinker, rod, fisherman and wharf.

There is nothing more amusing to the working journo than when some
jumped-up, pompous, pedantic windbag makes an absolute classic arse of
himself with some self-important pronouncement of grammatical
correction, proclaiming his tiny molecule of pretentious knowledge for
the benefit of we ignorant hacks.

In point of fact, Mowithey you illiterate buffoon, Latin terms adopted
into English take English plurals. In English, the plural of forum is
forums.

Wrong. It is, indisputably, "fora".

*****

Only if you're describing the plural of public squares in an ancient
Roman city. If you want the plural of meeting or medium where ideas or
views are exchanged, the plural if forums:

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/forum

Yes, I know that's not OED, but OED is subscriber only and it gives the
same definition. Websters also gives the plural as forums, as does
Collins. But, I'm sure you know better?


Myk


Myk, it is OED (concise), online.



Is it? That's good to know. I thought it was a knockoff :-)

OED as a pay-only site is a real ripoff.


Myk


I wasn't quite correct - the website ODO is not the same as the OED as they explain here:
http://oxforddictionaries.com/page/oed

So what you don't get online you probably don't need - historical stuff.

www.askoxford.com is free for the dictionary.



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