Google| Subject | Re: Apple Ad debate |
| From | Snit |
| Date | 07/03/2006 22:48 (07/03/2006 13:48) |
| Message-ID | <C0CED0A1.53D7A%SNIT@CABLE0NE.NET.INVALID> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | Steve Carroll |
| Followups | Steve Carroll (1h & 34m) |
"Steve Carroll" <noone@nowhere.net>stated in post noone-B0671B.14112303072006@comcast.dca.giganews.com on 7/3/06 1:11 PM:
Wow! Steve, when you snip all context you can pretend you have a point.Steve CarrollNRen2k5Snit
The more I search the web, the more it seems that there's just no single consensus on pluralizing initialisms. :|
For example, you said that the "CDs", for example, is proper and that "CD's" is a modern trend, but Wikipedia tells me it's exactly the opposite.
Again, fair enough. It is a nit-picky enough point that I certainly would never have brought it up
You say this, yet, you bothered to whine about his 'error'.
Please work on your ability to understand what you read. By the way, here are the relevant facts you, too, will run from:
The ad in question: <http://snipurl.com/viruswhatvirus> Quote in question (slowed down): <http://snipurl.com/Slow_Quote> "no no do not be a hero, ***LAST YEAR*** there are 114,000 known viruses for PCs." [emphasis mine, poor grammar Apple's]
1) Wally dishonestly "quoted" the Apple commercial (while blaming others for doing so). He dishonestly denied it state "last year" and "quoted" it as: "no no do not be a hero, actually there are 114,000 known viruses for PC's.........". In his doing so, he used poor grammar (note the "PC's"). This is relevant based on #2:
2) Wally belittled me for honestly quoting the ad's poor grammar. "Really Snit that is stupid even for you! But never let it be said that I would not lend you a helping hand try this.. 'Last year there were................'" Wally further called me ignorant and stupid based on my being honest and quoting the ad correctly.
3) When #2 was pointed out, Wally lied and said my honestly quoting the ad was a form of "support" and "agreement" for its poor grammar. Wally is confusing the concepts of supporting telling the truth (as I did and he failed to do) with supporting the ads use of improper grammar (which I do not).
4) Wally played these games, no doubt, to obfuscate the fact that he dishonestly "quoted" Apple by claiming the ad did not use the phrase "last year". This whole grammar side issue is irrelevant to Wally's initial lie, but he is trying mighty hard to obfuscate it.
Honestly quoting someone is not synonymous with agreeing with their message nor with supporting the use of improper grammar.
-- ? Things which are not the same are not "identical" ??Incest and sex are not identical (only a pervert would disagree) ? OS X is partially based on BSD (esp. FreeBSD)
07/02/2006-
