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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Sun, 3 Jan 2016 15:24:35 -0600, Dale wrote: |
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>> I might add, this is why when I read a email, I try to put the most |
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>> positive light on it. Sometimes even a native English speaker just |
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>> doesn't quite get the right thing to come out. Add in spelling errors |
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>> and such or someone speaking English as a second or even third language |
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>> and you can really get a mess. Let's not get into those translation |
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>> thingys either. LOL |
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>> I'll be glad when spell checkers add "thingy" to the list. ;-) |
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> You can add "thingy" to your personal dictionary, although the spell |
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> checker will still correctly point out that "thingys" is incorrect, the |
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> plural is "thingies". This is where your use of that word to signify an |
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> initrd or initramfs is superior, I cannot work out the correct plural |
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> of initramfs! |
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Yea, I added it once and for some reason, likely a upgrade, it sort of |
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got deleted. After a couple times, I just let the red wiggly line annoy |
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the crap out of me. lol |
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Yea, I got tired of trying to figure out what was called what. The word |
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thingy hit me and I use it for the init thingys, thingies, and a few |
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other things now. Just don't get me started on hal again. That thingy |
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still pisses me off. I need a blood pressure pill now. I wish I could |
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forget that thing. :/ |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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