Nearly nicked (OR: I like software developers...) - LONG
in [UK Motorcycles]
|
Prev: M25 - Brighton
Next: One for the Canon SLR owners?
From: darsy on 19 Jun 2010 03:59 On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:54:38 +0100, Jeremy <jeremy0505(a)gmail.com> wrote: >In article <g7to16hql1cvvjejnbm82dil86011hfhq8(a)4ax.com>, >darsy(a)sticky.co.uk says... >> >> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:40:39 +0100, "Cab" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> >> >past time >> >> I know LTSTPRU, but this one winds me up for some reason. > >errrmm... > >'I was once in a violently-light-blue Mini doing just over an indicated >90mph[1] in a 30 zone, with me as the "instructing driver" with my >not-past-his-test mate driving, both of us' <fx: boggles for a moment> Oh, you think I should have used the word "passed" rather than "past"? Not quite the nuance I was going for; I was indicating time rather than qualification. And certainly not a typo as annoying as saying "past time" rather than "pass time". But thanks for playing. -- d.
From: SIRPip on 19 Jun 2010 04:20 darsy wrote: > On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:54:38 +0100, Jeremy <jeremy0505(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > In article <g7to16hql1cvvjejnbm82dil86011hfhq8(a)4ax.com>, > > darsy(a)sticky.co.uk says... > >> > >> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:40:39 +0100, "Cab" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> > >> >past time > >> > >> I know LTSTPRU, but this one winds me up for some reason. > > > > errrmm... > > > > 'I was once in a violently-light-blue Mini doing just over an > > indicated 90mph[1] in a 30 zone, with me as the "instructing > > driver" with my not-past-his-test mate driving, both of us' > > <fx: boggles for a moment> > > Oh, you think I should have used the word "passed" rather than "past"? > Not quite the nuance I was going for; I was indicating time rather > than qualification. > > And certainly not a typo as annoying as saying "past time" rather than > "pass time". > > But thanks for playing. Well, in the spiryt of the game and usenet tradition, you've got it wrong too: it should be "pastime" in the context of the OP. -- SIRPip : B12
From: darsy on 19 Jun 2010 04:27 On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:20:31 +0000 (UTC), "SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: >darsy wrote: > >> On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:54:38 +0100, Jeremy <jeremy0505(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > In article <g7to16hql1cvvjejnbm82dil86011hfhq8(a)4ax.com>, >> > darsy(a)sticky.co.uk says... >> >> >> >> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:40:39 +0100, "Cab" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> >past time >> >> >> >> I know LTSTPRU, but this one winds me up for some reason. >> > >> > errrmm... >> > >> > 'I was once in a violently-light-blue Mini doing just over an >> > indicated 90mph[1] in a 30 zone, with me as the "instructing >> > driver" with my not-past-his-test mate driving, both of us' >> >> <fx: boggles for a moment> >> >> Oh, you think I should have used the word "passed" rather than "past"? >> Not quite the nuance I was going for; I was indicating time rather >> than qualification. >> >> And certainly not a typo as annoying as saying "past time" rather than >> "pass time". >> >> But thanks for playing. > >Well, in the spiryt of the game and usenet tradition, you've got it >wrong too: it should be "pastime" in the context of the OP. duh. -- d.
From: crn on 19 Jun 2010 06:56 Jeremy <jeremy0505(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > 'I was once in a violently-light-blue Mini doing just over an indicated > 90mph[1] in a 30 zone, with me as the "instructing driver" with my > not-past-his-test mate driving, both of us' [1] ENOFOOTNOTE -- 03 GS500K2 76 Honda 400/4 project 78 Honda 400/4 in black 06 Sukida SK50QT (Slanty eyed shopping trolley)
From: Jeremy on 19 Jun 2010 08:50
In article <hvto16prt7gbd754nloaecea3p7dgdqj7t(a)4ax.com>, darsy(a)sticky.co.uk says... > > On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:54:38 +0100, Jeremy <jeremy0505(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > >In article <g7to16hql1cvvjejnbm82dil86011hfhq8(a)4ax.com>, > >darsy(a)sticky.co.uk says... > >> > >> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:40:39 +0100, "Cab" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> > >> >past time > >> > >> I know LTSTPRU, but this one winds me up for some reason. > > > >errrmm... > > > >'I was once in a violently-light-blue Mini doing just over an indicated > >90mph[1] in a 30 zone, with me as the "instructing driver" with my > >not-past-his-test mate driving, both of us' > > <fx: boggles for a moment> Don't worry, I don't maintain a register, just recalled that I had noticed one of those things that can give rise to a "pedant post". > > Oh, you think I should have used the word "passed" rather than "past"? > Not quite the nuance I was going for; I was indicating time rather > than qualification. > Hmmm.... wriggling a bit I think but you might just get away with that one. > And certainly not a typo as annoying as saying "past time" rather than > "pass time". > > But thanks for playing. I had a spare minute. -- jeremy K1200S |