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From: CT on 9 Aug 2010 12:02 Champ wrote: > On 9 Aug 2010 15:49:50 GMT, "CT" <me(a)christrollen.co.uk> wrote: > > > I like the juxtaposition of "the risk of injury or death for the > > operator." and "This is not particularly satisfactory." > > Appropriate deployment of litotes is a key component of old-fashioned > English wit. Or even Irish. Surely it's just more of an understatment than a litote! -- Chris
From: CT on 9 Aug 2010 12:03 ogden wrote: > I haven't even got a garden. How very "urban" of you. -- Chris
From: ogden on 9 Aug 2010 12:04 CT wrote: > Champ wrote: > > > On 9 Aug 2010 15:49:50 GMT, "CT" <me(a)christrollen.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > I like the juxtaposition of "the risk of injury or death for the > > > operator." and "This is not particularly satisfactory." > > > > Appropriate deployment of litotes is a key component of old-fashioned > > English wit. Or even Irish. > > Surely it's just more of an understatment than a litote! Quite. To declare something not unsatisfactory would be a litote. This is just a contradiction. -- ogden | gsxr 1000 | ktm duke 2
From: prawn on 9 Aug 2010 12:04 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 08:39:46 -0700 (PDT), platypus ><monotreme(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >>Do your worst: >> >>http://www.munedesigns.co.uk/ > > I like the copy at lot. Of course, it helped that I could imagine you > saying it. > > You may not be responsible for the 'buy' page, but if you are then > it's too cramped. It'd be much better to use the page that you get if > you click on 'detailed view'. > As an aside, if Platy is considering selling to retailers, loads of them won't touch stuff that is sold direct by manufacturers as a matter of policy. -- Leviticus 11:10
From: Adrian on 9 Aug 2010 12:06
platypus <monotreme(a)blueyonder.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Do your worst: > > http://www.munedesigns.co.uk/ Am I the only person who read that as "Mundane Signs"? |