Re: Oracle v. Google jury returns partial verdict, favoring Oracle
From: Flint <agent1_at_section21.org>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:26:02 -0400
Message-ID: <joji34$8gs$1_at_dont-email.me>
On 5/10/2012 11:19 PM, Redjak wrote:
>
>
> "Flint" wrote in message news:johrv8$afe$1_at_dont-email.me...
>
> On 5/10/2012 8:02 PM, Chance Furlong wrote:
>> On 5/10/12 5:57 PM, Flint wrote:
>>
>>> In other words, it is not anywhere near ready for prime time for
>>> most Enterprise
>>> desktop use unless one is ready to live with LibreOffice's weakness
>>> and
>>> stay with ODF file formats for everything.
>>>
>>> Just a side note: The word "fan" (in this context) is derived from and
>>> has its etymological roots in "fanatic."
>>
>> I corrected your grammar, Flint Boi.
>>
>
> My grammar is annoying you, ain't it? You are seriously behind the
> times as the word is now included in most dictionaries/lexicons, and
> is only rejected by high-brow grammatically retarded sticks in the mud
> such as yourself.
>
> Of course, never mind that the word has an antecedent usage based on
> the old English contracted colloquialisms "I'nt", "en't", and "An't",
> and around 1749, the "A" of "An't" began to be used in writing and was
> pronounced with a long "A" as in "ain't".
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ain%27t
> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain%27t
>
> From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t
>
> "The use of "Ain't I?" addresses one logical problem of English
> grammar; it serves as a contracted inverted form of the question "Am I
> not?" Some prescriptivists would not allow any contraction of that
> question. Others prefer "Aren't I?", even though "aren't" is a
> contraction of "are not", which is not a standard first person
> singular construction."
>
> and...
>
> "Although ain't is seldom found in formal writing, it is frequently
> used in more informal written settings, such as popular song lyrics.
>
> Ain't is obligatory in some fixed phrases, such as "You ain't seen
> nothing yet"."
>
> ...or *"if it ain't broke, don't fix it"* [emphasis mine]
>
> Time to update yer lexicon, prescriptive fangurl. :P
>
> *************************************************************************
>
> You must be desperate.
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:26:02 -0400
Message-ID: <joji34$8gs$1_at_dont-email.me>
On 5/10/2012 11:19 PM, Redjak wrote:
>
>
> "Flint" wrote in message news:johrv8$afe$1_at_dont-email.me...
>
> On 5/10/2012 8:02 PM, Chance Furlong wrote:
>> On 5/10/12 5:57 PM, Flint wrote:
>>
>>> In other words, it is not anywhere near ready for prime time for
>>> most Enterprise
>>> desktop use unless one is ready to live with LibreOffice's weakness
>>> and
>>> stay with ODF file formats for everything.
>>>
>>> Just a side note: The word "fan" (in this context) is derived from and
>>> has its etymological roots in "fanatic."
>>
>> I corrected your grammar, Flint Boi.
>>
>
> My grammar is annoying you, ain't it? You are seriously behind the
> times as the word is now included in most dictionaries/lexicons, and
> is only rejected by high-brow grammatically retarded sticks in the mud
> such as yourself.
>
> Of course, never mind that the word has an antecedent usage based on
> the old English contracted colloquialisms "I'nt", "en't", and "An't",
> and around 1749, the "A" of "An't" began to be used in writing and was
> pronounced with a long "A" as in "ain't".
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ain%27t
> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain%27t
>
> From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t
>
> "The use of "Ain't I?" addresses one logical problem of English
> grammar; it serves as a contracted inverted form of the question "Am I
> not?" Some prescriptivists would not allow any contraction of that
> question. Others prefer "Aren't I?", even though "aren't" is a
> contraction of "are not", which is not a standard first person
> singular construction."
>
> and...
>
> "Although ain't is seldom found in formal writing, it is frequently
> used in more informal written settings, such as popular song lyrics.
>
> Ain't is obligatory in some fixed phrases, such as "You ain't seen
> nothing yet"."
>
> ...or *"if it ain't broke, don't fix it"* [emphasis mine]
>
> Time to update yer lexicon, prescriptive fangurl. :P
>
> *************************************************************************
>
> You must be desperate.
For what, Redjak?
-- FlintReceived on Fri May 11 2012 - 12:26:02 CDT