Re: Results in Parallel columns
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:07:24 +0300
Message-ID: <e6tl45$75k$1_at_nntp.aioe.org>
"Marshall" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1150385707.530949.115490_at_g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> I'm not sure if this is humor in the form of a pun,
>Instead, it is your diction,
Well, that might come from the fact that I've not studied English, my native
> a misunderstanding, or what, but I want to make
> sure I get the point across: I have no complaint
> about your manners.
> your idiom, your writing style, your phrasing,
> that I have trouble with.
I also have some trouble sometimes understanding some of your (pl.)
allusions.
Someone asked how he can check if two databases are syncronized after
syncronization or something like that.
I said the databases will be syncronized.(explanation: No need to check. If
they weren't, that was not syncronization.)
Is that cryptic ? Opaque ? Obvious ?
<dict>
o-paque (oh payk') adj., n., v. <o-paqued, o-paqu-ing>
adj.
-----> 1. not allowing light to pass through.
2. not transmitting radiation, sound, heat,
etc.
-----> 3. not shining or bright; dark; dull.
4. hard to understand; not clear or lucid.
-----> 5. dull, stupid, or unintelligent.
[1375-1425; late ME opake < L opacus shaded] <--------------
fine [1] (fien) adj. <fin-er, fin-est> adv., v. <fined, fin-ing>
adj.
1. of superior or best quality; of high or
highest grade; excellent: fine wine.
2. consisting of minute particles: fine sand.
3. very thin; slender: fine thread.
-------> 4. keen; sharp, as a tool.
5. delicate in texture or workmanship: fine
cotton.
-------> 6. highly skilled; accomplished: a fine
musician.
-------> 7. trained to the maximum degree, as an
athlete.
8. characterized by refinement or elegance;
polished; refined: fine manners.
9. affectedly ornate or elegant.
10. delicate; subtle: a fine distinction.
11. healthy; well: In spite of her recent
illness, she looks fine.
12. elegant in appearance; smart.
13. good-looking; handsome: a fine young man.
14. (of a precious metal or its alloy) free
from impurities; containing a large
amount of pure metal.
[1250-1300; ME fin < AF, OF: extreme, farthest,
best < L finis end, utmost limit, (cf. F le fin
<------------------
fond the extreme back)]
</dict>
See how difficult it is ? Received on Fri Jun 16 2006 - 09:07:24 CEST