On Apr 28, 6:33?am, John Smith I wrote:
Hoodia Gordonii wrote:

[good stuff]

No, and definitely NOT "original." The original has been cribbed by
dozens, rewritten for a specific subject, and tossed out as "new"
or "news" for years. Sigh...given some snazzy graphics this could
have been a "news" item for the "Onion." :-(

Although your example seems and is extreme, it is about time logic was
applied to the english language.

Each and every generation must wade though all these english rules and
"special cases."

Nonsense, JS, EVERY human language has its peculiarities, rules,
and convoluted forms. We can say, with some certainty, that:

"Mankind invented language to satisfy its need to complain." - anon.

73, Len AF6AY

AF6AY wrote:


...
"Mankind invented language to satisfy its need to complain." - anon.

73, Len AF6AY



I believe every math/tech/logic student who has been forced to take
untold english classes and study the insignificant "rules of english"
has argued the insanity and illogic of english, well, at least those
with a respectable IQ have ... the waste of time learning phone instead
of phone, pneumonia instead of neumonia, etc ... etc ... is simply mind
numbing!

Regards,
JS

John Smith I wrote:

In the previous post, change:

.... phone instead of phone, ...

to:

.... phone instead of fone ...

My gawd, idiots who continue to do something just because it has been
done that way for eons!; and, done WRONG at that!

Regards,
JS

On Apr 28, 11:43?am, John Smith I wrote:
John Smith I wrote:

In the previous post, change:

... phone instead of phone, ...

to:

... phone instead of fone ...

My gawd, idiots who continue to do something just because it has been
done that way for eons!; and, done WRONG at that!

Regards,
JS

Roger that...whatever you said...?

73, Len AF6AY

AF6AY wrote:

...
Roger that...whatever you said...?

73, Len AF6AY


LOL!

Just can't shake 'ya today, can I?

Darn, where is Mark when 'ya need him? ;-)

Regards,
JS

"John Smith I" wrote in message
...
AF6AY wrote:

...
Roger that...whatever you said...?

73, Len AF6AY


LOL!

Just can't shake 'ya today, can I?

Darn, where is Mark when 'ya need him? ;-)

Regards,
JS

Heck. Mark has been writing like that for decades. He even said,
"I realy don't write that badly I do write in ore european mode [sic]"



So, what you call laziness, Mark calls economy of effort. Maybe he is simply
ahead of his time.



Or stupid.