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Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features

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In article <fmoore-6FC82C.11144808112013@mx05.eternal-september.org>,
Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:

> In article <dfmanno-73F3ED.18314807112013@news.albasani.net>,
>  "D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <071120130949133856%lloydp21@live.com>,
> >  Lloyd <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Oh wait! Could there possibly another reason? Like they're lying. They 
> > > > never intended to include those features until there was a broad hue
> > > > and 
> > > > cry.
> > >
> > > Uh, that would be 'hew and cry'...   :)
> > 
> > No, you're wrong:
> > 
> > <http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-hue1.htm>
> > 
> > It comes from the Anglo-Norman French legal phrase "hu e cri." This came 
> > from the Old French "hu" for an outcry.
> 
> Thanks, D.F. So my wife was right after all. She usually is in language 
> matters. I, on the other hand, am just an illiterate engineer.
>

You guys are just old fuddy duddies!!  :)

I, being more modern, would use 'hew'!

> > GOP delenda est!
> 
> Unfortunately, it's too early to count them out. 
> 
> Non Illegitimi carborundum (sigh)

Yeah, it is too early to count them out, but it isn't for lack of
trying on their part...   :)

-- 
Lloyd

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Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com> - 2013-11-06 13:50 -0700
  Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-11-07 10:41 -0500
    Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Lloyd <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-11-07 09:49 -0600
      Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-11-07 12:51 -0500
        Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com> - 2013-11-07 22:23 -0700
          Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Lloyd <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-11-08 06:59 -0600
      Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-11-08 08:54 +1300
        Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Lloyd <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-11-07 14:02 -0600
      Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features PhillipJones <pjonescet@comcast.net> - 2013-11-07 15:37 -0500
      Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features "D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> - 2013-11-07 18:31 -0500
        Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Michelle Steiner <foo@bar.com> - 2013-11-07 22:24 -0700
        Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-11-08 11:14 -0500
          Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Lloyd <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-11-08 10:37 -0600
            Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-11-09 09:42 +1300
    Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-11-07 09:18 -0800
    Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2013-11-09 02:01 +0000
  Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-11-07 09:19 -0800
    Re: Apple Addresses iWork For Mac Criticism By Pre-Announcing The Return Of Many Features Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-11-07 10:25 -0800

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