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| From | FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like |
| Date | 2014-08-05 18:18 -0400 |
| Organization | Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. |
| Message-ID | <lrrl75$6l9$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <040820141823119013%star@sky.net> <lrp7dl$njq$1@dont-email.me> <050820140635354351%star@sky.net> <lrqe1d$431$1@dont-email.me> <lrr3en$usj$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2014-08-05 13:15:03 -0400, John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> said: > On 8/5/14 PDT, 4:09 AM, FPP wrote: >> On 2014-08-05 10:35:35 +0000, Davoud <star@sky.net> said: >> >>> FPP: >>>> Which is the equivalent of saying only the fanboys will LIKE Yosemite. >>> >>> Your definition of "fanboy" being, a professional who finds the Mac OS >>> better suited to her or his pursuits than any other OS. There's a >>> shorter word for that. It's called "user." >>> >>>> Neither are actually true. >>> >>> Bzzzzt! Neither *is* ... >> >> Nope... It can go both ways. >> >> "The pronoun neither, then, is not invariably singular, though it is >> more often so. When formal agreement obtains, it takes a singular verb. >> When notional agreement obtains, it takes either a singular or plural >> verb. These constructions are neither nonstandard or [sic] erroneous. If >> you are writing something in a highly formal style, you will probably >> want to use formal agreement throughout. Otherwise, follow your own >> inclination in choosing singular or plural constructions after neither." > > How about "both are false"!? Or neither are false? :-) -- “Irony is wasted on the stupid” -Oscar Wilde
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Two Yosemite Features I Like TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-08-03 22:18 -0500
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-08-04 18:23 -0400
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-04 17:50 -0500
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-08-04 19:59 -0400
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-08-05 14:14 +1200
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-08-05 09:56 +1000
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-04 21:58 -0500
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-08-05 17:15 +1200
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-04 20:10 -0400
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-08-05 06:35 -0400
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-05 07:09 -0400
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-08-05 10:15 -0700
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-08-05 17:37 -0400
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-05 18:18 -0400
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-08-05 17:11 -0400
Re: Two Yosemite Features I Like FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-05 18:22 -0400
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