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| From | ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) |
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| Newsgroups | sci.physics.relativity, rec.arts.sf.written, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, sci.math |
| Subject | Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) |
| Date | 2025-11-13 17:14 +0000 |
| Organization | loft |
| Message-ID | <mnmi09Fr7q4U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <mvf3gkp8ia07rbknncnjto1ijfh6moncj1@4ax.com> <62d9hkdh6r696tt51fa04o16tqf6ccjtjv@4ax.com> <mnju6iFdsoiU1@mid.individual.net> <nd2chklaop63mu4edevpck8to8du9vnic4@4ax.com> |
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In article <nd2chklaop63mu4edevpck8to8du9vnic4@4ax.com>, Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote: >On 12 Nov 2025 17:24:34 GMT, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan ><tednolan>) wrote: > >>In article <62d9hkdh6r696tt51fa04o16tqf6ccjtjv@4ax.com>, >>Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote: >>>On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:48:05 +0100, Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> >>>wrote: >>> >>>>Am Dienstag000011, 11.11.2025 um 17:31 schrieb Paul S Person: >>>>> On Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:45:27 +0100, Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Am Dienstag000011, 11.11.2025 um 00:36 schrieb The Starmaker: >>>>>>> Now, Albert Einstein also mentions "Europeans"... >>>>>>> but I'm from Brooklyn New York so I have no idea what he means >>>>>>> by "Europeans"! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Are French people "Europeans"??? Is French a language or a Race???? >>>>>> >>>>>> Actually 'French' is the name of a certain dressing. >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Like for example, is Spanish a Race or a language? >>>>>> >>>>>> It was also the name of a very dangerous flu. >>>>>> >>>>>> Actually 'spanish' is quite a useful word and could address all sorts of >>>>>> things, like e.g. wines, cheese and oranges, which stem mainly from the >>>>>> county 'Spain'. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> That country is mainly located in Europe (partly in Africa). >>>>>> >>>>>> The citizens of Spain are called 'Spaniards'. >>>>>> >>>>>> Most of them use the language 'Spanish', but not all, because some speak >>>>>> Catalan, Mallorquin or Bask. >>>>> >>>>> I suspect you mean "Basque". >>>> >>>>I'm so sorry, but later I found out, that my speeling was wrong, once >>>>the messagae was already sent it wand it was too late. >>>> >>>>Well, sorry, but 'Basque' is also a language which I cannot speak. >>>> >>>>I have actually not written the word ever before. So, please forgive me >>>>to write 'Basque' wrong. >>> >>>Hey, we all make mistakes. I pronounced "modem" with a long "o" until >>>I actually heard someone pronounce it. >>> >> >>I think you heard someone pronounce it wrong then... > >It's an abbreviated form of "modulator-demodulator". > >Bing agrees with you, BTW. So perhaps things changed since I heard >last heard it pronounced. Which was probably 30-40 years ago. > >The long "o" seemed to me to follow from the spelling, so it is >possible that others felt the same way. And eventually prevailed. It's been pronounced that way, in my experience, since I was in college, circa 1983. The joys of connect scripts... ATDP9,,1,8032526341 -- columbiaclosings.com What's not in Columbia anymore..
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Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-10-29 00:24 -0700
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-10-29 23:48 -0700
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Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-04 23:39 -0800
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Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-10 15:36 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-11 08:45 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-11 00:04 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2025-11-11 16:25 -0500
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-12 08:43 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-11-12 08:49 +0000
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-12 01:28 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-13 09:05 +0100
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Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-14 11:19 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-14 11:54 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-14 20:28 -0800
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Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-17 09:03 -0800
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Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-12 11:20 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-13 09:44 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-13 10:20 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-11-13 07:35 +0000
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-13 10:03 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-11-13 16:55 +0000
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-17 09:17 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-11-23 20:57 +0000
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-11-23 13:13 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-23 15:51 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2025-11-24 15:05 -0500
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2025-11-25 08:56 -0500
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-23 14:27 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-24 10:09 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-13 10:41 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-17 09:36 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2025-11-17 11:17 -0500
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-11-17 09:36 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2025-11-18 08:24 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-18 11:20 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-11-13 09:15 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-17 09:33 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-11-17 00:38 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2025-11-17 00:51 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-18 11:10 +0100
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Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-21 11:42 +0100
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Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-13 09:30 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2025-11-13 09:08 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-17 09:25 +0100
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Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-11-12 08:48 +0100
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2025-11-12 08:29 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-12 17:24 +0000
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2025-11-13 08:43 -0800
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-13 17:14 +0000
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025) Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2025-11-14 08:47 -0800
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