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| From | Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) |
| Date | 2011-06-17 07:52 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <8739j9kkzv.fsf@temporary-address.org.uk> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <blh9v65qfcrek967s2vh9qaa0mn017ims7@4ax.com> <m02hc8-vkc.ln1@spitzner.org> <itae49$g31$1@dont-email.me> <PIidncY06OIir2TQnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d@bestweb.net> <ask-20110617025854@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> |
ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes: > Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> writes: >>And, being an implementation-specific extension to "Standard English", is OT >>for clc. :-) > > According to the following page, one also might > have written »An ask about C«. > > http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4246/can-or-should-ask-ever-be-used-as-a-noun Going ever further off topic (come and join us on alt.english.usage if you want to talk properly about this stuff), the phrase "a big ask" has become sports commentator jargon for "trying to do what he's paid a huge sum of money for". -- Online waterways route planner | http://canalplan.eu Plan trips, see photos, check facilities | http://canalplan.org.uk
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a doubt about c Ya Shou <zxyzxy12321@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 06:11 -0700
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Re: a doubt about c Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-12 05:38 -0700
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Re: a doubt about c James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-15 09:53 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-06-16 18:46 +0100
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Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 20:24 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-06-12 08:10 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-12 11:49 +1200
Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 15:36 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-12 00:23 +0100
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Re: a doubt about c "J. J. Farrell" <jjf@bcs.org.uk> - 2011-06-16 18:39 +0100
Re: a doubt about c Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-17 15:39 +0100
Re: a doubt about c Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2011-06-17 14:49 +0000
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-17 09:14 -0600
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 12:00 -0500
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Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-22 19:01 -0500
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-17 09:14 -0600
Re: a doubt about c Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-06-17 22:16 +0000
Re: a doubt about c "J. J. Farrell" <jjf@bcs.org.uk> - 2011-06-18 02:24 +0100
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-11 23:09 -0600
[OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2011-06-12 10:05 -0400
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-12 11:22 -0700
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2011-06-12 11:44 -0700
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Ralph Spitzner <rasp@spitzner.org> - 2011-06-13 11:31 +0200
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-15 10:03 -0400
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-06-17 07:52 +0100
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-06-19 00:41 -0700
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-19 07:04 -0400
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Bill Waddington <william.waddington@beezmo.com> - 2011-06-23 11:03 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 11:23 -0500
Re: a doubt about c pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-06-11 13:56 -0400
Re: a doubt about c "dr.oktopus" <blindwilly@freeonline.zzn.com> - 2011-06-11 12:53 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-06-11 16:01 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 13:07 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-11 14:13 -0600
Re: a doubt about c Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-11 23:31 +0100
Re: a doubt about c pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-06-11 20:07 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-11 23:05 -0600
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 16:42 -0500
Re: a doubt about c "christian.bau" <christian.bau@cbau.wanadoo.co.uk> - 2011-06-11 14:23 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 17:27 -0500
Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 15:42 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-06-13 14:39 +0000
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