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Came across this phrase, 'Heavens to Betsy', as not having a discoverable etymology. My question for any German, Dutch, Gaelic languages, etc., speakers, does 'Heavens to Betsy' *sound* like anything from your language? My first thought was something like 'Haben du bitte', but realize the...

Kris and Robert Sitting in a Tree. ~thadeus

Continuing with the questions: Everyone in the US has heard the phrase "Good Cop / Bad Cop" regarding an interrogation technique whereby two law enforcement officers work as a team with one being rough on the suspect and the other offering the suspect comfort from the first. There is an...

Hello all, Is there a word that describes a multi part number like an IP address... meaning if n.n.n.n.n.n.n.n is the id given for a requirement doc, with each n representing a positive integer (n to infinity, except the functional extent is really a max of 2 unit places or 'nn') So in other...

followed by: Refute: 1: to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous; 2: to deny the truth or accuracy of followed by: No further comment except to quote from the Forum description: The words we use and how we use them often reflect our professionalism. ~thadeus

Please, fill in the blank and explain your choice. ~Thadeus PS: I know which to choose, but cannot argue my case. I haven't diagrammed a sentence in roughly 30 years. [blush] PPS: I realize that this can be reworded 500 different ways... I'm not really looking to reword, just understand.

Hello all, I have a poser for you... Is it Instructor Lead Training or Instructor Led Training? I believe it is the latter, but the former makes such a showing on the interwebs, that I was unsure whether this is a cultural gotcha like colour/color. Thanks, Thadeus

So my niece was using the word 'melty' as an adjective a few weekends ago and it caused a discussion. As in, "the cheese is too melty". Does 'melty' stand up as an adjective? I only realized it is used commonly after the discussion... I've heard it a number of times now in unrelated conversation.

What is the correct grammar for the following? He frees the captive bunny. Classes just ended which free's up Jen's time. I know that rewriting the sentence is optimal. Is it necessary? Or can free have an 's' attached in some manner? ~Thadeus

Hello all, I am working with a group that is just being introduced to the Java version of Discoverer... they have always use the desktop 3.1 version. This is the first time that they are using scheduling and are quite excited about it. HOWEVER, they are complaining that Discoverer doesn't have...

We've had posts about funny signs, but this one is more specific: Funny advertisements from eBay, craigslist, freecycle. The following are from the local Freecycle group. Wanted - Whine up swing for Infant. seems counterproductive to me wanted - Death of a loved one please help if you've been...

Who you calling a hortatory? Just thought this was an interesting forum for a debate about the structure of language... ~Thadeus

The word is out in China: Speak better English ~Thadeus

Not wanting to hijack a thread about multi-processor computers that had already been hijacked into a discussion of nanotech, I figured that this was the best place for this link regarding the debatable origins of the Lone Ranger series phrase, "Kemo Sabe" Here's a link to what I would consider...

I just had the help desk assign a ticket to me erroneously... However, the request itself caught my attention: Now that's authorization like I've never seen before :) [machinegun] [3eyes][bigcheeks][lipstick][sleeping2] ~Thadeus

Hello all, It's been a long time since I have had the pleasure of dealing with a Crystal product... my company is allowing me to look into it as an alternative to their current reporting tools. Here's the environment and background: Back-end is Oracle 10G (being upgraded to 10G Release 2 this...

George Bush is a difficult speaker to quote at times. With his penchant for beginning a sentence only to stop and try to rephrase before the original phrase has been uttered. This leads to quotes like the following: "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in...

So I'm looking at the Iraqi Constitution and I come across the following word: protocolorary Googling for it I get 177 hits and most of them are in reference to the Iraqi Constitution. Thoughts on its validity? ~Thadeus

OK, I bumped into another word I didn't know till I just looked it up. My first thought was that it was a misspelled word... next thought, "well I wonder what they were trying for?" hmmm maybe I ought to look it up. For your pleasure: definition:Personal benefits, including direct benefits...

I never heard of that one so I looked it up in Merriam-Webster. I guess they agree with the ancient Greeks: call a bowl a bowl. ~Thadeus