Poor english

[woodbloke]

It's the lack of effort to express ones self that we sometimes see that annoys me.

My view also, or in another context, making something in wood, as a hobby, that's 'near enough', not the best that you can do.
If it's worth doing. it's worth doing well.
To me it's a matter of pride that no matter how bad the finished result, it's the best that I am capable of, and perhaps I'll do better next time around.


Roy.

Roy , if I may add ...

on the woodworking analogy.

What if a piece just needs function, not beauty ?

Sure, you could taper a piece of best burly maple, inlay it with the finest exotic hardwoods and marquetry . Spend a week french polishing it ...



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when in fact all you need is a wedge to keep the door open !

same with language

like these ones here Not inlaid or French polished, granted, but then it's made by Li.... :roll: :wink: - Rob

 

[Digit]

Even a door wedge can be poorly made if insufficient effort is put into it.
I play a number of musical instruments, poorly, but even with nobody else to hear them I am still attempting to get better, that was my point.

Roy.

 

[Tusses]

very good rob -

and Roy

I wasn't picking at your post - I agree with one side of it.

Call it a workshop door stop then ! The point I was trying to make was , sometime 'just enough' will do

I did make some door stops once. scroll sawed them in the shape of a rodent , with the tail as the wedge. I call them 'Door Mice'

But I hope you know what I mean about 'just enough'

 

[Digit]

I call them 'Door Mice'

Great!

Roy.

 

[Travis]

Is langauge import?

I read the heading of this thread (Poor english) and thought some one was getting ready to take up a collection. :shock: BOY O BOY, was I wrong.

Travis

 

[Digit]

Well, being a colonial, we'll forgive you! :lol:
I hear that LA just got a nasty shock, what's the latest on that?

Roy.

 

[Rich]

Does anyone know where I can purchase some "no tablets" from? apparently they work better than Anadin? :shock:

Rich.

 

[Digit]

No idea, but I do know where you can get a disinfectant that kills 99 percent of all known germs. And leaves all the unknown ones to thrive!

Roy.

 

[Smudger]

Have you seen the TV ad where the woman talks about 'a bacteria'?

Drives me up the wall!


Though having written that and re-read it I might have to concede that I have a very dodgy sense of proportion over some things...

 

[Rich]

Probably the same manufacturer of toothpaste who state that it MAY help against tooth decay, might as well use cow dung, that also MAY help against tooth decay, :lol: :lol:

Rich.

 

[BradNaylor]

Have you seen the TV ad where the woman talks about 'a bacteria'?

Drives me up the wall!


Though having written that and re-read it I might have to concede that I have a very dodgy sense of proportion over some things...

Not at all, Dick - these things are important!

I frequently hear people refer to 'a phenomina' . :shock:

On a similar note, what is the plural of 'forum'?

'Fora'?

Cheers
Dan

 

[davegw]

My 2 most annoying ads at the moment:

Fabric softener that smells of Diamonds and Lotus Flower? Really? What does a diamond smell like?

and

1 bacteria evil on a kitchen worktop can multiply to 2billion by morning, so you should use a certain household spray that kills 99.9% of all germs dead (what other way would they be killed, :evil. Assuming this is an american billion evil that leaves 20,000,000 bacteria(s :twisted: )

 

[Smudger]

On a similar note, what is the plural of 'forum'?

'Fora'?

Cheers
Dan

I've seen that discussed before on forums. 'Fora' is often suggested, but just sound silly - which is one of the problems, all language tends towards euphony (things which sound pleasant to a native speaker).

 

[Smudger]

My 2 most annoying ads at the moment:

Fabric softener that smells of Diamonds and Lotus Flower? Really? What does a diamond smell like?

and

1 bacteria evil on a kitchen worktop can multiply to 2billion by morning, so you should use a certain household spray that kills 99.9% of all germs dead (what other way would they be killed, :evil. Assuming this is an american billion evil that leaves 20,000,000 bacteria(s :twisted: )

I, like, so agree with you.

 

[Argee]

On a similar note, what is the plural of 'forum'?

'Fora'?

Forum (pl. forums)
1 a meeting or medium for an exchange of views.
2 chiefly N. Amer. a court or tribunal.
3 (pl. fora) (in ancient Roman cities) a public square or marketplace used for judicial and other business.

So, unless we're ancient Romans, "forums" is the appropriate plural.

Ray.

 

[Digit]

So what about Museum? That one has long puzzled me.

Roy.

 

[Smudger]

Forum is Latin, Museum is Greek, but both make plurals in effectively the same way, either in their original or their adopted language.

I knew you weren't paying attention when I told you about Albrow's Polysystemic Model of English Spelling Systems!

Plural would be (in Greek) Musea. In English, Museums.

 

[Digit]

I knew you weren't paying attention when I told you about Albrow's Polysystemic Model of English Spelling Systems!

Doh!

Roy.

 

[Woodmagnet]

:lol: :lol: "Stupid boy" :lol: :lol:

 

[davegw]

My 2 most annoying ads at the moment:

Fabric softener that smells of Diamonds and Lotus Flower? Really? What does a diamond smell like?

It appears I owe someone an apology! It's not just Diamond, but White Diamond, apparently Different forms of Carbon have different smells!