Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden (was: preferred /proc//xxx style?)

[Alejandro Colomar]

Hi John,

On 12/10/22 00:42, John Gardner wrote:

  Your emails are the reason I know and often use dict(1).  Lol.


Branden's e-mails are the reason I consult the Oxford English dictionary far 
more often than I'm comfortable admitting. Either I'm learning obscure words I 
know I'll never remember when I need them,^[1] <#snarky-footnote-1> or I'm 
asking myself /"wait, what does /X/mean, again…?"/, chiefly because I don't read 
enough (non-technical) literature. :-(


And even when he /isn't/ filling my notes file I use to horde definitions of 
fancy-sounding words I probably won't ever use, I'm always admiring how he 
manages to balance cheeky humour with informative, expressive writing that 
brings the Camel Book's writing style to mind (seriously, when discussing dry 
topics like typesetting and Unix orthography, a sense of humour makes digestion 
/so/ much easier).


Also, "/vituperator/" still reigns as my favourite Brandenism^[2] 
<#if-you-can-read-this-gmail-forgot-to-sanitise-my-fragment-identifier> to date.


^[1] Or awkwardly pigeonhole them into discussions when I do.
^[2] An unintentional extension to a reader's vocabulary, often when you least 
expect it.
^[3] There's no third footnote, I just wanted to point out how infectious 
Branden's writing style is.


I couldn't stop laughing with [3]!  How many times we've read a footnote with no 
corresponding reference...  :D


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Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi John,

Nate wrote:
> > > Actually, "horde" and "hoard" are homophones
> >
> > I keep getting those spellings mixed up.
>
> It's a penchant of collectors to hoard a horde of whatever interests
> them.

If you want a mnemonic,

affect  hoard
effect  horde

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Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden

[Nate Bargmann]

* On 2022 10 Dec 07:56 -0600, John Gardner wrote:
> >
> > Actually, "horde" and "hoard" are homophones
> 
> 
> FFS, I keep getting those spellings mixed up. Thank you. :D

It's a penchant of collectors to hoard a horde of whatever interests
them.

- Nate

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Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden

[John Gardner]

>
> Actually, "horde" and "hoard" are homophones


FFS, I keep getting those spellings mixed up. Thank you. :D

On Sat, 10 Dec 2022 at 21:29, Robert Marks  wrote:

> Actually, "horde" and "hoard" are homophones, but one is a noun and the
> other a verb:
> "I use to horde definitions"
>
> Robert Marks, a colleague of John Quiggin's.
>
>
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Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden

[Robert Marks]

Actually, "horde" and "hoard" are homophones, but one is a noun and the
other a verb:
"I use to horde definitions"

Robert Marks, a colleague of John Quiggin's.


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Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden (was: preferred /proc//xxx style?)

[G. Branden Robinson]

At 2022-12-09T22:10:34+, Deri wrote:
> On Friday, 9 December 2022 21:09:57 GMT Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > $ dict deriliction
> > No definitions found for "deriliction", perhaps you mean:
> > gcide:  Dereliction
> > wn:  dereliction
> > moby-thesaurus:  dereliction
> > 
> > And yes, dereliction has a definition compatible with your use.
[...]
> If deriliction was a word I think it would be unsavoury. :-)

If nothing else can keep a person humble, one's own spelling errors
will...

Regards,
Branden


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Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden (was: preferred /proc//xxx style?)

[hbezemer--- via]

This thread made my morning and I fully agree: Love to read the elaborate 
delicately humourful e-mails.
In Dutch there's a saying: Schrijvers zijn blijvers, which can be loosy 
translated as: Who writes, will be remembered. True in this case.

Regards,

Hans
John Gardner  wrote:

> >
> >  Your emails are the reason I know and often use dict(1).  Lol.
> 
> 
> Branden's e-mails are the reason I consult the Oxford English dictionary
> far more often than I'm comfortable admitting. Either I'm learning obscure
> words I know I'll never remember when I need them,[1] <#snarky-footnote-1>
> or I'm asking myself *"wait, what does *X* mean, again…?"*, chiefly because
> I don't read enough (non-technical) literature. :-(
> 
> And even when he *isn't* filling my notes file I use to horde definitions
> of fancy-sounding words I probably won't ever use, I'm always admiring how
> he manages to balance cheeky humour with informative, expressive writing
> that brings the Camel Book's writing style to mind (seriously, when
> discussing dry topics like typesetting and Unix orthography, a sense of
> humour makes digestion *so* much easier).
> 
> Also, "*vituperator*" still reigns as my favourite Brandenism[2]
> <#if-you-can-read-this-gmail-forgot-to-sanitise-my-fragment-identifier> to
> date.
> 
> [1] Or awkwardly pigeonhole them into discussions when I do.
> [2] An unintentional extension to a reader's vocabulary, often when you
> least expect it.
> [3] There's no third footnote, I just wanted to point out how infectious
> Branden's writing style is.
> 
> 
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2022 at 09:10, Deri  wrote:
> 
> > On Friday, 9 December 2022 21:09:57 GMT Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > > $ dict deriliction
> > > No definitions found for "deriliction", perhaps you mean:
> > > gcide:  Dereliction
> > > wn:  dereliction
> > > moby-thesaurus:  dereliction
> > >
> > > And yes, dereliction has a definition compatible with your use.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Alex
> >
> >
> > If deriliction was a word I think it would be unsavoury. :-)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Deri
> >
> >
> >
> >

Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden (was: preferred /proc//xxx style?)

[John Gardner]

>
>  Your emails are the reason I know and often use dict(1).  Lol.


Branden's e-mails are the reason I consult the Oxford English dictionary
far more often than I'm comfortable admitting. Either I'm learning obscure
words I know I'll never remember when I need them,[1] <#snarky-footnote-1>
or I'm asking myself *"wait, what does *X* mean, again…?"*, chiefly because
I don't read enough (non-technical) literature. :-(

And even when he *isn't* filling my notes file I use to horde definitions
of fancy-sounding words I probably won't ever use, I'm always admiring how
he manages to balance cheeky humour with informative, expressive writing
that brings the Camel Book's writing style to mind (seriously, when
discussing dry topics like typesetting and Unix orthography, a sense of
humour makes digestion *so* much easier).

Also, "*vituperator*" still reigns as my favourite Brandenism[2]
<#if-you-can-read-this-gmail-forgot-to-sanitise-my-fragment-identifier> to
date.

[1] Or awkwardly pigeonhole them into discussions when I do.
[2] An unintentional extension to a reader's vocabulary, often when you
least expect it.
[3] There's no third footnote, I just wanted to point out how infectious
Branden's writing style is.


On Sat, 10 Dec 2022 at 09:10, Deri  wrote:

> On Friday, 9 December 2022 21:09:57 GMT Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > $ dict deriliction
> > No definitions found for "deriliction", perhaps you mean:
> > gcide:  Dereliction
> > wn:  dereliction
> > moby-thesaurus:  dereliction
> >
> > And yes, dereliction has a definition compatible with your use.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Alex
>
>
> If deriliction was a word I think it would be unsavoury. :-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
>
>
>
>

Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden (was: preferred /proc//xxx style?)

[Deri]

On Friday, 9 December 2022 21:09:57 GMT Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> $ dict deriliction
> No definitions found for "deriliction", perhaps you mean:
> gcide:  Dereliction
> wn:  dereliction
> moby-thesaurus:  dereliction
> 
> And yes, dereliction has a definition compatible with your use.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Alex


If deriliction was a word I think it would be unsavoury. :-)

Cheers 

Deri