One day maybe I'll learn that lesson. But not yet.
Jon
I have learnt not to open my mouth (keyboard) there,
or on ASSEMBLER, but they do occasionally have
fun OT threads.
On 23 Dec 2006 at 19:19, Alan Ackerman wrote:
I gave up on IBMMAIN after someone called one of my posts an "old
canard".
I've got a couple of old canards in my back yard.
http://www.well.com/~jax/animals/poultry/
--
Jack J. Woehr# "If your neighbor prays too loud
http://ww
On 23 Dec 2006 at 19:19, Alan Ackerman wrote:
> I gave up on IBMMAIN after someone called one of my posts an "old
> canard".
> I thought that was rude. If they are not interested in what I have
> to say,
> I'm not wasting my time saying it. (No one else responded at all.)
>
I have learnt not to
Alan Ackerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I wasn't looking to start a ing contest! I just never heard the word
"litotes" before. By the way, I really enjoy your linguistic comments.
>(Is "linguistic" the right word? Or grammatical? I think you told us
>
I wasn't looking to start a ing contest! I just never heard the word
"litotes" before. By the way, I
really enjoy your linguistic comments. (Is "linguistic" the right word? O
r grammatical? I think you told
us your Dad was a linguist.) Adds a little intellectual spi
trivial program distributed with those systems.
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Paul Raulerson
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 7:11 AM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Litotes?
Huh - now you even have me
an Ackerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>OK, I give up. Why is "Warning: writing such code yourself is
>non-trivial!" a litotes?
>I looked up "litotes" in Wikipedia at
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litotes>. I can see how "not
>non-trivial" wou
Alan Ackerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>OK, I give up. Why is "Warning: writing such code yourself is
>non-trivial!" a litotes?
>I looked up "litotes" in Wikipedia at
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litotes>. I can see how "not
>non-
al Message-
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of David Boyes
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:08 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Litotes?
> Schuh, Richard wrote:
> > The opposite of non-trivial would be complex.
> Really?
> Schuh, Richard wrote:
> > The opposite of non-trivial would be complex.
> Really?
No, it would be trivial.
For completeness sake, the proof is left as an exercise for the reader.
Unfortunately, the margin of this email is too small to contain it.
-- db
Schuh, Richard wrote:
The opposite of non-trivial would be complex.
Really?
Be careful about what you read in Wikipedia. From what I have read, its
quality assurance is sometimes questionable.
The opposite of non-trivial would be complex. In this case, saying
something is non-trivial is an understated way to stress its complexity;
hence, it is a litotes.
The Meriam
OK, I give up. Why is "Warning: writing such code yourself is non-trivial
!" a litotes?
I looked up "litotes" in Wikipedia at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litot
es>. I can see how "not non-
trivial" would be a litotes, but why is "non-trivial"?
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