On 27/11/2013 06:48, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:26:48 -0800, Rick Johnson wrote:
Even if you are correct that the OP is using a regional variation of
English, you fail to realize that this "regional redefinition" of the
English word: "doubts" to mean what the *majority* of E
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 8:47 PM, rusi wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 12:18:11 PM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:26:48 -0800, Rick Johnson wrote:
>
>> [...]
>> > "A new home-run record!"
>
>> What is this "home-run" of which you speak? Houses don't generally r
On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 12:18:11 PM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:26:48 -0800, Rick Johnson wrote:
> [...]
> > "A new home-run record!"
> What is this "home-run" of which you speak? Houses don't generally run.
> Surely you're not using a regional idiom outsid
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> I completely sniglim with what you are saying. I'd go further and state
> that, without exception, your argument is the most vumtigious I've ever
> seen, and if there were any justice in the world, people would follow you
> down the street
On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:26:48 -0800, Rick Johnson wrote:
> Even if you are correct that the OP is using a regional variation of
> English, you fail to realize that this "regional redefinition" of the
> English word: "doubts" to mean what the *majority* of English speaking
> world understands as "q
