Re: Article on the Informix SPLIT
Humorous off-topic exchange triggered by the word 'sceptical' in a signature on an article about the Informix split. Impy asked if it was a verb form of scepter, Neil Truby explained the British and American spellings of sceptic/skeptic, and both joked about it. No Informix technical content.
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From: "ROBERT B VORBROKER" <ROBVORBROKER@prodigy.net> > >From one of our own, Joe Lumbley... > >http://www.devx.com/free/hotlinks/2000/ednote1101/ednote1101.asp > >Any thoughts... Fearlessly independent and sceptical. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:8u78ou$27e$1@news.xmission.com... > > From: "ROBERT B VORBROKER" <ROBVORBROKER@prodigy.net> > > > >From one of our own, Joe Lumbley... > > > >http://www.devx.com/free/hotlinks/2000/ednote1101/ednote1101.asp > > > >Any thoughts... > > Fearlessly independent and sceptical. Is that the verb form of scepter?
Impy <wlinden@stritch.edu> wrote in message news:8u7abn$11l4e$1@ID-51564.news.dfncis.de... > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:8u78ou$27e$1@news.xmission.com... > > > > From: "ROBERT B VORBROKER" <ROBVORBROKER@prodigy.net> > > > > > >From one of our own, Joe Lumbley... > > > > > >http://www.devx.com/free/hotlinks/2000/ednote1101/ednote1101.asp > > > > > >Any thoughts... > > > > Fearlessly independent and sceptical. > Is that the verb form of scepter No, that would be "spectral", reflecting the correct spelling of spectre. As it is, he's used the adjectival form of sceptic, also reflecting the correct spelling. Have a nice day!
In article <8u8d59$sum$1@lyonesse.netcom.net.uk>, "Neil Truby" <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote: > > Impy <wlinden@stritch.edu> wrote in message > news:8u7abn$11l4e$1@ID-51564.news.dfncis.de... > > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:8u78ou$27e$1@news.xmission.com... > > > > > > From: "ROBERT B VORBROKER" <ROBVORBROKER@prodigy.net> > > > > > > > >From one of our own, Joe Lumbley... > > > > > > > >http://www.devx.com/free/hotlinks/2000/ednote1101/ednote1101.asp > > > > > > > >Any thoughts... > > > > > > Fearlessly independent and sceptical. > > Is that the verb form of scepter > > No, that would be "spectral", reflecting the correct spelling of spectre. > As it is, he's used the adjectival form of sceptic, also reflecting the > correct spelling. Well, that'll teach me to bleach my hair all the way down to the roots just prior to reading messages from across the pond! I didn't realize there were two spellings of skeptic/sceptic. How very American of me... Wynne Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
Impy <wyn441@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8u8si5$9c9$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > Well, that'll teach me to bleach my hair all the way down to the roots > just prior to reading messages from across the pond! I didn't realize > there were two spellings of skeptic/sceptic. How very American of me... > Wynne It's true. You Americans spell it differently from we. However, I'm sure you'll have noticed that when I described the British version as "correct", I was peddling that great, universal quality, irony!
Yes, Neil, it was very British of you! Wynne <with tongue in cheek!> "Neil Truby" <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote in message news:8u9ktb$1uc$1@taliesin2.netcom.net.uk... > Impy <wyn441@my-deja.com> wrote in message > news:8u8si5$9c9$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > > Well, that'll teach me to bleach my hair all the way down to the roots > > just prior to reading messages from across the pond! I didn't realize > > there were two spellings of skeptic/sceptic. How very American of me... > > Wynne > > It's true. You Americans spell it differently from we. However, I'm sure > you'll have noticed that when I described the British version as "correct", > I was peddling that great, universal quality, irony! > > >