the baptists, have been around since before there was "christianity" much less catholicism, right?
In my understanding Christianity began within Christ's lifetime, and that it was both "catholic"(universal) and "orthodox"(true), it was only centuries later that disagreements between Christian groups led to such distinctions..
They're not considered to be protestant either, just baptist.
That depends how you define unrelated, but I think that the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act of 2001 is a perfect example of the fact that the name of a law is chosen to try and make sure that it gets passed.
Of course they're not the same, but incorrect usage for the sake of humour seems to me to be a valid variety of pun, and English is my first language.
In fact there are enough examples of exactly that to warrant their own classification.
So get your own house in order before you start declaring that you own the standard.
If by that you mean "destroy regional variety", this was once a favourite pastime of the English government, but I for one am glad to see it in decline. I'm a great fan of regional dialects, within the United Kingdom and without, however I do believe that _standard_ English should be decided by the English, specifically in Oxford, for historical reasons, but maybe I'm just old fashioned.
As far as the differing rules for pronunciation, in my experience Americans have a tendency to 'over-pronounce', particularly vowels, which to a British ear can make the speaker sound, erm, not so mentally agile:)
Not that I propagate such stereotypes, I've always just put it down to the large percentage of Americans over the last ~300 years for whom English wasn't a native language.
Speaking as a non-yank "Did you brush your teeth already?" sounds terribly American to me, the closest I'd go is "Have you already brushed your teeth?".
And I was trying to point out that if you have a petrol(or diesel) powered machine to mow your lawn, it _is_ a vehicle.
And even if you disagree with that, "the efficiency of vehicles" is a completely meaningless phrase, as the efficiency of vehicles are as varied as their means of propulsion.
'whoops', my mistake on the mirror, I think that I was thinking of the telegraph or something... I was raised in a guardian (and observer;) household, but even their reporting (particularly on science/technology) has annoyed me too many times to want to pay for it any more...
It seems to me that that post suggests that Whedon, Gaiman and Tolkien are from the same country (the USA), which would be misleading as two of them are British, just in case anyone reading this didn't know:)
Plus, there's nothing wrong with supporting manufacturers that really have first-class Linux drivers.
This may be a stupid question, but where can I find this kind of information? It's easy to find "someone got this to work with linux" pages, but how do i find out about what hardware really works well with linux? (and how to get it outside of the US)
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the baptists, have been around since before there was "christianity" much less catholicism, right?
In my understanding Christianity began within Christ's lifetime, and that it was both "catholic"(universal) and "orthodox"(true), it was only centuries later that disagreements between Christian groups led to such distinctions..
They're not considered to be protestant either, just baptist.
My holy book says differently.
That depends how you define unrelated, but I think that the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act of 2001 is a perfect example of the fact that the name of a law is chosen to try and make sure that it gets passed.
Of course they're not the same, but incorrect usage for the sake of humour seems to me to be a valid variety of pun, and English is my first language. In fact there are enough examples of exactly that to warrant their own classification.
If you read Asimov's book you will find out that the zero-law was added later.
zeroth ;)
You wouldn't call the others the one-law the two-law and the three-law, would you?
But enough with the pedantry!
I couldn't agree more, I just wish that
It's all glued together with open standards
applied to package management, I think that would be a huge step towards 'modularity' between distros, and create a healthier Linux ecosystem.
(.deb ftw ;))
or if that doesn't work, emigrate!
I see what you did there! :)
I honestly thought that I'd rather gouge out my own eyes than ask this question, but do you have a blog detailing your experiences in this area?
Mod parent insightful please :)
Firstly, I don't own that, or any, Wikipedia article, secondly, I said:
if you have a petrol(or diesel) powered machine to mow your lawn
to differentiate engine-powered mowers from human-powered mowers, which are obviously not a means of conveyance, a carriage or transport.
In summation, if you can travel somewhere on your mower, it's a vehicle. Clear enough?
There's no such thing as accent-free, I presume you're referring to received pronunciation
So get your own house in order before you start declaring that you own the standard.
If by that you mean "destroy regional variety", this was once a favourite pastime of the English government, but I for one am glad to see it in decline. I'm a great fan of regional dialects, within the United Kingdom and without, however I do believe that _standard_ English should be decided by the English, specifically in Oxford, for historical reasons, but maybe I'm just old fashioned.
Disclaimer: I'm not english
As far as the differing rules for pronunciation, in my experience Americans have a tendency to 'over-pronounce', particularly vowels, which to a British ear can make the speaker sound, erm, not so mentally agile :)
Not that I propagate such stereotypes, I've always just put it down to the large percentage of Americans over the last ~300 years for whom English wasn't a native language.
Speaking as a non-yank "Did you brush your teeth already?" sounds terribly American to me, the closest I'd go is "Have you already brushed your teeth?".
I thought just the same!
And I was trying to point out that if you have a petrol(or diesel) powered machine to mow your lawn, it _is_ a vehicle.
And even if you disagree with that, "the efficiency of vehicles" is a completely meaningless phrase, as the efficiency of vehicles are as varied as their means of propulsion.
a lawnmower is a vehicle? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle
'whoops', my mistake on the mirror, I think that I was thinking of the telegraph or something... ;) household, but even their reporting (particularly on science/technology) has annoyed me too many times to want to pay for it any more...
I was raised in a guardian (and observer
I wouldn't classify the mirror, daily mail, guardian or independent as tabloids. But maybe that's just me...
It seems to me that that post suggests that Whedon, Gaiman and Tolkien are from the same country (the USA), which would be misleading as two of them are British, just in case anyone reading this didn't know :)
yeah, that's why gun deaths in the uk are equal to that of the united states :>
You're an Administrtor, start administratorizing
Administrating?
Not being moral doesn't mean being immoral, in my opinion there are many things that are morally neutral, such a sexual preference.
mushrooms aren't vegetables ;)
Plus, there's nothing wrong with supporting manufacturers that really have first-class Linux drivers.
This may be a stupid question, but where can I find this kind of information?
It's easy to find "someone got this to work with linux" pages, but how do i find out about what hardware really works well with linux? (and how to get it outside of the US)