Allow me to insert these words to avoid capitalizing the first letter of either "i.e" or "e.g" and point out that "i.e" means "that is" and "e.g." means "for example".
A typographical error is pretty much always, if not a slip, then an unintended misplacement of a finger.
I refer, of course, to the placement of one's finger on a part of the keyboard other than the one intended at that moment, and not to leaving body parts lying around.
I feel reasonably certain that the sign was only grammatically correct by chance.
Someone who actually knew and understood the difference between "everyday" and "every day" would find themselves thinking, in the middle of creating that sign, "As opposed to what? Everday low prices occasionally? Every odd-numbered day?" and be unable to continue.
I'm very much in favor of grammatically correct advertising, but that's not always going to be enough to keep it from being stupid.
Re:Best answer so far. (Score:0) by Anonymous Coward on Wed Aug 11, '10 04:54 PM (#33220860)
It isn't the convention in computer science. We say "nine is less than ten". not "nine is fewer than ten"
Nine may be less than ten, but nine arefewer than ten.
In other words, the quantity "nine" (a singular thing) is less than the quantity "ten", but nine of something (a plural thing) are fewer than ten of that same thing.
Come to think of it, nine of anything are fewer than ten of anything, even if it's nine of one thing and ten of some other thing.
Even worse is when... (Score:0) by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wed Aug 11, '10 02:44 PM (#33218838) ...some jackoff with less than ten items gets into the NORMAL LANE!!!!
Just think how infuriating it would be if he had fewer than ten items.
So they were unable to move the number to a new piece of hardware, which has the virtue (from their point of view) of tying you into another multi-year contract?
The first pet question is easy. Who was the first Penthouse Pet (or Playboy Playmate of the Month) that really got your attention? There must be at least one whose name you still remember.
First foreign country you visited? Well, which did you read first, Tolkein (Middle Earth) or Lewis (Narnia)? Or maybe Honalee (Puff, the Magic Dragon).
Just because it's an "institution" asking the questions doesn't mean you're limited to the literal truth.
Did they refuse to let you continue making monthly payments? Did you ask them how they intended to deliver 14 months of service instantaneously upon full advance payment?
Didn't they try to sell you a new phone and the contract extension that goes with it?
Movie theaters make a pittance of a percentage of ticket sales the first week of a movie's run and, if there are subsequent weeks, it goes up a little each week, but that movie is going to have to run in that theater for a long, long time before the theater sees anything near 50% of ticket sales.
Movie theaters are really popcorn stores, and the movie is a loss leader to get you in the door.
If you speak those comma-containing sentences out loud, pausing where there is a comma, they should sound as wrong to your ear as they look to my eye. Someone else listening to you may even mistake the part after the comma for the start of a second sentence and wonder where the rest of it is.
Layers of conductors is not the same as layers of conducting atoms. A single plate in a capacitor can be a foil so thin you can almost see through it and it'll still be bunches of atoms thick. Think "skin effect", but for static(-ish) electricity.
Garbage collectors, the real ones, the guys who come around on the truck into which they empty your garbage cans, and do it in whatever the weather is, as long as the truck can get through, are far more important than any of the other categories indicated.
They're biased in favor of the truth, maybe? And the truth, as we all know, has a well-known liberal bias? : - )
Actually, PBS does lean a little to the Left/Liberal side. But the people who get all bent out of shape about that are really complaining because it isn't heavily Right-Wing/Conservative. They can't understand how a straightforward presentation of the facts doesn't, and won't, and can't, always, and in every case, support the way they see things, so when it doesn't, they're sure it's a Godless Commie conspiracy.
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Not many, if any, of the dumb can sing, despite how intelligent they may be.
...some typos is not even in sentences or words.
No, they certainly isn't.
-Is that candlestick made of bass?
Perhaps it's made of some wood other than bass.
Allow me to insert these words to avoid capitalizing the first letter of either "i.e" or "e.g" and point out that "i.e" means "that is" and "e.g." means "for example".
A typographical error is pretty much always, if not a slip, then an unintended misplacement of a finger.
I refer, of course, to the placement of one's finger on a part of the keyboard other than the one intended at that moment, and not to leaving body parts lying around.
I feel reasonably certain that the sign was only grammatically correct by chance.
Someone who actually knew and understood the difference between "everyday" and "every day" would find themselves thinking, in the middle of creating that sign, "As opposed to what? Everday low prices occasionally? Every odd-numbered day?" and be unable to continue.
I'm very much in favor of grammatically correct advertising, but that's not always going to be enough to keep it from being stupid.
So what are the chances that summer weather will cause the loss of only a single datum?
(which is not to say that the loss of a single datum might not be disasterous)
Re:Best answer so far. (Score:0)
by Anonymous Coward on Wed Aug 11, '10 04:54 PM (#33220860)
It isn't the convention in computer science. We say "nine is less than ten". not "nine is fewer than ten"
Nine may be less than ten, but nine are fewer than ten.
In other words, the quantity "nine" (a singular thing) is less than the quantity "ten", but nine of something (a plural thing) are fewer than ten of that same thing.
Come to think of it, nine of anything are fewer than ten of anything, even if it's nine of one thing and ten of some other thing.
Even worse is when... (Score:0)
...some jackoff with less than ten items gets into the NORMAL LANE!!!!
by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wed Aug 11, '10 02:44 PM (#33218838)
Just think how infuriating it would be if he had fewer than ten items.
According to the specs page at the site
Dimension 7.5" (L) x 2.0" (H) x 7.0" (W)
so diagonal measurement of the screen is irrelevant.
So they were unable to move the number to a new piece of hardware, which has the virtue (from their point of view) of tying you into another multi-year contract?
The first pet question is easy. Who was the first Penthouse Pet (or Playboy Playmate of the Month) that really got your attention? There must be at least one whose name you still remember.
First foreign country you visited? Well, which did you read first, Tolkein (Middle Earth) or Lewis (Narnia)? Or maybe Honalee (Puff, the Magic Dragon).
Just because it's an "institution" asking the questions doesn't mean you're limited to the literal truth.
How did they know that you had lost the phone?
Did they refuse to let you continue making monthly payments? Did you ask them how they intended to deliver 14 months of service instantaneously upon full advance payment?
Didn't they try to sell you a new phone and the contract extension that goes with it?
Intelligent? The way a 6th grade Science Fair shows intelligence, perhaps.
Don't believe me? Think of all the times where you really needed 3 hands, or 4.
The Jones Act applies to ships carrying cargo from one US port to another US port. How is it interfering in skimming 50-some miles off shore?
Movie theaters make a pittance of a percentage of ticket sales the first week of a movie's run and, if there are subsequent weeks, it goes up a little each week, but that movie is going to have to run in that theater for a long, long time before the theater sees anything near 50% of ticket sales.
Movie theaters are really popcorn stores, and the movie is a loss leader to get you in the door.
Or perhaps they do not trust Microsoft and suspect them on holding things back.
Then I guess that makes all of us honorary Russians.
How does a 1-word post get modded "insightful?" I guess someone thinks that's a good replacement for, "contentless?"
Most of the content was in the title. The title is part of the post, and can legitimately be considered when moderating.
If you speak those comma-containing sentences out loud, pausing where there is a comma, they should sound as wrong to your ear as they look to my eye. Someone else listening to you may even mistake the part after the comma for the start of a second sentence and wonder where the rest of it is.
Layers of conductors is not the same as layers of conducting atoms. A single plate in a capacitor can be a foil so thin you can almost see through it and it'll still be bunches of atoms thick. Think "skin effect", but for static(-ish) electricity.
Before the television show there was the movie, and that premise was most of the entire plot.
Why did you leave out Rumsfeld?
Are we discussing PBS or are we discussing NPR?
I agonized about tossing my USR Courier. Best modem ever, but I'll never need it again, nor will anyone else.
I'm guessing you're not an owner of a Series 1 TiVo and don't know anyone who is.
Isn't "dear slug" the proper way to begin a letter to your congresscritter?
Garbage collectors, the real ones, the guys who come around on the truck into which they empty your garbage cans, and do it in whatever the weather is, as long as the truck can get through, are far more important than any of the other categories indicated.
And how, exactly, is PBS not neutral?
They're biased in favor of the truth, maybe? And the truth, as we all know, has a well-known liberal bias? : - )
Actually, PBS does lean a little to the Left/Liberal side. But the people who get all bent out of shape about that are really complaining because it isn't heavily Right-Wing/Conservative. They can't understand how a straightforward presentation of the facts doesn't, and won't, and can't, always, and in every case, support the way they see things, so when it doesn't, they're sure it's a Godless Commie conspiracy.