Sometimes spelling does matter
Sometimes spelling does matter
(OP)
On a test report I reviewed this morning:
TEST XYZ:
XYZ exceptable per Code ABC.
Does that mean "we ran the test, and the results were acceptable"?
Or does it mean "Code ABC allows us to take an exception and not run the tests at all"?
The second is actually plausible, since the test is optional. But I suspect the first is the case. I have a call in to the lab to verify.
Heh.
Hg
TEST XYZ:
XYZ exceptable per Code ABC.
Does that mean "we ran the test, and the results were acceptable"?
Or does it mean "Code ABC allows us to take an exception and not run the tests at all"?
The second is actually plausible, since the test is optional. But I suspect the first is the case. I have a call in to the lab to verify.
Heh.
Hg





RE: Sometimes spelling does matter
Chris
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RE: Sometimes spelling does matter
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Who's fault was it, theres, they'res or theirs?
RE: Sometimes spelling does matter
However I get frequently "reports" from suppliers and vendors stating "We passed test XYZ." This drives me nuts.
XYZ cannot be passed or failed because the standard does not contain any pass or fail criteria. The result of XYZ is a collection of information.
Success of failure is determined by comparing this information against some external criteria.
Your particular test may or may not fall into this category.
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jimbo
Buy a dictionary, keep it nearby and USE it. Webster's New World Dictionary of American English is recommended, and Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
RE: Sometimes spelling does matter
http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/
Look for the Daily Sucker. The article has probably scrolled off by now, but you can probably find it.
Better yet, go to Google and search for "pubic accountants". There are over 8000 of them last time I checked.
JHG
RE: Sometimes spelling does matter
effect, correct form: affect
superceded, correct form: superseded
recieve, correct form: receive
drives me nuts...
cheers.
saludos.
a.
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Effect is a noun. And I must admit that even though I understand the difference, sometimes I must think extra hard to correctly use these words. It seems like such a subtle thing.
I think we should misspell supersede consistently so that our living linguists change it to supercede which I prefer. Don't know why -- just seems better that way.
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Quality Procuct is a Matter of Life and Death
I think that our sign maker needs a spell checker.
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according to merriam-webster on line... the correct correct form of the verb is supersede and the correct noun is supersedure
supercede, is a variant of supersede... and not the other way around.
i had the same discussion with a guy at work and his answer was: shoot, i may argue with you... but don't see any point arguing with m-w, do i?
later
saludos.
a.
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shoot, i may argue with you... but don't see any point arguing with m-w, do i?
I think I got the gist of that but curious -- what is m-w?
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cheers,
rad
"Remember, if you leave it to the last minute, it'll only take a minute"
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I'm glad to see that I am not the only one with the compulsion to spell supersede with a 'c' in the middle.
BTW, there is an infamous sign on southbound 101, just south of the Golden Gate Bridge that identifies a particular lane for 'busses' and one sign later has it spelled 'buses'. I doesn't seem to bother anyone else.
I've decided to just think of the first sign as the indicator for the kissing lane.
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supersede verb (superseded, superseding) 1 to take the place of (something, especially something outdated or no longer valid) e.g. "CD-ROMs will supersede many reference books." 2 to adopt, appoint or promote in favour of another. supersedence noun. superseder noun. supersession noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from Latin super above + sedere to sit.
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That is not the case however, as supersede is its own base word, with a completely different etymology.
Good Luck
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:oP
saludos.
a.
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Bet you were too chicken to point out the typo to the "person" - eh? And went way beyond snickering to laughing all the way home. You are cruel -- admit it!
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English wasn't this fellow's native language - he was addressing me via a (human) translator - and I didn't want to risk anything by pointing it out. (didn't know how good the translator was, since english wasn't his native language either, and he was having enough trouble already)
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