Terminology

[Rivnut]

A few years back, before I retired, I was telling the students in a math class that a pound sign (#) could be used to represent number. I'm still hoping it was all in fun, but every one in the class told me I was wrong. "It's not a pound sign, it's a hash tag!" Gotta keep yourself in the present.

 

[Archie Sturmer]

I remember an old guy, (retired a long time ago), he would get frustrated when a phone recording asked him to press the pound sign — on his dial telephone.

 

[Shawn Michael]

Some need to get a hobby

I think English may be a second hobby for some.

 

[ricobike]

 

[Rivnut]

I think English may be a second hobby for some.

From some of the stuff I read on a couple of Facebook forums, I think that English may not be a first hobby or even a priority - and I'm referring to native English speakers, not the French and Germans who use the Google translate tool. I think it was Forrest Gump who said "Stupid is as stupid does." He must have seen into the future and we are there now.

Does it bug anyone else that capitalization and punctuation have seemed to have disappeared from some writers' repertoire?

Ed

 

[1motime]

From some of the stuff I read on a couple of Facebook forums, I think that English may not be a first hobby or even a priority - and I'm referring to native English speakers, not the French and Germans who use the Google translate tool. I think it was Forrest Gump who said "Stupid is as stupid does." He must have seen into the future and we are there now.

Does it bug anyone else that capitalization and punctuation have seemed to have disappeared from some writers' repertoire?

Ed

I had always thought that being capable of expressing yourself was an asset. Written and spoken. I find that many of my assumptions were wrong.

 

[all riders]

just tossing this in the ring.

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note the internal inconsistency: If it is a saddle, then why is it a seat post?

 

[all riders]

Another one is "rack" and "rear carrier". I prefer the latter.
To me the "chainring" attaches to the the crank and the "sprocket" to the rear hub drive.

I have always thought that "rear carrier" (or carrier) sounds like it is borrowed from English as spoken in England.

 

[Rivnut]

You haven't begun to speak of inconsistencies until you've tried to teach English to "English Language Learner" adults. OMG!!! (Used to be called ESL - English as a Second Language)

 

[fordmike65]

I have always thought that "rear carrier" (or carrier) sounds like it is borrowed from English as spoken in England.

"Rack"

"Rear Carrier"