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This is about as on-topic as I ever expect to be.
The Guardian has an article by John Humphreys at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,10667,00.html
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The article is taken from his introduction to 'Between You And I: A Little Book of Bad English' by James Cochrane
There is an extract from Mr C's book :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1066,00.html
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John Dean
Oxford
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The Guardian has an article by John Humphreys at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,10667,00.html
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The article is taken from his introduction to 'Between You And I: A Little Book of Bad English' by James Cochrane
There is an extract from Mr C's book :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1066,00.html
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John Dean
Oxford
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"John Dean" (Email Removed) quoted in message [nq:1]>[/nq] Well, we do not count in Greek style anyway. Nor in Hindu style. Hindi has its own word for number 100,000, lakh, but this is never used outside India.
- "John Dean" (Email Removed) quoted in message [nq:1]>[/nq] Well, we do not count in Greek style anyway.
- Nor in Hindu style.
- Hindi has its own word for number 100,000, lakh, but this is never used outside India.
- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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"John Dean" (Email Removed) quoted in message
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Well, we do not count in Greek style anyway.
Nor in Hindu style. Hindi has its own word
for number 100,000, lakh, but this is never
used outside India.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
[nq:1]>[/nq]
Well, we do not count in Greek style anyway.
Nor in Hindu style. Hindi has its own word
for number 100,000, lakh, but this is never
used outside India.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:1]Well, we do not count in Greek style anyway. Nor in Hindu style. Hindi has its own word for number 100,000, lakh, but this is never used outside India.[/nq]
Oh, it is.
m.
[nq:1]Well, we do not count in Greek style anyway. Nor in Hindu style. Hindi has its own word for number 100,000, lakh, but this is never used outside India.[/nq]
Oh, it is.
m.
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[nq:1]Well, we do not count in Greek style anyway. Nor in Hindu style. Hindi has its own word for number 100,000, lakh, but this is never used outside India.[/nq]
The word crore is English, from the Hindi, and is used outside India. It, however, means 100 lakh. What word are you suggesting means 100,000 lakh?
If the only Christian thing about your mother-in-law is
[nq:1]Well, we do not count in Greek style anyway. Nor in Hindu style. Hindi has its own word for number 100,000, lakh, but this is never used outside India.[/nq]
The word crore is English, from the Hindi, and is used outside India. It, however, means 100 lakh. What word are you suggesting means 100,000 lakh?
If the only Christian thing about your mother-in-law is
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[nq:2]Well, we do not count in Greek style anyway. ... number 100,000, lakh, but this is never used outside India.[/nq]
[nq:1]The word crore is English, from the Hindi, and is used outside India. It, however, means 100 lakh. What word are you suggesting means 100,000 lakh?[/nq]
Lakh, wow, man.
Jon Miller
[nq:1]The word crore is English, from the Hindi, and is used outside India. It, however, means 100 lakh. What word are you suggesting means 100,000 lakh?[/nq]
Lakh, wow, man.
Jon Miller
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[nq:1]There is an extract from Mr C's book : http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1066,00.html>[/nq]
Your author may know something about English, but his Greek is faulty. In Homer myrias is "a large number". Only in later Greek did it come to mean specifically 10,000. E
Your author may know something about English, but his Greek is faulty. In Homer myrias is "a large number". Only in later Greek did it come to mean specifically 10,000. E
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[nq:1]Words mean what their users want them to mean[/nq]
I'm sure you don't mean that. That would be anarchy.
Dena Jo
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I'm sure you don't mean that. That would be anarchy.
Dena Jo
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On 21 Oct 2003 23:44:07 GMT, Dena Jo
[nq:2]Words mean what their users want them to mean[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm sure you don't mean that. That would be anarchy.[/nq]
Depends. What if I wanted "anarchy" to mean "acceptable"?
[nq:2]Words mean what their users want them to mean[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm sure you don't mean that. That would be anarchy.[/nq]
Depends. What if I wanted "anarchy" to mean "acceptable"?
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[nq:2]Words mean what their users want them to mean[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm sure you don't mean that. That would be anarchy.[/nq]
Aren't we lucky - that's exactly what we have!
Some bright spark calls it 'democracy' - clever lad, they believe him too.
If the only Christian thing about your mother-in-law is her Christian name, then the only Christian thing to do is to use it - response
[nq:1]I'm sure you don't mean that. That would be anarchy.[/nq]
Aren't we lucky - that's exactly what we have!
Some bright spark calls it 'democracy' - clever lad, they believe him too.
If the only Christian thing about your mother-in-law is her Christian name, then the only Christian thing to do is to use it - response
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[nq:2]I'm sure you don't mean that. That would be anarchy.[/nq]
[nq:1]Depends. What if I wanted "anarchy" to mean "acceptable"?[/nq]
I rest my case.
Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
[nq:1]Depends. What if I wanted "anarchy" to mean "acceptable"?[/nq]
I rest my case.
Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
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