Equal / Equal

0 I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to communicate with this. Can you give us more information as far as the context? 02br
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00Thanks. 02br
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00-Haoqide 0-

0 Exams = failure 02br
00Exams = a failure? 02br
00Yes, it would be better with some context! 0-

0 Okay, I'm going to put a situation up instead of using context. 02br
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00Scenario: I see a lot of people with MSN screen names, ICQ names, AOL names, etc. Once of the names was like this: Exams=Failed. 02br
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00I just want to know how do I say this? 02br
001. Exams=Failed. 02br
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00Do I say it like this: 02br

0 I see what you mean. 02br
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00Equal goes with plurals. 02br
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00Cars equal transport. 02br
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00Babies equal sleepless nights. 02br
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00Equal goes with singulars. 02br
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00A car equals transport. 02br
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00A baby equals a sleepless n

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0 I just want to know how do I say this? 02br
001. Exams=Failed. 02br
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00The mathematical symbol '=' is always said "equals" in my opinion. 02br
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002 = 5 - 3 "Two equals five minus three." 02br
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00"two" is plural, but there is no good reason in mathematics to use "equal" in such a structure. 02br
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0 Thats just it: the originator meant it to be a failed attempt. This is at the heart of the cyber text movement in that the geek and the hipster have collided head-on, and a paradigm shift is at hand! 02br
00Alert the media...? "-Cats living with dogs... mass hysteria" -Peter Venkman 0-

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00personal choice rule here 12blockquote

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00So is it really a personal choice rule here? 02br
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00Scenario: I see someone on MSN/AOL/ICQ with this: 'Driving at night with a deflated tire and driving in the rain 01i00=02i00 terrible tonight.' 02br
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0 My opinion hasn't changed. It's always "equals". 02br
00I think it should be "= a terrible night", however. 02br
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00CJ 0-