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Dastparvardeh Posted 14 years ago
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help with the meaning of creek in this sentence
what is the exact meaning of this sentence:
"Future trends in microelectronics, up to the nano creek"
I don't understand the "up to the creek" part, exactly.
"Future trends in microelectronics, up to the nano creek"
I don't understand the "up to the creek" part, exactly.
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dastparvardeh Future trends in microelectronics, up to the nano creek This appears to be a word play on the expression "up the creek without a paddle", which suggests being in the unenviable position of having no way of moving forward, being stuck. It's possible therefore, that the author is suggesting that the current state of affairs in microelectronics is that nobody knows for certain how to move forward, that the field may be mired in difficulties at this time. You may have to read the book to find out for sure if that's what was meant.
- dastparvardeh Future trends in microelectronics, up to the nano creek This appears to be a word play on the expression "up the creek without a paddle", which suggests being in the unenviable position of having no way of moving forward, being stuck.
- It's possible therefore, that the author is suggesting that the current state of affairs in microelectronics is that nobody knows for certain how to move forward, that the field may be mired in difficulties at this time.
- You may have to read the book to find out for sure if that's what was meant.
- CJ
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dastparvardehFuture trends in microelectronics, upThis appears to be a word play on the expression "up the creek without a paddle", which suggests being in the unenviable position of having no way of moving forward, being stuck.tothe nano creek
It's possible therefore, that the author is suggesting that the current state of affairs in
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many Thanks. I thought he might mean that the book contains the future trends and also the trend toward nano-electronics, so he uses the word "nano creek"
and it was not a typo, the title is: "... , up to the nano creek"
well, looking at the inside of the book maybe you're right "nobody knows for certain how to move forward". but is it correct to say "up to the nano era" instead of "u
and it was not a typo, the title is: "... , up to the nano creek"
well, looking at the inside of the book maybe you're right "nobody knows for certain how to move forward". but is it correct to say "up to the nano era" instead of "u
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dastparvardehit was not a typo, the title is: "... , up to the nano creek"Can you provide a link where this title is used? Thanks.
CJ
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oops! my fault!
I don't know what can I say, just thank you for your patience. You were and are absolutely right. Thanks again
I don't know what can I say, just thank you for your patience. You were and are absolutely right. Thanks again
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dastparvardehis it correct to say "up to the nano era" instead of "up to the nano creek" does the author could possibly mean that?You can change the words that way, but then you spoil the joke completely. Remember: The standard saying is "up the creek (without a paddle)", not "up the era". Think of it like this: Suppose you were in a little boat on a smal
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It is a book, Future Trends in Microelectronics: Up the Nano Creek, by Serge Luryi, Jimmy Xu, and Alex Zaslavsky.
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