[Husker] If this doesn't get your blood boiling...

[Jerry Meyer]

So where do we apply to get our college credits for this material?  I knew there 
was a reason this accountant stayed far away from the science area way back 
when.  I could drag you into my world of GAAP, FASB, compliance and such, but it 
would probably put everyone to sleep.  Not at all like these riveting posts!  


Jerry Meyer
Murfreesboro, TN (still "temporarily" in Bucyrus, OH where tOSU rules the day - 
oh when will the torture end?)



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From: Ken Oliver <ksterling at mindspring.com>
To: Dan Draney <ddraney at windstream.net>; Aaron Wolfson <awolfson0 at gmail.com>; 
David Strong <gbrlist at yahoo.com>
Cc: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Wed, July 28, 2010 4:23:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] If this doesn't get your blood boiling...



>Subject: Re: [Husker] If this doesn't get your blood boiling...

>So I¹ll replace that one by complaining about ³focus like a laser beam.²
>Laser beams are collimated, i.e. all rays parallel.  That¹s the opposite of
>³focus.²

I agree with the language quirks mentioned already and I will add my pet peeve.  
The phrase "begs the question" is nearly universally misused.  Begging the 
question is a logical argument flaw that involves assuming the conclusion.  
Basically, it is because it is.  Most people incorrectly use the phrase "begs 
the question" when they should be using "raises the question."

For more detail see:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

Actually my biggest language complaint is the I/me -- subject/object misuse in 
both directions, but I will restrain myself.

Ken

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