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Following from grammar in the MEW 332 thread…..

This topic has 14 replies, 12 voices, and was last updated 21 September 2023 at 18:19 by V8Eng.

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20 September 2023 at 20:13 #660787
Ian P
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Just had a look down the list of thread titles in 'Latests Posts'.

(Just for fun and no criticism or offence intended to posters)

Milling Advice (can advice be milled?)

U Tube (that's new one on me)

Optical Elevator (not optical at all)

Information (that will really show up well in searches)

Play in new arbour for mill (more likely play in spindle?)

Measuring instrument storage (same as measuring anything else)

The above are just todays crop.

Ian P
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20 September 2023 at 20:13 #37362
Ian P
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More pedantic ramblings (or ramblings from a pedant)
20 September 2023 at 20:15 #660789
Benedict White
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I wonder what an advice mill would look like and whether it could turn a profit!
20 September 2023 at 21:10 #660807
Nigel Graham 2
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In order:

New management-ese for what a committee of consultants do.

A social-media site dedicated to making manometers.

Periscope.

What the committee in No.1 emits. NB: I said nowt about veracity and value.

I keep my mill in the workshop not garden shelter.

As Ian has already stated!

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And from what's come to a Forum near you now:

Quick Change Gear Box: An actor's costume-locker.

Struggling to…. hard enough. I suggest reading the health-advice posters more carefully.
21 September 2023 at 01:13 #660835
Anonymous
Posted by Ian P on 20/09/2023 20:13:02:

Play in new arbour for mill (more likely play in spindle?)

More likely play in the rose-garden.
21 September 2023 at 03:28 #660840
Michael Gilligan
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The one that caught me recently was

Trying to identify a bird-feeder thread.

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Until I suddenly realised what Ed had in mind …

I was ready to direct him to a recent thread by Graham Meek.

MichaelG.

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Ref. https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=187985&p=1

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 21/09/2023 03:50:15
21 September 2023 at 03:56 #660841
Michael Gilligan
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[ PostScript ]

I note that

This forum has threads arranged within topics

Some others have topics arranged within threads

Mmm …

MichaelG.
21 September 2023 at 06:55 #660848
Circlip
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And some relate to Bovine Excreta.

Regards Ian.
21 September 2023 at 08:44 #660859
V8Eng
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Edited By V8Eng on 21/09/2023 08:45:26

Edited By V8Eng on 21/09/2023 08:46:20
21 September 2023 at 09:57 #660872
Andrew Skinner
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Posted by Ian P on 20/09/2023 20:13:02:

Milling Advice (can advice be milled?)

Measuring instrument storage (same as measuring anything else)

Ian P

These two are ok, I think.

”Milling” here is a gerund, a verbal noun.

”Measuring” is a gerundive, adjectival to “instrument”.
21 September 2023 at 11:02 #660881
Nick Wheeler
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Posted by Andrew Skinner on 21/09/2023 09:57:01:

Posted by Ian P on 20/09/2023 20:13:02:

Measuring instrument storage (same as measuring anything else)

”Measuring” is a gerundive, adjectival to “instrument”.

A hyphen would eliminate any potential confusion. Although I'm not sure why anyone would want to measure instrument-storage….
21 September 2023 at 11:51 #660891
SillyOldDuffer
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Keep it friendly chaps – we don't criticise members spelling or grammar on the forum.

Dave
21 September 2023 at 13:23 #660905
Martin Kyte
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If it wasn’t for the ambiguity of language lawyers would have no function and certainly would not be able to bill at the rates they do.

🥴
21 September 2023 at 17:27 #660931
Neil Wyatt
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Not fans of the Uxbridge English Dictionary?

Neil
21 September 2023 at 18:19 #660940
V8Eng
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I thought everyone knows that an Arbour is where boats/ships are moored.😉

Edited By V8Eng on 21/09/2023 18:32:01
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