Following from grammar in the MEW 332 thread…..

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

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

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

More pedantic ramblings (or ramblings from a pedant)

[Benedict WhiteParticipant @benedictwhite51126]

I wonder what an advice mill would look like and whether it could turn a profit!

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

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.

[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.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

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

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

[ PostScript ]

I note that

This forum has threads arranged within topics

Some others have topics arranged within threads

Mmm …

MichaelG.

[CirclipParticipant @circlip]

And some relate to Bovine Excreta.

Regards Ian.

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

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[Andrew SkinnerParticipant @andrewskinner94774]

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”.

[Nick WheelerParticipant @nickwheeler]

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….

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Keep it friendly chaps – we don't criticise members spelling or grammar on the forum.

Dave

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

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.

🥴

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Not fans of the Uxbridge English Dictionary?

Neil

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

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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