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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 21:25:33 GMT
Wriggle wriggle. You seem to have failed to notice the significance of “there is a number of” vs “there is an exact number of”. The former being wrong, the latter correct. Dumdum. But glad to see you have conceded my other two points. Not only did I notice it, I even posted a link for you to read confirming the correct use of grammar. As for your points about reproduction, these are really not something I would waste my time on. Mother Nature decided that the Norman genes were superfluous to the needs of the planet, and allocated your preferences accordingly. Well, this is the first time that you have actually acknowledged that you were wrong about something. Somethings, actually. Progress at last!
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 21:07:54 GMT
Jeez you are thick. “There are an exact number”… an exact number is one thing. So “There is an exact number” would be correct. "In general, the choice between there is vs. there are depends on the noun that follows the phrase. However, when it comes to the phrases there is a number and there are a number, the choice depends on the emphasis that you want to make. Use there is a number if you want to emphasize a group as a whole. Use there are a number if you want to emphasize individual members in a group". helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/styleguide/tw/there_is_there_are.htmlSome proper school you went to if they didn't even learn you basic English grammar. Wriggle wriggle. You seem to have failed to notice the significance of “there is a number of” vs “there is an exact number of”. The former being wrong, the latter correct. Dumdum. But glad to see you have conceded my other two points.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 20:55:42 GMT
Your argument fails on 2 grounds, the first being that the population of the world cannot be counted. Of course it can be. There are an exact number of humans in existence at any given moment, therefore humans are a countable commodity. The fact that bureaucracy is unable to keep up with the number is neither here nor there. Something like sugar cannot be counted, only grains of sugar. So you would say "less sugar" or "fewer grains of sugar". Jeez you are thick. “There are an exact number”… an exact number is one thing. So “There is an exact number” would be correct. And then we have the uncertainty of what constitutes a human. Babies out of the birth canal? Babies in transit through the birth canal? Foetuses still in the womb but recognisable as a baby? Foetuses in the womb but just a cluster of cells. (Any 3 of the latter might of course fail to become viable babies). Some spunk in one person and some eggs in another, yet to be joined by a bit of heterosexual rumpy pumpy? It is not a precise or countable number. But of course in your guilt you are trying not to notice the main point, which is that the thing in question was a non-integer number. And although I realise you didn’t cover such concepts at your school-thing, I can tell you that there are an infinite and therefore uncountable number of such numbers. Did I mention dumdum?
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 20:45:53 GMT
I think they only sent him away to boarding school to be rid of him. I didn’t go to a boarding school. Dumdum.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 20:15:49 GMT
I think Mr Stabby is wavering having engaged in an obvious flirtation with Telemachus . Perhaps your imminent wealth could tip the balance and provide you with a slightly dishevelled, knife wielding, partner to care for your every need Nathaniel ? Rog Well that would certainly be a relief for me.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 20:13:03 GMT
Homophobe. (and we all note how you keep dragging the conversation back to your favourite subject. And we all know why). I don't. What's the reason why? Sorry, my mistake I should have said “we all know why, well apart for the exceptionally thick ones”.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 20:10:08 GMT
Homosexual is not a countable quantity. And neither is a small percentage of the world population, dumdum. You use "less" to compare something which cannot be counted- less sugar, less petrol etc- and "fewer" to describe something which can be counted, such as people. Given that I learnt this in my first year at Secondary Modern, I'm surprised that neither your proper school nor University ever taught you this. Your argument fails on 2 grounds, the first being that the population of the world cannot be counted. But more relevantly and the second ground is that the “less” referred to the 0.01%. There are an infinite number of numbers less than 0.01%, and thus cannot be counted. Fewer only works with integer quantities, less works with non-integer numbers. Smart arse dumdum.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 20:03:00 GMT
Surreal light this evening. I think I've worked out what happened. I reckon I got bitten by a tick and got Lyme disease. Ever since the nasty 48hr headache I've been completely nackered and done virtually nothing sleeping until 11am which never happens. There is a red mark above my left ankle. Yes I am in a wooded area with some deer around and grassy areas... Oh dear ! Maybe I should go to the quack after all. Still mobile but completely nackered. Proper nackered. Got an appointment with the back specialist on Friday so maybe I'll try to get a quack appointment as well if it hasn't improved. You must get antibiotics straight away, otherwise it will completely fuck up your life. Lyme’s disease, if treated timeously, is entirely curable. If left, the initial symptoms will subside whilst it infiltrates your organs. Then you will be sorry.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 19:26:13 GMT
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 19:24:52 GMT
Can you two not get a room ? Something very homo-erotic going on here. Rog Agreed. The thing is, I’m already taken.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 19:24:21 GMT
Yes you're right ... lovely was the wrong choice of word ... safe and convenient maybe. Rog Not been there for a long while now, dogless . I find myself gravitating more and more to "the land of the little locks" in the last couple of years - must be my age!!! I thought it was just the one lock. Next to the services?
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 19:23:27 GMT
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 19:21:52 GMT
Anyway, homophobe is a label that was, and is used by gay blokes that have no alternative answer to an argument when it is suggested that one bloke shagging another bloke is not normal. NN has two meanings, not normal and nick norman 🤭 Homophobe. (and we all note how you keep dragging the conversation back to your favourite subject. And we all know why).
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 19:20:38 GMT
“Much fewer than”. Yes, that scans really well. Tosser. It's not about whether it scans, it's about whether it refers to a countable quantity. Homosexual. Homosexual is not a countable quantity. And neither is a small percentage of the world population, dumdum.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 14, 2023 19:05:56 GMT
“Much fewer than”. Yes, that scans really well. Tosser.
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