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I was waiting for the classic floor sort, and was not disappointed. 
Software Zen: delete this;
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Having experienced this world where is the spoof?
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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When inquiring about booking a campsite, should you use the future conditional tense?
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Well, anything in the future is, almost by definition, conditional (on your not being run over by a bus in the interim, for example), so it's not wrong to use that tense, but in practice it depends really on how certain your plans are.
As a POI, while your use of "inquiring" is again not technically wrong, in general I think "enquiring" would be the more accepted word in this case. "Inquire" and "inquiring" are more usually reserved for a more formal type of investigation (inquiry), while "enquiring" is for more general "asking about" usage. IMO.
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A_Griffin wrote: your use of "inquiring" is again not technically wrong, in general I think "enquiring" would be the more accepted word in this case
Depends if you are speaking pre 1850ish English (ie American, or reading British books older than that, such as Trollope for example) or modern British English.
Today Brits use 'enquiring' and 'ensure' etc, Americans use 'inquire' an 'insure'.
One of the many subtle changes in English, such as changing 'anti' (for before, as it is in Italian) to 'ante'.
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And nobody would expect the Spanish Enquisition.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Damned Americans - can't get anything right! 
We have both anti and ante, as do Italians.
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Yes, I know. We also have both insure and ensure.
Ante in Italian means door though, not related to our ante, which means before. (Italian is anti)
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As a noun anta = door (related to furniture), ante = doors.
As a prefix though it means "before", i.e. anteguerra = pre-war.
Anti is the usual prefix for "contrary to, adverse to".
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Antipasti means 'before the pasta' though.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: Antipasti means 'before the pasta'
It would be "before the pastI", with pasti being the plural of pasto, which means meal. And yes, you are right, it is an exception, most likely it changed with use for phonetic reasons.
I understand that pasta is a mainstay of our cuisine but it's not that important to refer to the generic concept of appetizers as "something consumed before the pasta" 
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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den2k88 wrote: pasti being the plural of pasto
I always eat more than one. 
den2k88 wrote: t is an exception, most likely it changed with use for phonetic reasons.
OK, so generally in Italian ante is before, except here. Didnt know that. Thanks.
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A_Griffin wrote: Damned Americans - can't get anything right!
...so they kicked out the Inglish because they kept complaining about that.
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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: future conditional tense? |
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I prefer air conditioned trailers to future conditional tents
I'm pretty sure I would not like to live in a world in which I would never be offended.
I am absolutely certain I don't want to live in a world in which you would never be offended.
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of things you don't like.
Dave
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Slow. Missing posts. Missing points. Other such stuff. What's going on (Millennial speak: Wuz-zup?)
Well - I've gotten it on good authority that the IP address is nearly used up. Just plain worn out.
Look. It happens. Worse things could happen (I don't really believe that last part)
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W∴ Balboos wrote: The IP address is nearly used up. Just plain worn out.
The hamsters as well! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onllokers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I bet they have an ordered index on a high transaction table and rebuilds the index every 5 minutes
throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.
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I usually don't enjoy phrases like "losing faith in humanity" but when I see this[^], I may reconsider it.
Either my fellow co-citizens are so stupid that they can fight for nutella - talk about first-world problems - or too poor and this is such an opportunity for them that they are ready to fight to stand for it - which is kind of sad. Anyway, the whole thing is pathetic.
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Nutella I can understand. If it had been Marmite, I would have seriously questioned peoples sanity.
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onllokers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Relax. Breathe easy. It was in France - your faith in humanity should (obviously) remain unaffected.
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Neither of the polite Frenchmen participated in the riot.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Hey! No reason to bring LGBT into the thread. Give them their privacy!
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I was referring to their manners, not their sexual orientation.
Harrumph!
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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