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Quote: You CAN split the infinitive and you can say 'john and me'.
Perhaps so, but should you?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Yes, you can since they so called 'rules' were invented by pedants in the last few hundred years and have no bearing at all on the fundamental roots of the language. In French, one of the roots of English, you can say 'john et moi'. In Dutch, a simplified Germanic language not unlike old English, you say 'Jan aan Ik' so take your pick, they are both arguably correct.
And the split infinitive rule is just crap, ad back to the original post, the so called expert, the one proposing the centralized BBC/Queens English pronunciation is ignorant of the fact that that way of speaking actually IS a regional accent, known as East Midlands, which is the accent and speech of Chaucer and the power/university center of England which explains why it came to dominate.
If you consider Old English, the true pronunciation is with a West Country accent since that IS the Wessex accent which is the Saxon home land (Alfred the Great etc).
Anyway, so English is a mess, so lets not worry about silly rules. 
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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Munchies_Matt wrote: you can say 'john and me'
But only when it's correct! 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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You should re-correct him: the correct pronunciation is, of course, eller-ment-tree, my dear Watson. At least, that's how it is pronounced by people that speak the Queen's English which, as we all know, is correct English and not the abomination that Yanks speak.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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kmoorevs wrote: he corrected my enunciation of the word 'elementary'...his version (the correct one) is to stress the 'tar' syllable
Hwuh?
If I heard someone pronouncing it like that, I'd immediately assume that they were not a native-English speaker.
Or a fartarsey idiot.
Probably the latter.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I'm a northerner and what? Elementary doesn't have a stress on 'tar', if anything it's on 'ment' but it's pretty neutral when I say it. And yes, emailing a scan of a spreadsheet is pure idiocy.
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I find it quite amusing that scouting around various forums and reading the messages from various individuals and reading statements like
-$3000 Fail
-GPU prices are just getting silly
-Who is going to pay that for a card
-How can it be that expensive when it performs worse than a 7xx etc.
It is clear that they just do not understand what this card can actually do, beyond just making pretty graphics for gaming.
Hell, if they think that is expensive, then they clearly have never heard of the Tesla series of GPUs! Titan Z is 2500UKP, Tesla cards can be around 4000UKP.
I was just watching some of the real time physics demos from this puppy, and it is without doubt absolutely amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY-5ijpkkB8[^]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XISqvBVyASo[^]
Before you ask. No, I am not buying one.......I'll stick with my GTX690 for the time being!
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All I can say is that they did unspeakable things to me.
Taking a break from window installation, tired and ready to be done.
Here today gone to Maui...
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That's right, blame the mimes. They won't talk.
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Their mime, their own business.
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Mike Hankey wrote: Here today gone to Maui...
Really?
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
The console is a black place [taken from Q&A]
How to ask a question
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I wish
Here today gone to Maui...
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I wish to go on a long US trip, but there is
A) The Army
B) Ridiculously expensive plane tickets
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
The console is a black place [taken from Q&A]
How to ask a question
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I just got done with a trip to AZ and Utah photos[^] and there is so much more I would like to go and see. US has a lot of amazing parks and other sites, one could wonder around for years.
I also want to do a long distance backpack but not sure where yet, thinking Appalachian Trail but will have to be next year if I'm still able.
Here today gone to Maui...
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I wish you could have joined me for a great day at the shooting range today, Mike. I forgot to bring targets. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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 Roger wouldn't have been much fun I can't run very fast any more and my zig don't zag as good as it used to!
Here today gone to Maui...
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Someone round here has got a hive - I just went into the garden, and the Raspberry bushes are covered in little, teeny, tiny honey bees! (We normally get the big "we-don't-make-lots-of-honey-and-live-in-holes" Bumble variety)
Given the Bee Crisis in the UK[^] over the last couple of years, it's a good sight to see - first time I've seen 'em in ten years or more.
Anyone else got 'em locally?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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They must be baby honey bees then. Do they look like this? Baby Honey Bee[^]
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If my garden was full of those, the neighbours would talk...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Yes and they sting
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Only if you annoy them. Leave 'em alone, they they leave you alone - works for me even with wasps.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Never tried that, I just panic and they start to sting, it never fails
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There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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