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OMG I am exactly absent minded enough to do just that.
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I remember what I write about, but yeah, I often revisit an article I wrote to figure out how the hell something works.
What's worse, I wrote a (Dutch) article on co- and contra variance with generics once.
At the time it all seemed very easy.
Now I don't understand my own article anymore (well, after really careful reading)
Whenever I see it I'm amazed at how smart I once was
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Sander Rossel wrote: Whenever I see it I'm amazed at how smart I once was
So true.
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You're having old man problems.
On the bright side all those really bad jokes you heard will be surprising and funny again.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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IsOld == ThatWasFunny == true
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So whenever I'm writing I often wonder about all kinds of small and silly language details.
I just wondered what the (more?) correct translation of the Dutch word 'ingevuld' is.
My first thought was 'fill out' (as in "can you fill out this questionnaire?").
Then I though 'fill in' (as in "can you fill in this questionnaire?").
Google Translate just gives me 'fill' when I give it 'invullen'.
I think both are correct even though 'in' and 'out' are each others opposites...
Of course 'fill in' can also be used in the following sentence: "Can you fill me in on the details?", where 'fill out' would be a no-go: "Can you fill me out on the details?".
Any ideas on what I should use? In or out?
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FTFY
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He's busy with a number of cunning stunts.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I dare you to quickly repeat that 10 times.
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cunning stunts cunning stunts cunning stunts cunning stunts cunning stunts cunning stunts cunning stunts cunning stunts cunning stunts
There - happy?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Now try "ox boll".
"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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Highlighting the importance of the comma:
Peter helped his uncle Jack off a horse
Dave
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I'm not a pheasant plucker,
I'm a pheasant plucker's mate,
I'm only plucking pheasants because the pheasant pluckers late!
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Is there a gender issue as well?
As in "she really fills out that dress" or "he quickly filled in the shallow grave" ?
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And why not "she quickly filled in the shallow grave"?
Or even, "he really fills out that dress"? Or have you never seen Sean on a Saturday night?
"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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Richard Deeming wrote: Or have you never seen Sean on a Saturday night Casual Friday?
FTFY!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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A dress on Casual Friday? Are you mad? Sean would never pass on a chance for getting out the peek-a-doo onesie!
veni bibi saltavi
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: As in "she really fills out that dress" or "he quickly filled in the shallow grave" ?
The relationship between the two occurs when replying to the question; "Does this xxx make my butt look big?"
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
I know the voices in my head are not real but damn they come up with some good ideas!
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That's a different interpretation of "filling in". To me, it suggests the person filling it in with a shovel, not the person "filling it in" with their own mangled corpse!
"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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Fill in and fill out are both correct, but are a bit informal. In a technical manual I would use something like:
- Please complete this questionnaire.
- Please answer this questionnaire.
- Please respond to this questionnaire.
- Can you explain the details to me?
- Can you update me on the details?
etc.
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I agree.
The winner is...
Yvan Rodrigues wrote: Please complete this questionnaire.
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Yvan Rodrigues wrote: Please answer this questionnaire. It did not ask me a question, it is a list of questions.
Yvan Rodrigues wrote: Please respond to this questionnaire. My old English teach would ask what kind of response I'd be expecting from the piece of paper
I could respond to your request to fill out the form. You can fill out the form by filling in your answer to each question.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Yvan Rodrigues wrote: Please complete this questionnaire. I've already completed it. All I need is for the user to fill it in/out
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