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HAL9000 Wrote:

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> I wonder - could the plurality assigned to St.

> Thomas be a (gnostic) echo of the New Testament

> words Dydimous Thomas?

>

> The name "Thomas" comes from the Aramaic word for

> twin: T'oma, but the Greek word Dydimous also

> means twin.

>

> The phrase "Dydimous Thomas" at John 20:24,

> therefore, translates into English as "twin,

> twin".


LOL!!!!


You never fail to disappoint HAL9000.


But...ahem...what time doth thou call this? The other pedants arrived hours ago. I am guessing you are going to tell me that you have just travelled some googolplex lightyears to get here. Hmmmm...

Ladymuck Wrote:

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> You never fail to disappoint HAL9000.


Christ! I'm having to exercise pedantry on my own post!


What I meant to say was:


You never disappoint HAL9000.


Serves me right for taking the piss LOL!

One of my favourite-ever sentences...


Mark Twain on sentences: ?At times he may indulge himself with a long one, but he will make sure there are no folds in it, no vaguenesses, no parenthetical interruptions of its view as a whole; when he has done with it, it won't be a sea-serpent with half of its arches under the water; it will be a torch-light procession.?


And that is why punctuation, and a little bit of pedantry, is your friend. Sadly, none of us is Mark Twain.

I've never come across it before. On re-reading it, it strikes me as quite enchanting. Moreover, I believe I (inadvertently) fulfilled the advice contained within it via my subsequent post. As delightful as the quote is, I still don't understand how it fits in with "pedantry" though. But no matter, the words are truly inspirational.


And...ahem...tongue is recovering - thank you.:-$



*smiles and waves back at expat*

I think too many people take everything too seriously here a lot of the time...perhaps, my non use of the requisite smilie was a mistake.


Lighten up


Jeez!


There, terrible syntax and grammatical errors to illustrate my point.


And to the individual who divined from my post that I thought he had gone to a poor university and not gained a decent degree...brilliant comprehension skills, I just wish I had thought of it first!

  • 8 months later...

...And the Pedant's Award goes to...


*drum roll*


OutOfFocus


Very funny. Even funnier was Mr. Medic's reponse - but no award as no pedantry involved.


For those who don't visit the "About Forum" Section:


Re: Ask Admin

Posted by: OutOfFocus July 11, 01:17AM


Laddy Muck Wrote:

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> May we also have a Whinger's Corner please?


Or even a Whingers' Corner

(or is there only one whinger)


Re: Ask Admin

Posted by: Alan Medic July 11, 05:30AM


There is only one.



Fabulous stuff!

maxxi Wrote:

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> Surely you mean Pedantry Award? Otherwise it would

> be an award given by one pedant; or if it were

> Pedants' Award by a panel of pedants (or a 'huff'

> of pedants).


*collapses laughing*


FUKK me maxxi...


NO...that should be FUKK me, maxxi.


(Phew, what a difference a comma makes).

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