Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Wordspy -> useful site

Today, while surfing around looking for the meaning of an idiom I stumbled 
upon this site: 
http://www.wordspy.com/
The site contains the explanation, the source and other interesting facts 
about acronyms, neologisms and so forth.
For example who knows what "vasectomy zoning" means?
It may already be in the FAQ, to tell the truth I haven't bothered 
checking, anyway I think it's an useful resource... have fun.

 checking, anyway I think it's an useful resource... have fun.
Dear Carlo,
When a Realmer is faced with such a quandary, I am compelled to 
venture out of the semi-seclusion wherein I have been want to reside 
these past months, to quickly dispel any doubts which might be 
lingering  regarding matters which, to the undersigned, seem to be of 
not insignificant import.
Allow me if you will, therefore, to put your mind at rest: vasectomy 
zoning and its meaning is most assuredly _not_ in the FAQs belonging 
to the Illuminated Realm. I would know, be assured, as now, also do 
you.
There can on the other hand, be only one response to your writing - 
for all to see, no less - that you haven't "bothered to check" the 
FAQs, namely:
"Guards"!
I remain, as always, etc, ecc,
Bambi
dtb
As a Post Script may I add that, lest the period in which one has 
failed to pen even a word be such as to have obliterated the makeup of 
humour - British or otherwise - please be assured, I am in jest.
The link you gave will, undoubtedly be of interest to some and our 
thanks goes to you for taking of the time to have posted it herein.

 humour - British or otherwise - please be assured, I am in jest.
Don't worry, the humor is quite evident. Your post does raise a question 
though: can "to pen" be used referring to an activity such as using a 
newsgroup where the last thing you would ever use is a pen? 
(provided you aren't writing on a tablet pc or another such contrivance, 
but in such a case you would be using a stylus, and then would the verb 
becomee "to style"? )

 
"...venture out of the semi-seclusion wherein I have been *wont* to 
reside..."
-- 
Un-not my address if you wanna reply.

>> Bambi wrote...
      > > venture out of the semi-seclusion wherein I have been want 		
	> > to reside
You wrote:
   > "...venture out of the semi-seclusion wherein I have been *wont* 	
	> to  reside..."
Dear Sleepless in NY,
(You can have little idea of the nostalgia your webcam awakened)
My thanks for pointing out a most unfortunate slip of the finger.With 
regards to spelling however, you will soon find that this will most 
assuredly _not_ be the only occasion in which you will have the 
opportunity of aiding an aged person such as the undersigned.
With thanks, 


It behooved you to quote thusly:
   > Bambi  abbia scritto:
   > > lest the period in which one has failed to pen even a word be 		
	> > such as to have obliterated the makeup of  humour 
To then pose the question:
  > can "to pen" be used referring to an activity such as using a
  > newsgroup where the last thing you would ever use is a pen?
Dear Carlo,
In truth I cannot profess to be certain that technically "to pen" can 
be used as quoted - perhaps one of our grammarian/language experts 
would best be suited to give a more precise response.
In the absence of the creation of yet another abominable word to fill 
in the gap, I believe however, that it can. On this, my mind is quite 
made up and I would thank you to not confuse me with the facts.
Convinced, I remain, as always, etc, ecc,
Bambi
dtb

 thanks goes to you for taking of the time to have posted it herein.
I'm not sure I understand your "to have posted". I have read this page,
which I find extremely interesting:
http://www.bartleby.com/116/214.html
and still I'm not sure if I understand. Perhaps it conveys the idea that we
know Carlo has posted it.
By the way, I wonder if "I hoped to have..." is still an idiom, meaning "I
hoped to succeed, but I did not succeed".
P.S. I doubt not (sorry Joey!) it is correct, but isn't "thusly" kind of
redundant?
Bye, FB

In article <200451203840.192431@BWDesktop>, Bambi wrote...

Dear Awakened Somewhere Else: (i.e, Bambi)
Please be assured the only reason for my remonstrance was the benefit of 
our esteemed non-native-English-speaking readers of this newsgroup.
It never once occurred to me that your inadvertent and unfortunate misuse 
of "want" for "wont" was anything other than, as you put it, a "slip of 
the finger." Nor would I ever mean to imply that there won't be, as, 
alas, there has already been, occasion to point out my spelling or 
grammar gaffes, both in muddy old English and in lovely lilting Italian.
I'm glad the peek into New York ("from where", he wondered) gave you a 
moment's (or perhaps a modicum of) nostalgia. Please feel free to scan 
our skylines whenever the fancy arises.
Likewise, I remain,
Ever Yours in the Ether,
Joey DoWop Dee
Remember: It is To Laugh.


 in the gap,
How abominable is "to type"? Miserable, isn't it?
I liked better "to pen" in that sentence of yours.
-- 
Enrico C
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 made up and I would thank you to not confuse me with the facts.
Not for an instant did I mean to call to your attention what is but a
technicality, I was humbly trying to measure up to your humorous comment on
my previous message.

these past months,
Well, well...well...it was about TIME!
:-))
ari

 comment on my previous message.
Dear Carlo,
I found the question you raised an interesting one and for my part, 
therefore, I am pleased that you did so pose.
You humour, by all accounts, lives, thrives and does much to make the 
world - and of more particular concern for some of us, the Realm - a 
better place.
I remain, as always, etc., ecc.,
Bambi
dtb

 Remember: It is To Laugh.
Methinks great promise lies has been brought to light.
Remaining nostalgically yours as ever, etc., ecc.,
Bambi
dbt

 kind of redundant?
Is not most if not all that which the undersigned pens, redundant? 
This is a rhetorical question, and as such, for my part, not in need 
of a response.


Dear Awakened Somewhere Else: (i.e, Bambi)
Whoa!
Don't you know who HRH Bambi is?
Repent at once!
You are talking to one of the four historical Queens of the NG.
Have a look at the history page on the Realm website : )
www.TheRealm.knows.it
cheers,
Peltio
Glad to see HRH back.

You are talking to one of the four historical Queens of the NG.
Oh! For a moment there, I thought I'd read "hysterical".
Makes you wonder.
Welcome back to my fellow RH, anyway, but please do allow a question:
why does your newsreader start on a new thread with each reply? Or so
it seems, from here.
Lurve everybody,
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
http://web.tiscali.it/alfabeto_auschwitz/index.htm

, Peltio wrote...

De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum.
As the late Joey's cat, I wish to apologize for his ignorance. He is... 
er, was new to the newsgroup until his untimely demise whilst attempting 
to salute his friends in Italy.
I would genuflect if I could, but I'm a cat; unsure of which knees to 
bend. (It's the thought that counts, however.)
Welcome Back, HRH!
-- 
I am Joey's Cat
(with apologies to Reader's Digest)
Un-not my address, too, if you wanna reply.

 
www.TheRealm.knows.it
You mean the revolution hasn't happened yet??? How tardy. 
-- 
              O      __
      ___   /\     / / O  
     /__ \   | \   /  |
    O  /  \ /   \./   |       Loki
        |________ |
 

 Welcome Back, HRH!
Cats know how to genuflect!? That I don't believe in a month of
Sundays!  Did Joey fall or was he pushed I wonder. Where is Monk when
we need him?


 Or so  it seems, from here.
Dear RH,
Alas, I cannot say. I duly post as a follow-up to a thread in progress 
and on my machine, albeit with a new email programme, visually, all 
seems intact. As soon as time permits, I shall venture to see what I 
might from viewing the group via web and attempt to remedy my ailing 
beats- if indeed it be ailing.
With thanks for your salutations, 
I remain, 
Bambi
dtb

 It's in my signature line. The new version (2.0.11.1) is out now!
Should I download the new version?
Bye, FB

seems intact. 
Mmh, thought so.
This doesn't count however, as you named it differently!
Yours as ever,




I should think so, as it handles your mail better than previous
versions.
There's a long list of fixes and new features
http://www.40tude.com/dialog/history.htm


 This doesn't count however, as you named it differently!
Does Agent start automatically a new thread when its subject changes? With
Dialog I can decide whether to do it or not (or not, in my case).
Bye, FB

Does Agent start automatically a new thread when its subject changes?
When the subject line changes, yes. I wouldn't see a reason to rename
a thread otherwise :-)
Ciao,


 taken the time to post it", it might become clearer? 
Yes, I think so.
Bye, FB

 "Bolly"?
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W6F224838
Ciao,
Anna



Bollinger wine? If so, I still can't understand what ma'am's
afore-mentioned sentence means.
Bye, FB



Now there's a wasted compliment... ;-) 
Here's to you kiddo, <slurp>, for your improved English. 


 >>> an excuse needed.Your happy face is a pleasing thought to us.
To which L.I.W. most helpfully pointed out a link which might help 
resolve the mystery of the unknown Bolly:
   > > 
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W6F224838
Further prompting you to write:
   > Bollinger wine? If so, I still can't understand what ma'am's
   > afore-mentioned sentence means.
Dear FB,
My apologies.
I thought to re-phrase the sentence:
If there was ever an _excuse_ needed for drinking some Bollinger ( for 
the record - the undersigned does _not_ believe no excuse is need 
ever, it is simply an enjoyable thing one indulges in whenever one 
feels so inclined), but *if* an excuse for drinking Bolly _were_ 
needed, then knowing that you feel your English has improved qualifies 
as an excellent reason.
In other words...cheers!
I remain, as always etc., ecc.,
Bambi
dtb
   > and still I'm not sure if I understand. Perhaps it conveys the 
idea that we
   > know Carlo has posted it.
   >
   > By the way, I wonder if "I hoped to have..." is still an idiom, 
meaning "I
   > hoped to succeed, but I did not succeed".
   >
   >
   > P.S. I doubt not (sorry Joey!) it is correct, but isn't "thusly" 
kind of
   > redundant?
   >
   >
   > Bye, FB
I remain, as always etc., ecc.,
Bambi
dtb

 ... it behooved you to pen thusly:
Stai scherzando! Semmai "thusly" si trovava nel posto giusto, quello era il
posto.
(You must be kidding! If ever "thusly" was used correctly, that was it).
-- 
Xakero
P.S. Nel contesto arcaico/letterario/shakesperiano del "I doubt not" non
sarebbe meglio scrivere "I doubt not that it be correct", o meglio ancora
"that it be correct, I doubt not"?

  Is not most if not all that which the undersigned pens, redundant?
Redundant, my foot!
Every five or six months you give a sign of life, leaving me worried to
death -- during those long periods of your hibernation -- what might have
happened to you. Run out of Bolly, I wager!
-- 
Xakero
P.S. I do hope your extended silence was not caused by a complication
suffered by a dear relative, which, I recall, was the reason for an earlier
prolonged absence of yours.

 (You must be kidding! If ever "thusly" was used correctly, that was it).
I mean, wouldn't "thus" have been just as fine? Just a question...
Bye, FB

 In other words...cheers!
Your most appreciated compliment was going to be wasted, as Loki has
pointed out. Thank you very much! (happy face)
Bye, FB

 I mean, wouldn't "thus" have been just as fine? Just a question...
Adesso vedo che cosa volevi dire, che il soffisso "ly" potrebbe essere
ridondante.
È un argomento valido (you've got a point, there).
QUOTE
thusly
adv. Usage Problem
Thus.
Usage Note: Thusly was introduced in the 19th century as an alternative to
thus in sentences such as Hold it thus or He put it thus. It appears to have
first been used by humorists, who may have been echoing the speech of poorly
educated people straining to sound stylish. The word has subsequently gained
some currency in educated usage, but it is still often regarded as
incorrect. A large majority of the Usage Panel found it unacceptable in an
earlier survey. In formal writing thus can still be used as in the examples
above; in other styles this way, like this, and other such expressions are
more natural.
UNQUOTE
Source: 
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=thusly
HM Bambi (le nostre regine si intitolano HRH fra di loro, come hai potuto
vedere; deve essere il famoso "British understatement"), a cui piace
chiamarsi "aged person", è ovviamente dall'era in cui "thusly" fu coniato,
ma, guglando, vedo che "thusly" è di uso abbastanza frequente (164,000
"thusly" vs. 39,900,000 "thus", incluso l'uso sbagliato di "thus" come
aggettivo)
-- 
Xakero

 incluso l'uso sbagliato di "thus" come aggettivo
C'est-à-dire?
Bye, FB

 C'est-à-dire?
C'est à dire que "thus" est uniquement un adverbe, jamais un adjectif (même
en Amerique)
Ma que facciamo, parlando il francese in questo gruppo :-)
Eccetto quando una delle nostre regine sente il bisogno di scusarsi per il
suo francese ("excuse my French", e solo le regine possono permetterselo,
noi ignobili sudditi verrebero immediatamente arrestati dalla guardia,
incatenati e buttati nella Torre, o peggio, sventrato e squartato), che non
è francese per niente, ma tu sai di che cosa sto parlando.
-- 
Xakero

 en Amerique)
Ben, un exemple! (expression sympa)
Ciao, FB

 Should I download the new version?
A new release is out. You might want to download this one too :-)
-- 
40tude Dialog Beta 35 (2.0.12.1) is now available for download from:
http://www.40tude.com/dialog/

 A new release is out. You might want to download this one too :-)
Che, ne ho scaricata una e già ce n'è un'altra? Questa mi pare abbia
diverse modifiche nell'interfaccia, e forse è un poco più veloce.
Vabbè, ho già capito che scarico anche questa. (faccina sorridente)
Ciao, FB
-- 
L'importante è che risplenda tu, sola primadonna e immarcescibile leggenda
del tuo pianerottolo.
Lucangel

 Vabbè, ho già capito che scarico anche questa. (faccina sorridente)
Sono *solo* 3,6 MB  ;-)
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