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From: Phil Hobbs on 1 Mar 2010 21:28 On 3/1/2010 9:37 PM, D Yuniskis wrote: > Hi Phil, > > Phil Hobbs wrote: >> Yeah, it came on late last night, after 48 hours or so. I was looking >> longingly at some nice 2 kW Honda generators that run on methane, >> propane, and gasoline. Fortunately we have lots of camping gear still, >> though using a white gas lantern in the living room was a bit strange. ;) > > A CFL lamp and even a modest sized UPS will easily get you through > the evening. I suspect my UPS's have seen more use "providing > light" than they have "backing up computers" :-/ We saved the UPS for charging cell phones. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal ElectroOptical Innovations 55 Orchard Rd Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
From: Frank-Christian Krügel on 2 Mar 2010 02:52 Am 01.03.2010 22:58, schrieb D Yuniskis: > Today, as I was trying to remember a keystroke sequence > for an accented character in FrameMaker, I *conciously* > noticed that I still automatically spell "naive" with a > dieresis. Oh, we like using them. Just look at my sig. :-) -- Mit freundlichen Gr��en Frank-Christian Kr�gel
From: Boudewijn Dijkstra on 2 Mar 2010 03:18 Op Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:52:31 +0100 schreef Frank-Christian Kr�gel <dontmailme(a)news.invalid>: > Am 01.03.2010 22:58, schrieb D Yuniskis: > >> Today, as I was trying to remember a keystroke sequence >> for an accented character in FrameMaker, I *conciously* >> noticed that I still automatically spell "naive" with a >> dieresis. > > Oh, we like using them. Just look at my sig. :-) An umlaut is technically not a diaeresis. They have different uses. My native language, however does still use real diaeresis (or di�resis?). As in co�pereren, na�ef, piezo�ptisch, and a host of others. ;) -- Gemaakt met Opera's revolutionaire e-mailprogramma: http://www.opera.com/mail/ (remove the obvious prefix to reply by mail)
From: Ignacio G. T. on 2 Mar 2010 08:24 El 01/03/2010 22:58, D Yuniskis escribi�: > Hi, > > I do a lot of formal writing (specifications, manuals, etc.). > > And, I suspect much of my spelling, vocabulary, grammar, > etc. traits have remained largely unchanged since grade > school. :< > > Today, as I was trying to remember a keystroke sequence > for an accented character in FrameMaker, I *conciously* > noticed that I still automatically spell "naive" with a > dieresis. Na�ve is the only word I spell with dieresis in English, because the first time I saw it, it had one. It was in a song by Queen. Last week I saw the word 'nieve', and was perplexed until I got rid of my Spanish mind and tried to think as an English-speaking person. Aha, it's not 'snow', but 'na�ve'...
From: D Yuniskis on 2 Mar 2010 09:24
Hi Frank-Christian, Frank-Christian Kr�gel wrote: > Am 01.03.2010 22:58, schrieb D Yuniskis: > >> Today, as I was trying to remember a keystroke sequence >> for an accented character in FrameMaker, I *conciously* >> noticed that I still automatically spell "naive" with a >> dieresis. > > Oh, we like using them. Just look at my sig. :-) Yes, but an umlaut changes the sound of the vowel whereas a dieresis causes the vowel to be pronounced as another syllable. For example: pre-empt co-operation Not quite the same thing. (can an umlaut be used on anything *other* than a vowel?) |