Craig Welch wrote:
>
> Greg Procter
ihug.co.nz> said:
> >>Craig Welch wrote:
>>>
>>> Greg Procter
ihug.co.nz> said:
>>>>>>>Craig Welch wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Greg Procter
ihug.co.nz> said:
>>>>>>>>>>>Craig Welch wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Greg Procter
ihug.co.nz> said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Craig Welch wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Greg Procter
ihug.co.nz> said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Craig Welch wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Greg Procter
ihug.co.nz> said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Craig Welch wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't suppose you've thought to consult a dictionary have you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've done it for you. Will Oxford be a sufficient authority on
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'English' for you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>> net (British also nett)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjective
>>>>>>>>>>>>> (of an amount, value, or price) remaining after the deduction of tax
>>>>>>>>>>>>> or other contributions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's that out of the way.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Not quite - dictionarys reflect usage as well as logic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>When enough people fail to comprehend "nett" vs "net" the next edition
>>>>>>>>>>>>of the dictionary will report that misusage.
>>>>>>>>>>>>Meanwhile, if you write "net" while intending "nett" you can expect
>>>>>>>>>>>>readers to read "net" and wonder why you're introducing fishing or big
>>>>>>>>>>>>game capture into the discussion.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> No, no-one who reads anything I write would be so stupid as to not
>>>>>>>>>>> understand the use of the word 'net' OR 'nett'.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Trust me Craig, if you make ambiguous statements I will chose whichever
>>>>>>>>>>meaning gives me the most entertainment.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If I make an ambiguous statement, feel free to point it out.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I often do.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cite?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The bit about "net".
>>>>>
>>>>> Please point out any statement I've made that is ambiguous.
>>>>
>>>>Almost all of them, with perhaps the exception of that one.
>>>
>>> Well please point one out ...
>>
>>You mean you don't recognise your own mistakes???
>
> So you can't point one out.
I've already pointed several out.
