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Old 04-08-2014, 02:07 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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I bet not one American out of 100 knows how to spell "segue". Nor, how to pronounce it if they see it...
So, you're saying 0% or no one, knows how to spell segue - I don't think that's correct.

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Old 04-08-2014, 02:15 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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So, you're saying 0%, or no one, knows how to spell segue - I don't think that's correct.
I think by saying 'not one' knows how to spell segue, he meant really 'two' might know...LOL
 
Old 04-08-2014, 04:47 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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So, you're saying 0% or no one, knows how to spell segue - I don't think that's correct.
Percentages are not limited to whole integers. 0.99% would satisfy the prediction. Or one out of 101 would be "not one in a hundred".
 
Old 04-08-2014, 04:47 PM
 
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I bet not one American out of 100 knows how to spell "segue". Nor, how to pronounce it if they see it.
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So, you're saying 0% or no one, knows how to spell segue - I don't think that's correct.
I'm assuming he meant 1 out of 101, 1 out of 200, 1 out of 1000........................
 
Old 04-08-2014, 04:48 PM
 
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Rather than read the thousands of posts, I skimmed the first page. I can see that I would agree with what most or even all of you posted, and would have little original info to add. So I'll just say...

...well, its not impotent becasue it jus a fourum. U new what i ment. Just sayin. One.


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Old 04-08-2014, 11:02 PM
 
Location: NW Indiana
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Okay, folks. Back on topic, please.

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Old 04-08-2014, 11:20 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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I wan't to give my current employer notice ...
 
Old 04-09-2014, 12:25 AM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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I wan't to give my current employer notice ...
Parapraxis, methinks - that person doesn't really want to give notice .
 
Old 04-09-2014, 12:27 AM
 
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Old 04-09-2014, 06:42 AM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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Yep - quite often someone comes up to me and says "zed" and I know that means they're "just kidding."

Consider the following...

Friend: "Hey - do you know your tyres are flat."
Me: "Really?"
Friend: "Zed"
Me: "HAHA - you're such a joker."
That's not how he used it. He said "A zee, I mean a zed", obviously making a reference to the Brit name for the letter Z. The usage was the clue that he was kidding, not the word itself.

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