GPUers, please TF my exponents!

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by Dubslow

I would, and I would also say it's a relatively common usage. I'm pretty sure it's a recent evolution of the word, and it is most often used that way by kids, though as you can see, the older kids have grown up.

What kids and texing have done with language defies polite description

David

[kladner]

Originally Posted by Dubslow

I guess by recent I mean 20th century then. But that's still relatively recent.

Just meaning to reinforce your previous point. It's a common expression.

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by Christenson

Citation: Restaurant named "So Eat Already!" about 1985 in Bethlehem, PA, on the Lehigh side of the river. BDodson might remember and/or know it.

OK.
I blame the great US of A.

Bethlehem my arse.

David

[kladner]

Originally Posted by davieddy

OK.
I blame the great US of A.

Bethlehem my arse.

David

QUOTE: Prof. Henry Higgins

Why can't the English learn to set a good example for people whose English is painful to your ears?
The Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tears.
There even are places where English completely disappears.
In America they haven't used it for years!

[LaurV]

Am I in the wrong forum? I thought I joined a math community, where I can learn some new things in number theory. My English is also second-hand, and I don't give a shit as long as other people can understand me. Same with my Thai or Mandarin, and maybe also with my native Romanian, as I did not speak it for many years, except in the closed environment of my family. If my colleagues can understand me (well, after some bargaining, especially when it comes to Thai language) what the hack should I care? Some of you people have an incontestable talent to put all the threads out of track... If I would like to learn English I would join some British linguist's community, and not mersenneforum.org...

[Dubslow]

Originally Posted by LaurV

Am I in the wrong forum? I thought I joined a math community, where I can learn some new things in number theory. My English is also second-hand, and I don't give a shit as long as other people can understand me. Same with my Thai or Mandarin, and maybe also with my native Romanian, as I did not speak it for many years, except in the closed environment of my family. If my colleagues can understand me (well, after some bargaining, especially when it comes to Thai language) what the hack should I care? Some of you people have an incontestable talent to put all the threads out of track... If I would like to learn English I would join some British linguist's community, and not mersenneforum.org...

And what's wrong with going off topic, as long as we're not interrupting on topic conversations (which we aren't)?

Originally Posted by LaurV

Am I in the wrong forum? I thought I joined a math community, where I can learn some new things in number theory.

I'm a math guy, but not an integer-number-theory guy. In this context of this forum and GIMPS, I'm just a huge nerd

[LaurV]

I was targeting David. He repeatedly teases** us (me inclusive) for our English mistakes, but on the other side, his expressions (like "Bethlehem my arse!") are really "correct"... only. (well, remark I did not say "nice").

edit: ** original "he tease us" fixed, following the suggestion from Dubslow on PM, and saving my ass from new teasing from David

[Dubslow]

How do you make truly invisible text?

[nucleon]

Umm, I have about 1000GHz-days/day capacity.

Anything you need send through. I'm in a different timezone, so I may not respond straight away.

-- Craig

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by LaurV

I was targeting David. He repeatedly teases** us (me inclusive) for our English mistakes, but on the other side, his expressions (like "Bethlehem my arse!") are really "correct"... only. (well, remark I did not say "nice").

edit: ** original "he tease us" fixed, following the suggestion from Dubslow on PM, and saving my ass from new teasing from David

Hey all you new kids.
You know my teaching style by now:
Stir it up

David

[Mr. P-1]

Originally Posted by davieddy

But I don't think anyone in UK, US, Canada or the Southern hemisphere would have used "already" like that.

I don't hear it here in the UK, but it seems to be a common enough usage in the States. It's non-standard English - perfectly acceptable in informal contexts. Just don't use it if you're writing for your English exam.