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Post by AFC J Esaj PRA on Jan 6, 2010 20:54:12 GMT
I didn't type 'a criteria'... However, I'm sure I could add some words to make it clearer that the sort is a multi-step process, or be a touch more specific and replace 'criteria' with 'rule set'. It wouldn't change the accuracy of the statement though. I'm pretty sure 'the mass media' is a phrase in common enough usage to describe popular journalism.
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Post by ambersalamander on Jan 7, 2010 13:02:36 GMT
You did you did! "A valid criteria," you said. "Valid" was just a descriptive word and had nothing to do with the noun phrase. GRAMMAR NAZIS ARE GONNA GET YOU ;D
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Post by AFC J Esaj PRA on Jan 7, 2010 18:11:16 GMT
var string1:String = "a valid criteria"; var string2:String = "a criteria"; trace(string1 === string2 ? "World ends!!" : "AFC J Esaj (PRA) rules!");
[ctrl]+[enter]
------------------------------------------- test.fla - Output: AFC J Esaj (PRA) rules! -------------------------------------------
;D I don't see how you're still failing to grasp that the 'valid criteria' is a sigular object... Maybe you just don't understand the context. I'm guessing the stats Nazis have already got to Roscoe!
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Post by Col ISIHAC. on Jan 8, 2010 12:41:43 GMT
CRITERION standard: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; CRITERIA Criteria is an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 2003 when ex-Cursive founding member Steve Pedersen returned to his hometown after graduating from the Duke University School of Law. That's MY contribution to an otherwise pointless debate! So there!
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Post by ambersalamander on Jan 8, 2010 18:23:41 GMT
It may be a singular object, in which case it is "a valid criterion" or "a valid set of criteria."
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Post by AFC J Esaj PRA on Jan 8, 2010 19:42:25 GMT
I guess you also think that the plural of 'forum' (as in online discussion board) is 'fora' as well.
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Post by ambersalamander on Jan 9, 2010 2:30:25 GMT
Not in that context, no
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Post by Roscoe, TFFN Reporter (Ret) on Feb 1, 2010 10:45:28 GMT
Time for the January figures- welcome to all the new users. ;D Thanks to them the non-league division appears as a monthly entity for the first time. ;D TEN-POT ELITE1amber 51 2loy PRA 16 2regan 16 4sultan 15 5robotsmfc14 6isihac 13 7AFC j-esag PRA11 8frankiegth10 9medibot 9 10bh 8 TEN-POT NEXT TEN1aleman 7 1Peekay 7 1sirlagerlot7 4daza b 6 4meadow 6 6ifreakinrule5 6J-esagPRA5 6votp 5 9roscoe 3 9thevicar 3 TEN-POT NON LEAGUEcuckoo 1 davetscfc 1 dougsson 1 loudefc 1 mrwbahat1 ojiveojive 1 sweenyhammer1 I'm guessing the stats Nazis have already got to Roscoe! Doesn't arise, old bean. At no stage have i ever used alphabetical order to actually RANK tinpotters, merely to list them. Thus if this month, bh had finished on 7 posts alongside amberaleman, peekay and sirlagerlot then this would NOT have put amberaleman into the ten-pot elite on alphabetical order. Instead, he would've been ranked 1st equal in the next 10 and the ten-pot elite would've only had 9 ten-potters. There are only three rules to bear in mind. 1) Roscoe is always right 2) If Roscoe is wrong, rule 1 applies 3) If you don't like it you can suck my socks Seeeeeeemples! ;D
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Post by Roscoe, TFFN Reporter (Ret) on Feb 1, 2010 10:56:44 GMT
Here are the overall standings since the big kick-off. TEN-POT ELITEamber 320 robotsmfc 186 sultan 144 isihac 129 daza b 122 frankiegth117 meadow 77 loy PRA 73 Peekay 62 coops 52 TEN-POT NEXT TENaleman 51 J-esagPRA49 bh 41 medibot 39 davetscfc 38 giggy 38 votp 37 roscoe 23 thevicar 22 cuckoo 21 loudefc 21 NB there are 11 in the next-ten as cuckoo and loud are ranked equal 10th TEN-POT NON-LEAGUEregan 16 bigmark 12 AFC j-esag PRA11 ifreakinrule9 skif 8 sirlagerlot 7 ojiveojive 5 croc 3 Leeds WCFC2 We're adding a 4th League this time, though hopefully i'll only have to do this once! Happy Days! ;D ONE-HIT WONDERSdougsson 1 mrwbahat1 MiB TFC 1 old wimbledonian1 sweenyhammer1
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Post by ambersalamander on Feb 1, 2010 13:01:10 GMT
Can I suck your socks?
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Post by Roscoe, TFFN Reporter (Ret) on Feb 3, 2010 17:22:10 GMT
It would be an honour and a privelege for me.
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Post by ambersalamander on Feb 3, 2010 21:09:19 GMT
I might have to suck Coops' magic socks too.
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Feb 5, 2010 12:18:42 GMT
I think that you need to get at these so-called "magic" socks as soon as possible! These socks are evil! They cast a wicked spell which has taken a tiny little club from the West Midlands League whose fans were perfectly happy as they were and transplanted it into the Conference where they are battered by high prices and complain constantly about their predicament. Being sucked by a beautiful woman may break the socks' evil spell and allow Teeny Tny Tamuff to return to a level more comensurate with their size and let their supporters be happy again! ;D If it doesn't work, just mail the socks out to me and i'll make sure that they are disposed of safely
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Post by ambersalamander on Feb 5, 2010 17:58:55 GMT
Sock pervert
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Feb 5, 2010 19:29:48 GMT
Errr..excuse me? I'm not the one who asked to suck Roscoe's and Coop's socks My "interest" in Coop's socks stems from the humanitarian and empathetic streak in me. The poor tortured souls of Tamuff are crying out in torment. They would be far happier back where they belong- in the West Midlands League. ;D "Disposed of safely" = totally destroyed, wiped from the face of the earth. You jumping to the conclusion that i may have had something "perverted" in mind just proves how evil these socks are and how urgent their elimination is.
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