Time...

[Dave G.]

    Time is measured in distance and distance is measured in time !!

Dave G.   KK7SS
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Yes, but -- only at an agreed upon rate of speed!  The speed of light is
one such agreed upon rate.

73,
Don W3FPR

Dave G. wrote:
>     Time is measured in distance and distance is measured in time !!
>  
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[Charly]

Please help the English language maintain some

little bit of coherence and do not use "build" as

a noun, as in "Did we do a build today?"

Better and already established as English,

and not techno-speak, is "Did you build it today?"

Is Eubonics next?

Thanks so much,  73


Charles Harpole

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[M0XDF]

I would agree, but in the software world, build is a process or  
function and 'doing a build' is what you actually do to produce a  
program, sometimes the command is even called 'build'.
In this case, it might be argued that asking if 'we did a build today'  
is more correct?
It certainly 'feels' more correct in some cercumstances.

But then, if I was querying about a specific program, especially if it  
was causing problems, I might well ask 'did you build it today or  
yesterday'.

Personally, I'm not bothered about the change in use, it has gone on  
for many 100s of years and is the reason English is such a widespread  
and up-to-date language.

I had to look Eubonics up!
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On 11 Aug 2008, at 08:19, Charles Harpole wrote:
> Please help the English language maintain some
> little bit of coherence and do not use "build" as
> a noun, as in "Did we do a build today?"
> Better and already established as English,
> and not techno-speak, is "Did you build it today?"
> Is Eubonics next?

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[Peter N Spotts]

Ah, where would we be without Websters?

Build (n): form or mode of structure, especially bodily conformation of
a person or animal (The use dates to 1667) ;-)

Pete

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[Darwin, Keith]

I too am concerned about the erosion of English, but "build" as a noun
does not bother me (or Webster for that matter).

"Got" really bothers me.  The worst is "American's Got Talent".  Sheesh,
gimme a break.  It should be "America has talent".  America may have
talent, but with a title like that, it makes sound like idiots ... I
think the show actually is a take-off of a show if the same "got" name
from the UK??

Waaaay OT.  Don't get me started complaining about the US media's
coverage of the Olympics LOL!

- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -

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Please help the English language maintain some

little bit of coherence and do not use "build" as

a noun, as in "Did we do a build today?"

Better and already established as English,

and not techno-speak, is "Did you build it today?"

Is Eubonics next?

Thanks so much,  73


Charles Harpole

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[Charlotte & Bob Higgins]

Could we please kill this OT thread now while its still young. It definitely
has the potential to get tediously out of hand. Or at least take the
discussion to the "My Petty Annoyances About Current English Usage" list.

K4LW

I too am concerned about the erosion of English, but "build" as a noun
does not bother me (or Webster for that matter).

"Got" really bothers me.  The worst is "American's Got Talent".  Sheesh,
gimme a break.  It should be "America has talent".  America may have
talent, but with a title like that, it makes sound like idiots ... I
think the show actually is a take-off of a show if the same "got" name
from the UK??

Waaaay OT.  Don't get me started complaining about the US media's
coverage of the Olympics LOL!

- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -

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Please help the English language maintain some

little bit of coherence and do not use "build" as

a noun, as in "Did we do a build today?"

Better and already established as English,

and not techno-speak, is "Did you build it today?"

Is Eubonics next?

Thanks so much,  73


Charles Harpole

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[Matt Patterson-9]

Okay, time to throw up the BS flag.  What does this have anything to do
with Elecraft?

73 Matt
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On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 04:58 -0700, Darwin, Keith wrote:

> I too am concerned about the erosion of English, but "build" as a noun
> does not bother me (or Webster for that matter).
>
> "Got" really bothers me.  The worst is "American's Got Talent".  Sheesh,
> gimme a break.  It should be "America has talent".  America may have
> talent, but with a title like that, it makes sound like idiots ... I
> think the show actually is a take-off of a show if the same "got" name
> from the UK??
>
> Waaaay OT.  Don't get me started complaining about the US media's
> coverage of the Olympics LOL!
>
> - Keith N1AS -
> - K3 711 -
>
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>
>
> Please help the English language maintain some
>
> little bit of coherence and do not use "build" as
>
> a noun, as in "Did we do a build today?"
>
> Better and already established as English,
>
> and not techno-speak, is "Did you build it today?"
>
> Is Eubonics next?
>
> Thanks so much,  73
>
>
> Charles Harpole
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[Ken Kopp-3]

Quiet guys! I hear the Silly Police coming .....

Ken - K0PP
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[k6dgw]

David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> I would
> agree, but in the software world, build is a process or function and
> 'doing a build' is what you actually do to produce a program, sometimes
> the command is even called 'build'.

Ahh, come on folks, we're hams.  International Q signals have a very
distinct definition, a question, and an answer.  We, being hams and
relegated to 200 meters and down, have "nounified" and "verbified" them.
  "Man, the QRN was awful tonight."  "Geez, I'm sorry to have QRM'd
you," "What is his QRG?", and many others.  We all know what they mean.

QRX? means "Will you call me again?."  We of course use it as "Stand by,
I'm thinking."  Maybe for a moment, maybe for quite awhile if you think
slow like I do.

"Build" is a noun, if you're in the software world, it's a verb if you
build with steel, concrete, and wood.

But what do I know, I'm a math major

73,

Fred K6DGW
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[Tom Wylie]

Hmmmmmm - in the UK we think Mathematics is plural - so you should be a
MATHS major - but what do I know
I was just a dumb cop!


:-)

Tom
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Fred Jensen wrote:

> David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
>> I would agree, but in the software world, build is a process or
>> function and 'doing a build' is what you actually do to produce a
>> program, sometimes the command is even called 'build'.
>
> Ahh, come on folks, we're hams.  International Q signals have a very
> distinct definition, a question, and an answer.  We, being hams and
> relegated to 200 meters and down, have "nounified" and "verbified"
> them.  "Man, the QRN was awful tonight."  "Geez, I'm sorry to have
> QRM'd you," "What is his QRG?", and many others.  We all know what
> they mean.
>
> QRX? means "Will you call me again?."  We of course use it as "Stand
> by, I'm thinking."  Maybe for a moment, maybe for quite awhile if you
> think slow like I do.
>
> "Build" is a noun, if you're in the software world, it's a verb if you
> build with steel, concrete, and wood.
>
> But what do I know, I'm a math major
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
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> - CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party  4-5 Oct 08
> - www.cqp.org
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