The right of homophobes to adopt children

[HoreTore]

French whining

Yes, Louis, that would be spot on if it wasn't completely wrong. Lcd isn't a historical term, it is an everyday term used today, and I am now referring to the mathematical definition, not the nonsense one. The problem is that a term still in everyday use has been given the exact opposite meaning by some random idiots, and we have now ended up with a term that can mean two opposite things, thus making it rather useless. Calling north "south" and south "north" is all well and fine, provided that you switch both terms, having a situation where North can mean both ways makes life rather painful when it comes to navigation, wouldn't you agree?

Its the same thing here. If my students goes around thinking that lcd means something small, it will prove a major stumbling block for their capability to learn fractions, as a big part of learning maths is learning the terms and language used in maths.

Bah, I'll leave you all to "snackify your beverages", like they showed on the daiy show a few weeks ago...

[Louis VI the Fat]

Norwegian whining

Hey man, you don't need to talk to me. You need to speak with Rabbit, who insulted you. He said you are hoisted by your own petard. This expression is of French origin. By your own admission, expressions mean their literal, etymological meaning, therefore Rabbit says you just farted.

[HoreTore]

Shows what happens when you drink three bottles of red wine for lunch.

Nono Louis, I don't argue that phrases has to be kept to their original meaning, language is flowing and changing. My argument is that one phrase shouldn't mean two completely opposite things at the same time. Ie. "north" should mean just "that way", not "that way" plus the opposite direction. Hae you been svimming in the mediterranian in Northern France lately?

And yes, I did just fart.... I've been doing it all day long, I'm on vacation, so my day has consisted on lying on the couch watching the world cup, drinking coffee and farting. A glorious time if I may say so.

[ajaxfetish]

My argument is that one phrase shouldn't mean two completely opposite things at the same time.

Sanction
Cleave
Oversight
Fast
Literally
Citation
Impregnable
Inflammable
Lease
Rent
Left
Ravel
Table
Bolt
With
Against
Awesome
Off
Out
Let
Below Par
Unshelled
Apparent
Peer
Dust
Fix
etc., etc., etc.

I don't know about Norwegian, but English is quite happy to have words or phrases that mean completely opposite things at the same time.