On Jun 1, 9:36 pm, m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Mark Brader) wrote:
> Topi Linkala:
>
> >> Once more: the question is:
> >> 9. Name either ENCYCLOPEDIA or BOOK.
>
> Peter Schepers:
>
> > I trust, Topi, that you've now had a small lesson [in] English.
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> > right or wrong, the question wasn't asking for the name of "a" book,
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> > selection of the two presented offerings. ...
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> There's another point of English usage here. If the question had been
> written as
>
> 9. Name either "encyclopedia" or "book".
>
> then I don't think Topi would have misunderstood it. The quotation
marks
> indicate that the two words are being mentioned, not used. Another way
> to indicate the same thing would be by writing the words in italics,
> but this has the disadvantage that it may be mistaken for emphasis.
Here
> block capitals were used the same way, which is a less common variation.
> I don't know how Finnish indicates that words are being mentioned, but
> Topi may have missed the significance of the block capitals.
>
> ObPuzzle (sort of): construct an interesting anagram of ENCYCLOPEDIA,
> ENCYCLOPAEDIA, or for extra credit, ENCYCLOP=C6DIA with a ligature.
> --
> Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can
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> m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> My text in this article is in the public domain.
ENCYCLOPEDIA? I think I will have to decline a copy.
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