Comments on: 10 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/04/12/10/ Semi-geeky musings, links, and observations by an all-geeky college student. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Keith http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/04/12/10/#comment-7766 Keith Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:57:02 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/?p=745#comment-7766 Oops, SVO, sorry. Oops, SVO, sorry.

]]> By: Keith http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/04/12/10/#comment-7765 Keith Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:55:45 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/?p=745#comment-7765 10? I'd like to see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078721/">the movie</a>, even if only to see yet again why hits usually suck in retrospect (Top Gun, I'm talking about you; it was OK as a kid (of course, I was a kid when it came out and lived through the hype), but as an adult, I can't stand it). I don't think I'd ever answer a personal ad because the person who placed it would be disappointed, but as everyone in the world would doubtlessly tell me, it's just because of my low self-esteem. I think <i>what does</i> sounds better because we anglophones are so used to the SOV word order, so even though <i>what</i> is the object, it sounds odd not to make the verb agree with it. 10? I'd like to see the movie, even if only to see yet again why hits usually suck in retrospect (Top Gun, I'm talking about you; it was OK as a kid (of course, I was a kid when it came out and lived through the hype), but as an adult, I can't stand it).

I don't think I'd ever answer a personal ad because the person who placed it would be disappointed, but as everyone in the world would doubtlessly tell me, it's just because of my low self-esteem.

I think what does sounds better because we anglophones are so used to the SOV word order, so even though what is the object, it sounds odd not to make the verb agree with it.

]]> By: Luke http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/04/12/10/#comment-7762 Luke Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:08:28 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/?p=745#comment-7762 I like to think it is called 10 to represent the 10 kinds of people in the world— those who understand ternary, those who don't, and those who mistake it for binary. I like to think it is called 10 to represent the 10 kinds of people in the world—
those who understand ternary, those who don't, and those who mistake it for binary.

]]> By: Jordon Kalilich http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/04/12/10/#comment-7761 Jordon Kalilich Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:26:57 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/?p=745#comment-7761 Thanks, I fixed the typo. Thanks, I fixed the typo.

]]> By: Andy http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/04/12/10/#comment-7759 Andy Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:12:00 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/?p=745#comment-7759 "No was there except for one employee." I think you meant "No one..." I really liked the link to "What do/does a trillion dollars look like" Why is the entry called "10"? Is there some secret code I'm not getting? "No was there except for one employee."

I think you meant "No one..."

I really liked the link to "What do/does a trillion dollars look like"

Why is the entry called "10"? Is there some secret code I'm not getting?

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