Moral dilema

[Enigma_Nova]

Originally posted by Capt Dizle
I pity poor folk that think that they are somehow better because of proper grammar and social grace.

Mr. T Also pities tha' foo' what don't be down in tha' hood, so it happens at both ends of the spectrum.

[LordShiva]

Indeed...

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Cordelayne
It's the same thing, more or less, for "indexes" and "indices." If you'll actually read several dictionaries, you'll see that "indexes" has always been the preferred plural in English, but "indices" is included as a secondary form because it is such a common mistake.

Obviously Mr. Bigshot Legal Editor never legally edited anything involving math - "indices" is the correct term to use when referring to the plural of any type of mathematical superscript (usually exponents).

But we should move this OT discussion off the main fora and into the appendixes...

[Cordelayne]

Of course "indices" is a proper form in mathematics. I said it was proper at times. It's just not proper as a substitute for "indexes."

Incidentally, LordShiva, no need to get so indignant. My posts in this thread are very tongue-in-cheek, joking in response to the silly "dilemmae" post.

And of course I never "legally edited anything involving math." I doubt anybody in the history of the world has done that. He he. But I've sure read a lot of math books.

As to your last sentence, "fora" is incorrect, but "appendixes" is accurate. So you get 50 percent. He he.

[Last Conformist]

"Fora" is at least correct Latin, which is more than can be said for **dilemmae.

(The Latin plural is dilemmata.)

[Enigma_Nova]

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Cordelayne
Incidentally, LordShiva, no need to get so indignant. My posts in this thread are very tongue-in-cheek, joking in response to the silly "dilemmae" post.

Mine too

[Enigma_Nova]

Sometimes my posts have no point other than the posts themselves
Oooo ... zen. =)

[Lumpkin]

Build spies and sabatage (sp?) their production instead. More civilized

[CBR1100]

Originally posted by Arrian
My question would be this:

Why oh why did you build a "****load" of nukes if you didn't intend to use them? That's a lot of hammers invested in something you won't use...

Nuke the bastards!

-Arrian

Good question, ask it to Mr Bush

Actually I did win the game without nukes. I used spies to sabotage the AI's space ship production. It's a leson I've never forgot. Spies rock if you know how and when to use them.

[Badtz Maru]

Originally posted by Cordelayne
Convert to Judaism. Then ponder German history.

That might make it harder...except for three decades in the first half of this century, Germany was one of the most Jew-friendly countries in Europe. That's why they had so many to kill when Hitler was in power.

[royroy]

KILL THEM.

Roy

[Mujadaddy]

Originally posted by Last Conformist
"Fora" is at least correct Latin, which is more than can be said for **dilemmae.

(The Latin plural is dilemmata.) hahaha, n00b... that's a GREEK plural...

[Enigma_Nova]

But off topic.

[Last Conformist]

@Mujadaddy: Are you familiar with the concept of loanwords?