Comments on: I Just Made Up A Saying… http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying grep understanding Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-7631 Tim Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:17:05 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-7631 <p>True, but I always enjoy playing devil's advocate.</p> True, but I always enjoy playing devil’s advocate.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-246342 Tim Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:17:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-246342 <p>True, but I always enjoy playing devil's advocate.</p> True, but I always enjoy playing devil’s advocate.

]]> By: Steve http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-7622 Steve Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:00:12 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-7622 <p>Grammer wasn't the aim, more to have fun with it, but that said, point well taken.</p> Grammer wasn’t the aim, more to have fun with it, but that said, point well taken.

]]> By: Steve http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-246341 Steve Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:00:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-246341 <p>Grammer wasn't the aim, more to have fun with it, but that said, point well taken.</p> Grammer wasn’t the aim, more to have fun with it, but that said, point well taken.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-7561 Tim Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:50:01 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-7561 <p>Steve, that helps nothing. As a matter of fact, that goes from "possibly bad grammar" to "definitely horrible grammar".</p> <p>To be grammatically correct, you have to say "I wish I would have known then what I know now", but then you would have no place to put GNU in there.</p> Steve, that helps nothing. As a matter of fact, that goes from “possibly bad grammar” to “definitely horrible grammar”.

To be grammatically correct, you have to say “I wish I would have known then what I know now”, but then you would have no place to put GNU in there.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-246340 Tim Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:50:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-246340 <p>Steve, that helps nothing. As a matter of fact, that goes from "possibly bad grammar" to "definitely horrible grammar".</p> <p>To be grammatically correct, you have to say "I wish I would have known then what I know now", but then you would have no place to put GNU in there.</p> Steve, that helps nothing. As a matter of fact, that goes from “possibly bad grammar” to “definitely horrible grammar”.

To be grammatically correct, you have to say “I wish I would have known then what I know now”, but then you would have no place to put GNU in there.

]]> By: Steve http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-7559 Steve Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:33:46 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-7559 <p>I wish I would could have GNU then what I GNU now...</p> I wish I would could have GNU then what I GNU now…

]]> By: Steve http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-246339 Steve Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:33:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-246339 <p>I wish I would could have GNU then what I GNU now...</p> I wish I would could have GNU then what I GNU now…

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-7553 Tim Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:19:52 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-7553 <p>I still say it's a bit of a stretch. the U in GNU sounds nothing like a long o.</p> <p>It does, however sound like the "ew" in new (or "knew"). I think "If only I GNU what I know now" is much better, despite the fact that it's possibly bad grammar. The extra "guh" sound allows geeks to get it when you say it (thus it doesn't have to be written).</p> I still say it’s a bit of a stretch. the U in GNU sounds nothing like a long o.

It does, however sound like the “ew” in new (or “knew”). I think “If only I GNU what I know now” is much better, despite the fact that it’s possibly bad grammar. The extra “guh” sound allows geeks to get it when you say it (thus it doesn’t have to be written).

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-246338 Tim Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:19:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-246338 <p>I still say it's a bit of a stretch. the U in GNU sounds nothing like a long o.</p> <p>It does, however sound like the "ew" in new (or "knew"). I think "If only I GNU what I know now" is much better, despite the fact that it's possibly bad grammar. The extra "guh" sound allows geeks to get it when you say it (thus it doesn't have to be written).</p> I still say it’s a bit of a stretch. the U in GNU sounds nothing like a long o.

It does, however sound like the “ew” in new (or “knew”). I think “If only I GNU what I know now” is much better, despite the fact that it’s possibly bad grammar. The extra “guh” sound allows geeks to get it when you say it (thus it doesn’t have to be written).

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-7507 Daniel Miessler Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:48:44 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-7507 <p>Guh-Known. You have to want it.</p> Guh-Known. You have to want it.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-246337 Daniel Miessler Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:48:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-246337 <p>Guh-Known. You have to want it.</p> Guh-Known. You have to want it.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-7495 Tim Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:13:07 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-7495 <p>If only I had guh-noo-own? I don't get it.</p> If only I had guh-noo-own? I don’t get it.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-246336 Tim Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:13:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-246336 <p>If only I had guh-noo-own? I don't get it.</p> If only I had guh-noo-own? I don’t get it.

]]> By: johnie1 http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-7494 johnie1 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:53:05 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-7494 <p>LOL</p> LOL

]]> By: johnie1 http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-just-made-up-a-saying/comment-page-1#comment-246335 johnie1 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:53:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/923#comment-246335 <p>LOL</p> LOL

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