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kittyman     Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51445 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 
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Instant karma can be a mutha****er sometimes. And I can't seem to find that ounce of sympathy I had around here somewhere. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster 
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 zoom3+1=4  Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 64847 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49
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My brother had a jack like that, it was defective and it was exchanged for that worked... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Wiggo  Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 26239 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 
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Stunning dash-cam footage captures meteor hurtling over the UK. A meteor has “caused a sonic boom”, sparking a massive bang which was heard for miles in England’s south-west this weekend.Cheers. |
Admiral Gloval  Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 17457 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0
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Dr Who Fan  Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 2530 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4
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Anyone willing to give it a try? $2 million bounty placed on Bigfoot in Oklahoma town: Must be captured alive and unharmed |
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puh32 Send message Joined: 8 Oct 99 Posts: 30 Credit: 4,746,631 RAC: 9 
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Hi, I'm hoping you can help me make sense of the grammar of the following sentence (from ISBN 9781588346919): "Teegarden's star counts itself in the majority of suns in the Milky Way." I'm guessing that the gist is that Teegarden's star belongs to the most populous class of stars in our galaxy. I'm not familiar with that use of "count somebody in" though. Are you? And no, I'm not a native English speaker. The author of that book is, though. /puh32 |
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 20786 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 
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That's the way I read "counts itself as.....". It is not uncommon for writers to use words and phrases appear to make an inanimate object into a human. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 15986 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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... "Teegarden's star counts itself in the majority of suns in the Milky Way." Yes, your guess is correct. I've not read the context but that phrasing is a rather 'old style' and is overly 'pretentious'. Simply rewriting: "Teegarden's star is amongst the majority of suns in the Milky Way." Although I much prefer your phrase. Keep searchin', Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 15986 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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Crazy Finns go around in Finland: World's Largest Ice Carousel | 30 000 TONS of Spinning Ice! All just for some cool fun! Enjoy! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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puh32 Send message Joined: 8 Oct 99 Posts: 30 Credit: 4,746,631 RAC: 9
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>.. "Teegarden's star counts itself in the majority of suns in the Milky Way." Many thanks, ML1 and rob, for your feedback! / puh32 |
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The Phoenix Send message Joined: 10 Jul 19 Posts: 60 Credit: 21,835 RAC: 0 |
London WC1 4th inst re: Teegardens Star Gentlemen, The Phrase "Teegarden's star counts itself in the majority of suns in the Milky Way." is at best disingenuous and bad grammar. A star is a celestial object in space, it does not have an intelligence of its own to decide matters for itself. Mankind has chosen upon it's behalf to so designate the star's status in our eyes. Teegarden's Star is simply classified as a red dwarf, which make up the largest population of stars in the galaxy. I send you my best wishes for a Happy Easter, Sidney J. Snodgrass CDM + Bar |
W-K 666  Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 17478 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67
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Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 2530 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13334 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304
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W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 17478 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67
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For any F1 fans out there, the times of practice and qualifying have changed for this w/end due to Prince Phillip coverage. New times Friday FP1 - start 10:00 FP2 - start 13:30 Saturday FP3 - start 11:00 Quali - start 13:00 Sunday Race Start 14:00 (unchanged) |
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Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 2530 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4
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A young Chicago Cubs Fan having a "Remote Learning" session for school while at Wrigley Field  |
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Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 2530 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4
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A woman was charged with a felony for not returning a VHS tape. She found out 21 years later. McBride didn't find out about the outstanding warrant against her until she tried to change her name on her license after getting married and moving . |
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13334 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13334 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304
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