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Binastro said:
Oxford dictionary says forums.

Fora are public squares in ancient roman cities.

I suppose we could have a public meeting in Rome to discuss this most important topic :)

More to the point for me are 'pair of binoculars', 'set of binoculars' and all other forms of 'a binocular'.
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Binastro:

My point exactly. That's why in post #7 I said:

-especially since "fora" is often used to denote a physical place-as in the days of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

Attached is the little brother to my too-heavy-to-be-real dictionary. And fighting the same battles as you, the other photo comes from vignette #46 in the book. :cat:

Bill
 

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Kammerdiner said:
Geez, Bill. I never "turned on you," in the first place. Buck up dude. You got all you need. Have fun with it.

Maybe it's not all I need, but so it goes.

Mark
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Don't need to "buck up." I was just Just checkin. You know how easy it is for me to be misunderstood. I just wanted to be certain I didn't unwittingly step on your toes. :cat:

Bill
 
WJC said:
Don't need to "buck up." I was just Just checkin. You know how easy it is for me to be misunderstood. I just wanted to be certain I didn't unwittingly step on your toes. :cat:

Bill
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Sorry Bill. You and I are both too smart to pretend to be "misunderstood." You know what you're doing. So do I. Not too sure why I do this here, but oh well. I'm surprisingly objective when it gets down to it.

Mark
 
Ok guys, it would be fine for me if you shred my english skills. I know it could be better.
But could you please talk about latin somewhere else?

I can imagine that my question is somewhat silly for binocular veterans. But i havent had asked for it if i think the same.

No offence but i am glad about every answer here just to see its mostly about grammar.
 
Odradek said:
Ok guys, it would be fine for me if you shred my english skills. I know it could be better.
But could you please talk about latin somewhere else?

I can imagine that my question is somewhat silly for binocular veterans. But i havent had asked for it if i think the same.

No offence but i am glad about every answer here just to see its mostly about grammar.
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You are right but have to excuse us for having some campfiretalks. Boys will be boys:smoke:
 
Odradek said:
Ok guys, it would be fine for me if you shred my english skills. I know it could be better.
But could you please talk about latin somewhere else?

I can imagine that my question is somewhat silly for binocular veterans. But i havent had asked for it if i think the same.

No offence but i am glad about every answer here just to see its mostly about grammar.
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No, no! You were just fine! The posts concerning grammar were more useful to our international optical community than any number of prattling posts on binoculars. Change your grammar ONLY when YOU see the need to alter it to be better understood by the audience/person you are trying to communicate with (preposition at the end and all). If that situation doesn't arise ... don't change a bloody thing! :cat:

Bill
 
Kammerdiner said:
Sorry Bill. You and I are both too smart to pretend to be "misunderstood." You know what you're doing. So do I. Not too sure why I do this here, but oh well. I'm surprisingly objective when it gets down to it.

Mark
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Hi, Mark,

Who's pretending? Because I don't beat around the bush a lot or act like I'm ashamed of knowing what I'm talking about, I'm sometimes taken as rude, arrogant, or condescending. 'Fact is I just try to be helpful.

Suppose a fellow goes to a crafts store to buy some "blue" oil paint. The sales person might ask him if he's talking about: azure blue, phthalo blue, Cerulean blue, cobalt blue, Prussian blue, ultramarine blue, or one of more a dozen other pigments. New to painting, the customer gets angry because he just wants "blue" and thinks the salesperson is trying to make life difficult. Is it the salesperson's fault the customer is not as yet experienced enough to be more precise in his wants? It is not. But, who takes the heat for the confusion? Is it the one who actually understands the options or the one who doesn't?

And, what if the salesperson recognizes the problem and immediately hands the fellow a tube of Prussian blue to solve TODAY'S problem? It may become TOMORROW'S problem if the customer gets home and realizes what he really needed for his sky was Cerulean blue but doesn't know a bit of titanium white could solve THAT problem. The one who tried desperately to help is once again the butt of the customer's frustration.

Jan is in retail optical goods. You might ask him if I am not accurate about similar situations in binoculars. :cat:

Bill
 
WJC said:
Hi, Mark,

Who's pretending? Because I don't beat around the bush a lot or act like I'm ashamed of knowing what I'm talking about, I'm sometimes taken as rude, arrogant, or condescending. 'Fact is I just try to be helpful.

Suppose a fellow goes to a crafts store to buy some "blue" oil paint. The sales person might ask him if he's talking about: azure blue, phthalo blue, Cerulean blue, cobalt blue, Prussian blue, ultramarine blue, or one of more a dozen other pigments. New to painting, the customer gets angry because he just wants "blue" and thinks the salesperson is trying to make life difficult. Is it the salesperson's fault the customer is not as yet experienced enough to be more precise in his wants? It is not. But, who takes the heat for the confusion? Is it the one who actually understands the options or the one who doesn't?

And, what if the salesperson recognizes the problem and immediately hands the fellow a tube of Prussian blue to solve TODAY'S problem? It may become TOMORROW'S problem if the customer gets home and realizes what he really needed for his sky was Cerulean blue but doesn't know a bit of titanium white could solve THAT problem. The one who tried desperately to help is once again the butt of the customer's frustration.

Jan is in retail optical goods. You might ask him if I am not accurate about similar situations in binoculars. :cat:

Bill
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STOP THE PRESS. DON'T BELIEVE A WORD BILL SAYS8-P8-P

Jan
 
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