Safety that's why we should get out of the EU

[Davie Jones]

Oh dear.. They are losing the argument so are now editing posts..All I was doing was trying to help HAG show where the words "Does anyone" can be used where it isn't a question..

 

[Slogger]

Brexit is the least of our worries ...I want to know why 33% of the people think its ok to rule the other 67% ...How does this happen in a democracy ..We need PR once Brexit is sorted as that will put an end to the unfair politics we now see

 

[EFLImpudence]

Careful what you wish for.

 

[Himaginn]

You want to go off at a tangent, discussing the minutia of syntax and punctuation, to avoid the discussion about your elliptical fallacious argument?
That is a question!

You see I've phrased the question in such a way that if you answer "yes" it means you want avoid your elliptical fallacious argument. And if you answer "No" you'd have to face up to your elliptical fallacious argument.

No it isn't - despite the question mark.

So instead you divert the argument once again by denying that it was a question.
Clearly it was.
I'll repeat it for you to ponder:

You want to go off at a tangent, discussing the minutia of syntax and punctuation, to avoid the discussion about your elliptical fallacious argument?
That is a question!

Just to be clear, I could add "Do" as the first word to make it absolutely clear it was a question, but using a bit of colloquialism, the "Do" is superfluous.

 

[Himaginn]

What's to say? "Brexit has no previous applicable analogue."
What the effing eck does that mean? Do you mean that Brexit has no previous applicable analogy?

An analogue is something that can be likened to something else by analogy.

If this is correct, then my apologies, brigadier.
No time to check now, I'll pick it up next time.

 

[fender]

Himmy, you are just soooo funny.....

When you are socialising and talking about current affairs, do you speak the same as you do above? If so, do those around you commit suicide, or make an excuse to leave? - you know, something like "need to go now, as the paint is waiting for me to watch it dry"

 

[Himaginn]

Indeed. it appears I owe you an apology, brigadier, for criticising you over your use of analogue.
I have indeed checked gerry's definition, and he is correct:

Analogue - A person or thing seen as comparable to another:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/analogue
I've never seen the use of analogue in that context before.
It's not the first time I've made a mistake, and it won't be the last time.

However, it doesn't alter the rest of my comment one iota.
In fact, it even strengthens my comment a little.
You said something along the lines of "an applicable analogue does not exist"

I replied "If I could find one, will it repudiate your assertion?"
I was referring to an applicable analogy.
It seems there is a subtle difference between "analogue" and "analogy."

Analogy - a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/analogy

So an "analogue" could be described as a closer comparison than an "analogy" in that an analogy has only some comparable features. Where an analogue is comparable to the original.
So if you can describe what Brexit will look like, and then we can decide if an "applicable analogue" exists.
As you can't describe what Brexit will look like, you're not in a position to state whether an applicable analogue exists or not.

To use an analogy: It's rather like going to the greengrocer and asking for a misshapen tomato to match the one you already have. So the greengrocer asks, "what is the one that you already have, like?" You answer, "I don't know I haven't grown it yet!"
So how can you look for something that compares to the original, when you have no idea, and refuse to describe, what the the original will look like!

 

[Brigadier]

Indeed. it appears I owe you an apology, brigadier, for criticising you over your use of analogue.
I have indeed checked gerry's definition, and he is correct:

Analogue - A person or thing seen as comparable to another:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/analogue
I've never seen the use of analogue in that context before.
It's not the first time I've made a mistake, and it won't be the last time.

However, it doesn't alter the rest of my comment one iota.
In fact, it even strengthens my comment a little.
You said something along the lines of "an applicable analogue does not exist"

I replied "If I could find one, will it repudiate your assertion?"
I was referring to an applicable analogy.
It seems there is a subtle difference between "analogue" and "analogy."

Analogy - a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/analogy

So an "analogue" could be described as a closer comparison to an "analogy" in that an analogy has only some comparable features. Where an analogue is comparable to the original.
So if you can describe what Brexit will look like, and then we can decide if an "applicable analogue" exists.
As you can't describe what Brexit will look like, you're not in a position to state whether an applicable analogue exists or not.

To use an analogy: It's rather like going to the greengrocer and asking for a misshapen tomato to match the one you already have. So the greengrocer asks, "what is the one that you already have, like?" You answer, "I don't know I haven't grown it yet!"
So how can you look for something that compares to the original, when you have no idea, and refuse to describe, what the the original will look like!

Might as well lock the thread, after that

 

[fender]

Indeed. it appears I owe you an apology, brigadier, for criticising you over your use of analogue.
I have indeed checked gerry's definition, and he is correct:

Analogue - A person or thing seen as comparable to another:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/analogue
I've never seen the use of analogue in that context before.
It's not the first time I've made a mistake, and it won't be the last time.

However, it doesn't alter the rest of my comment one iota.
In fact, it even strengthens my comment a little.
You said something along the lines of "an applicable analogue does not exist"

I replied "If I could find one, will it repudiate your assertion?"
I was referring to an applicable analogy.
It seems there is a subtle difference between "analogue" and "analogy."

Analogy - a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/analogy

So an "analogue" could be described as a closer comparison to an "analogy" in that an analogy has only some comparable features. Where an analogue is comparable to the original.
So if you can describe what Brexit will look like, and then we can decide if an "applicable analogue" exists.
As you can't describe what Brexit will look like, you're not in a position to state whether an applicable analogue exists or not.

To use an analogy: It's rather like going to the greengrocer and asking for a misshapen tomato to match the one you already have. So the greengrocer asks, "what is the one that you already have, like?" You answer, "I don't know I haven't grown it yet!"
So how can you look for something that compares to the original, when you have no idea, and refuse to describe, what the the original will look like!

Might as well lock the thread, after that

Just checking in to see if you're ok Brig.
I only got halfway through mastermind's post before I wanted to throw myself off a cliff.

Wanted to be sure you didn't feel the same and you're still alive...............

 

[Himaginn]

I only got halfway through mastermind's post before I wanted to throw myself off a cliff.

It took me about 30 seconds to read my post, slowly.
If you lost your concentration about half-way through, does that mean you have a concentration span of about 15 seconds?

Or does it mean that you experienced such an epiphanic moment you lost all sense of purpose to your life? All your previous prejudicial perceptions of reality were replaced by the pragmatic perception that most other people have?

Why don't you try a sensible post, with a bit of logical reasoning behind it, instead of the usual juvenile attempt at insult?
Or is that beyond your capability also?

 

[fender]

I only got halfway through mastermind's post before I wanted to throw myself off a cliff.

It took me about 30 seconds to read my post, slowly.
If you lost your concentration about half-way through, does that mean you have a concentration span of about 15 seconds?

Or does it mean that you experienced such an epiphanic moment you lost all sense of purpose to your life? All your previous prejudicial perceptions of reality were replaced by the pragmatic perception that most other people have?

Why don't you try a sensible post, with a bit of logical reasoning behind it, instead of the usual juvenile attempt at insult?
Or is that beyond your capability also?

Yawn.......

It's more entertaining trying to irritate you...

 

[LastMagicBean]

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