Re: The Apple ][ was crap

[Roy Miller <millers@inebraska.com>]

Lister, having had one too many, tried to slam his mug on the bar, but
missed.

> A long time ago (Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:09:17 -0500, really), in a pub
> far, far away, Roy Miller <millers@inebraska.com> slammed a pint glass
> on the table and said :
>
> >Lister wrote:
> >
> >> A long time ago (Wed, 11 Jul 2001 01:21:38 GMT, really), in a pub far,
> >> far away, "res069fl" <res069fl@gte.net> slammed a pint glass on the
> >> table and said :
> >>
> >> >Gates loaned
> >>
> >> LENT!
> >
> >Only in Britain is the name of a religious season also the verb for
> >loaning money.
> >Here in North America we know that the past tense is formed by adding an
> >"ed" to the stem of regular verbs.
>
> that would be true, but you do not loan people money, you lend them it
> - loan is NOT a verb and cannot be used a such
> >Unless one has had too many pints, that is.

You sure you don't want to loan your dictionary to me?

Sounds like a verb to me

;-)

Roy

>
> >;-)
> >
> >Roy
> >
> >>
> >>
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