OT- Pet Peeve

O.K. folks, I just have to vent. Been listenin' to a lot of CNN and NPR,
and if I hear another journalist mis-use the word "whether", by saying
whether or not- I will scream!!! Aren't these folks supposed to know
better?!

Snakefiddler

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SnakeFiddler

"SnakeFiddler" wrote in message
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O.K. folks, I just have to vent. Been listenin' to a lot of CNN and
NPR,
and if I hear another journalist mis-use the word "whether", by
saying
whether or not- I will scream!!! Aren't these folks supposed to
know
better?!

A word of advice; unless you REALLY like to mix it up, it's best to
avoid matters concerning proper English usage. People WILL disagree,
and strenuously, whether they know whereof they speak or not.

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"SnakeFiddler" wrote in message
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O.K. folks, I just have to vent. Been listenin' to a lot of CNN and
NPR,
and if I hear another journalist mis-use the word "whether", by
saying
whether or not- I will scream!!! Aren't these folks supposed to
know
better?!

A word of advice; unless you REALLY like to mix it up, it's best to
avoid matters concerning proper English usage. People WILL disagree,
and strenuously, whether they know whereof they speak or not.


Touché
Wolfgang, can I ask whether you have received the package or not?
It left Sweden the on the 11th of December.

/Roger

"Roger Ohlund" wrote in message
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Wolfgang, can I ask whether you have received the package or not?

Not yet.

It left Sweden the on the 11th of December.

I hope it isn't fresh fruit.

Wolfgang

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:59:48 -0500, "SnakeFiddler"
wrote:

O.K. folks, I just have to vent. Been listenin' to a lot of CNN and NPR,
and if I hear another journalist mis-use the word "whether", by saying
whether or not- I will scream!!! Aren't these folks supposed to know
better?!

Snakefiddler

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SnakeFiddler


Whether or not they do misuse it, you should consider yourself lucky. Its
the news that they report that makes *me* want to scream. I was watching
Fox "News" the other day and it was totally obscessed with two subjects.
Sadam's capture and Scott Peterson's legal travails. The first is obviously
news worthy but the second should be on page 12 of the newspaper.

g.c.

g.c.

SnakeFiddler wrote:
O.K. folks, I just have to vent. Been listenin' to a lot of CNN and
NPR, and if I hear another journalist mis-use the word "whether", by
saying whether or not- I will scream!!! Aren't these folks supposed
to know better?!

Snakefiddler

It would seem from this dictionary meaning it can be used with "or no" or
"or not".
meaning "in any case"

"Main Entry: whether
Function: conjunction
Date: before 12th century
-- used as a function word usually with correlative or or with or whether to
indicate (1) until the early 19th century a direct question involving
alternatives; (2) an indirect question involving stated or implied
alternatives decide whether he should agree or raise objections wondered
whether to stay; (3) alternative conditions or possibilities see me no
more, whether he be dead or no -- Shakespeare seated him next to her
whether by accident or design
- whether or no or whether or not : in any case"




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"George Cleveland" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:36:50 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"Roger Ohlund" wrote in message
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Wolfgang, can I ask whether you have received the package or not?

Not yet.

It left Sweden the on the 11th of December.

I hope it isn't fresh fruit.

Wolfgang


I hope it isn't lutefisk (Do they eat that in Sweden?). It'll never
make
it past Homeland Security.

On the other hand, if it IS lutefisk.....or grits, or beets, or
haggis, for example....then it really doesn't matter how long it takes
to arrive.

Wolfgang
um.....or plutonium, for that matter.

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:36:50 -0600, "Wolfgang" wrote:


"Roger Ohlund" wrote in message
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Wolfgang, can I ask whether you have received the package or not?

Not yet.

It left Sweden the on the 11th of December.

I hope it isn't fresh fruit.

Wolfgang


I hope it isn't lutefisk (Do they eat that in Sweden?). It'll never make
it past Homeland Security.

g.c.

SnakeFiddler wrote:
O.K. folks, I just have to vent. Been listenin' to a lot of CNN and NPR,
and if I hear another journalist mis-use the word "whether", by saying
whether or not- I will scream!!! Aren't these folks supposed to know
better?!

You want to know what really, REALLYS BUGS ME???

It's when people get worked up over the most trivial things.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"George Cleveland" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:36:50 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"Roger Ohlund" wrote in message
...

Wolfgang, can I ask whether you have received the package or not?

Not yet.

It left Sweden the on the 11th of December.

I hope it isn't fresh fruit.

Wolfgang


I hope it isn't lutefisk (Do they eat that in Sweden?). It'll never
make
it past Homeland Security.

On the other hand, if it IS lutefisk.....or grits, or beets, or
haggis, for example....then it really doesn't matter how long it takes
to arrive.

Wolfgang
um.....or plutonium, for that matter.

Talking about traditional national recipes, ever had fermented Baltic
herring?
I is a Swedish speciality with a long tradition.
There was this Brittish TV cook by the name Floyd who said that it was the
second worst thing he ever tasted in any of the available continents, the
worst was some kind of larvae. He came to the conclusion that the only way
to eat it was together with a lot of Vodka......which isn't all that far
from how we eat it ;-)
Don't worry about the package being stopped in customs, as long as the guy
checking the package is a law obiding citizen it should be OK.
Strange though that it should take so long.
(And yes we eat "lutfisk")

/Roger