UK rebuffed over Galileo sat-nav procurement

[jamesbrown]

You are a hole.

You’re as thick as a shovel.

[sasguru]

A homophone is a homonym you utter cretin

More specifically cretinous.

From which second-rate polytechnic did you receive this pitiful education that allowed such a misconception to persist, uncorrected?



Accept your mistake with good grace. Possible lessons: a little knowledge is sometimes dangerous, and you excel in little knowledge; if you're a cretin, Google won't always save you etc.

What's the first law of wholes?

You’re as thick as a shovel.

A quick google brought up the following:

"In linguistics, a homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings. This usually happens as a result of the two words having different origins. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy.

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two and too.

All homonyms are homophones because they sound the same. However, not all homophones are homonyms. Homophones with different spellings are not homonyms."

[unixman]

In the long term, I doubt that the UKs contribution to Galileo will be much affected by Brexit. People do not repudiate one another's work for the sake of it.

However, you can expect both sides in the Brexit negotiation to absolutely huff and puff about Galileo. Bit like negotiating a contract with an agent.


You: "I don't want to do this contract without 3 days a week WFH."
Agent: "Out of the question. Besides, you love driving."
Agent: "Okay how about 1 day a week".
You: "okay".

[Mordac]

A quick google brought up the following:

"In linguistics, a homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings. This usually happens as a result of the two words having different origins. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy.

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two and too.

All homonyms are homophones because they sound the same. However, not all homophones are homonyms. Homophones with different spellings are not homonyms."

Nice to see you're taking the "Pedantic Git Of The Year" award seriously this year...

[sasguru]

Nice to see you're taking the "Pedantic Git Of The Year" award seriously this year...

Was just noticing how shrill JB has become. He really is an uber-dunderhead of cosmic proportions.

[jamesbrown]

A quick google brought up the following:

"In linguistics, a homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings. This usually happens as a result of the two words having different origins. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy.

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two and too.

All homonyms are homophones because they sound the same. However, not all homophones are homonyms. Homophones with different spellings are not homonyms."

As I said, Google won't help if your education is deficient. The problem you're struggling with is that a homonym is both a general term and a specific term. In Old Smeg's eagerness to correct an apparent mistake, he tripped over himself and revealed that he's ignorant of all but Google. Sound familiar?

[jamesbrown]

Was just noticing how shrill JB has become. He really is an uber-dunderhead of cosmic proportions.

Sas, your position on the frequency spectrum, and on the intelligence spectrum alike, positions you closer to a goldfish.

[WTFH]

As I said, Google won't help if your education is deficient. The problem you're struggling with is that a homonym is both a general term and a specific term. In Old Smeg's eagerness to correct an apparent mistake, he tripped over himself and revealed that he's ignorant of all but Google. Sound familiar?

So are you saying that "High" and "Hi" are homophones but are not homonyms, specifically and in general?

[sasguru]

As I said, Google won't help if your education is deficient. The problem you're struggling with is that a homonym is both a general term and a specific term. In Old Smeg's eagerness to correct an apparent mistake, he tripped over himself and revealed that he's ignorant of all but Google. Sound familiar?

What was that law again?

I know Brexit isn't going well but really you have no need to go into meltdown.

We know you're an idiot.

[jamesbrown]

What was that law again?

I know Brexit isn't going well but really you have no need to go into meltdown.

We know you're an idiot.

Sas, I’m most grateful to your coining the mince analogy and providing the collective with regular illustrations of its best practice.