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tony cooper

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Jun 22, 2012, 1:04:44 PM6/22/12
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The term "Net Nanny" is used in some newsgroups to describe someone
who picks at errors. In a non-English-Usage group, for example, a Net
Nanny points out spelling errors.

What is the plural of "Nanny"? Normally, when a word ends with "y" we
drop the "y" and add "ies". However, "Net Nannys" seems not wrong.


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Skitt

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Jun 22, 2012, 2:14:35 PM6/22/12
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tony cooper wrote:

> The term "Net Nanny" is used in some newsgroups to describe someone
> who picks at errors. In a non-English-Usage group, for example, a Net
> Nanny points out spelling errors.
>
> What is the plural of "Nanny"? Normally, when a word ends with "y" we
> drop the "y" and add "ies". However, "Net Nannys" seems not wrong.

Oh, but it do, it do!

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Ian Noble

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Jun 22, 2012, 3:21:34 PM6/22/12
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:14:35 -0700, Skitt <ski...@comcast.net> wrote:

>tony cooper wrote:
>
>> The term "Net Nanny" is used in some newsgroups to describe someone
>> who picks at errors. In a non-English-Usage group, for example, a Net
>> Nanny points out spelling errors.
>>
>> What is the plural of "Nanny"? Normally, when a word ends with "y" we
>> drop the "y" and add "ies". However, "Net Nannys" seems not wrong.
>
>Oh, but it do, it do!

Indeed. Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it
would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.

Cheers - Ian
(BrE: Yorks., Hants.)

major_...@yahoo.com

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Jun 22, 2012, 4:48:28 PM6/22/12
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On Jun 22, 2:21 pm, Ian Noble <ipno...@killspam.o2.co.uk> wrote:
you must mean if it was once so, it might yet be...it's a common
utterance among the long-imprisoned

Stan Brown

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Jun 22, 2012, 11:49:45 PM6/22/12
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:04:44 -0400, tony cooper wrote:
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> The term "Net Nanny" is used in some newsgroups to describe someone
> who picks at errors. In a non-English-Usage group, for example, a Net
> Nanny points out spelling errors.
>
> What is the plural of "Nanny"? Normally, when a word ends with "y" we
> drop the "y" and add "ies". However, "Net Nannys" seems not wrong.

It seems not not wrong to me. I would spell it "Nannies".

But I think you've missed out the real definition of "net nanny".
Like "net cop" or "net nazi" it really means "someone who called me
on a misdeed I hoped no one would call me on".

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"The difference between the /almost right/ word and the /right/ word
is ... the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning."
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Stan Brown

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Jun 22, 2012, 11:50:05 PM6/22/12
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Impenetrability!

Jerry Friedman

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Jun 23, 2012, 12:39:59 AM6/23/12
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On Jun 22, 11:04 am, tony cooper <tony.cooper...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The term "Net Nanny" is used in some newsgroups to describe someone
> who picks at errors.  In a non-English-Usage group, for example, a Net
> Nanny points out spelling errors.
>
> What is the plural of "Nanny"?  Normally, when a word ends with "y" we
> drop the "y" and add "ies".  However, "Net Nannys" seems not wrong.

I'd write "Net nannies" or "net nannies". When it's lower-case, it's
obviously not a name.

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Jerry Friedman

Ian Noble

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Jun 23, 2012, 10:35:13 AM6/23/12
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:48:28 -0700 (PDT), major_...@yahoo.com
wrote:
'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone,
'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.'

R H Draney

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Jun 23, 2012, 8:33:39 PM6/23/12
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Ian Noble filted:
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>On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:48:28 -0700 (PDT), major_...@yahoo.com
>wrote:
>
>>On Jun 22, 2:21 pm, Ian Noble <ipno...@killspam.o2.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Indeed. Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it
>>> would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.
>>
>>you must mean if it was once so, it might yet be...it's a common
>>utterance among the long-imprisoned
>
>'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone,
>'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.'

It was the best butter, but some crumbs must have got in as well....r


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ghimi...@gmail.com

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Sep 6, 2016, 1:22:50 PM9/6/16
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HI moms!I have been a full time nanny for the last two years, taking care of two kids (2 and 4 yrs old now). I am looking for a full-time nanny position and available starting from anytime right now.. I am from a large family and have several years of experience caring for children of different ages. Even while I was young, I used to look after my siblings as my parents were busy. Later, I also helped to raise a number of nephews and nieces as I always enjoyed my time with them. Be it raising my child or my nephews and nieces, I have always found it a rewarding experience.

Dr. Jai Maharaj

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Sep 6, 2016, 1:47:02 PM9/6/16
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In alt.usage.english, in article
<b899u7l1u2eerep5j...@4ax.com>,
tony cooper <tony.co...@gmail.com> posted:
If it's harassament by a group then the terms "Lynch Mob"
or "Goon Squad" are used.

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

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Dingbat

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Sep 6, 2016, 10:20:43 PM9/6/16
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On Friday, June 22, 2012 at 10:34:44 PM UTC+5:30, tony cooper wrote:
> The term "Net Nanny" is used in some newsgroups to describe someone
> who picks at errors.
> What is the plural of "Nanny"?

Dunno, but a Net Nappy lets errors through:-)

Charles Bishop

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Sep 6, 2016, 11:06:49 PM9/6/16
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In article <fcd8319e-b529-4aab...@googlegroups.com>,
Can you come over and put paid to some childish behavior here?

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Peter Moylan

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Sep 7, 2016, 12:31:54 AM9/7/16
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On 2016-Sep-07 03:22, ghimi...@gmail.com wrote:

> HI moms!I have been a full time nanny for the last two years, taking care of two kids (2 and 4 yrs old now). I am looking for a full-time nanny position and available starting from anytime right now.. I am from a large family and have several years of experience caring for children of different ages. Even while I was young, I used to look after my siblings as my parents were busy. Later, I also helped to raise a number of nephews and nieces as I always enjoyed my time with them. Be it raising my child or my nephews and nieces, I have always found it a rewarding experience.

Do you do Hadoop training?

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Newcastle, NSW, Australia

reneeros...@gmail.com

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Aug 18, 2017, 2:58:24 PM8/18/17
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And "seems not wrong" is horribly bad grammar.

Tony Cooper

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Aug 18, 2017, 3:09:24 PM8/18/17
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On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:58:21 -0700 (PDT), reneeros...@gmail.com
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But it may not have been in June of 2012.

Whiskers

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Aug 18, 2017, 6:48:17 PM8/18/17
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And it still seems not wrong. Just unusual. Unlike e-less nannys.

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spuorg...@gowanhill.com

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Aug 19, 2017, 6:05:42 AM8/19/17
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On Friday, 18 August 2017 23:48:17 UTC+1, Whiskers Catwheezel wrote:
> And it still seems not wrong. Just unusual. Unlike e-less nannys.

Is the collective noun for nannies a perambulation?

Owain

Whiskers

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Aug 19, 2017, 8:54:25 AM8/19/17
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Could be. Sounds better than a burp, anyway.

Sam Plusnet

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Aug 23, 2017, 8:29:50 PM8/23/17
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On 19-Aug-17 13:54, Whiskers wrote:
> On 2017-08-19, spuorg...@gowanhill.com <spuorg...@gowanhill.com> wrote:
>> On Friday, 18 August 2017 23:48:17 UTC+1, Whiskers Catwheezel wrote:
>>> And it still seems not wrong. Just unusual. Unlike e-less nannys.
>>
>> Is the collective noun for nannies a perambulation?
>>
>> Owain
>
> Could be. Sounds better than a burp, anyway.
>
A reticulation of Net Nannies?

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