Can the body cope with 50C?
Jan 10th 2013, 2:08 pm
#16
Soupy twist
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
Let's get a sense of perspective here. They are writing for ordinary people, not rivet-counters. The fact is that 99% of people who read that will understand exactly what they mean, and the other 1% will be pedants who will also understand the intended meaning but will fulminate pointlessly about something that really doesn't matter at all.
If you're writing a scientific or legal paper, for sure, state "35 degrees Celsius". But in real life, when addressing a general non-specialist audience, using the expression "35C" in relation to temperature will not result in any confusion or ambiguity whatsoever. Your readership will understand completely what is meant. There won't be millions of readers scratching their heads and saying "Thirty-five carbons? What the hell?"
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Jan 10th 2013, 2:48 pm
#17
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
For that matter, correct spelling, grammar and syntax are also taught at secondary school, but the average forum is littered with terrible spelling, grammar and syntax - written by adults.
Let's get a sense of perspective here. They are writing for ordinary people, not rivet-counters. The fact is that 99% of people who read that will understand exactly what they mean, and the other 1% will be pedants who will also understand the intended meaning but will fulminate pointlessly about something that really doesn't matter at all.
If you're writing a scientific or legal paper, for sure, state "35 degrees Celsius". But in real life, when addressing a general non-specialist audience, using the expression "35C" in relation to temperature will not result in any confusion or ambiguity whatsoever. Your readership will understand completely what is meant. There won't be millions of readers scratching their heads and saying "Thirty-five carbons? What the hell?"
Let's get a sense of perspective here. They are writing for ordinary people, not rivet-counters. The fact is that 99% of people who read that will understand exactly what they mean, and the other 1% will be pedants who will also understand the intended meaning but will fulminate pointlessly about something that really doesn't matter at all.
If you're writing a scientific or legal paper, for sure, state "35 degrees Celsius". But in real life, when addressing a general non-specialist audience, using the expression "35C" in relation to temperature will not result in any confusion or ambiguity whatsoever. Your readership will understand completely what is meant. There won't be millions of readers scratching their heads and saying "Thirty-five carbons? What the hell?"
Jan 10th 2013, 3:03 pm
#18
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
Though why they have it I will never know as officially it is never 50 Degrees regardless of what thermometers or your car says...................
Jan 10th 2013, 3:16 pm
#20
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
[QUOTE=Eeyore;10475315]For that matter, correct spelling, grammar and syntax are also taught at secondary school, but the average forum is littered with terrible spelling, grammar and syntax - written by adults. Agreed, but the situation is exacerbated by the standard of writing that people are exposed to. Surely the beeb should be doing it right.
Let's get a sense of perspective here. They are writing for ordinary people, not rivet-counters. The fact is that 99% of people who read that will understand exactly what they mean, and the other 1% will be pedants who will also understand the intended meaning but will fulminate pointlessly about something that really doesn't matter at all. But it helps to inculcate in people a belief that precision in writing doesn't matter. Yes, everyone will understand, but those without the perspicacity to discriminate between those situations where it does matter and those where it doesn't are led astray. "The beeb use 35C, therefore it must be right." All for the want of, in this case, hitting two keys on the keyboard.
If you're writing a scientific or legal paper, for sure, state "35 degrees Celsius". But in real life, when addressing a general non-specialist audience, using the expression "35C" in relation to temperature will not result in any confusion or ambiguity whatsoever. Your readership will understand completely what is meant. There won't be millions of readers scratching their heads and saying "Thirty-five carbons? What the hell?" Agreed, but that point is overridden by my points above. IMHO.[/QUOTE]
Also agreed, I can be pedantic.
Let's get a sense of perspective here. They are writing for ordinary people, not rivet-counters. The fact is that 99% of people who read that will understand exactly what they mean, and the other 1% will be pedants who will also understand the intended meaning but will fulminate pointlessly about something that really doesn't matter at all. But it helps to inculcate in people a belief that precision in writing doesn't matter. Yes, everyone will understand, but those without the perspicacity to discriminate between those situations where it does matter and those where it doesn't are led astray. "The beeb use 35C, therefore it must be right." All for the want of, in this case, hitting two keys on the keyboard.
If you're writing a scientific or legal paper, for sure, state "35 degrees Celsius". But in real life, when addressing a general non-specialist audience, using the expression "35C" in relation to temperature will not result in any confusion or ambiguity whatsoever. Your readership will understand completely what is meant. There won't be millions of readers scratching their heads and saying "Thirty-five carbons? What the hell?" Agreed, but that point is overridden by my points above. IMHO.[/QUOTE]
Also agreed, I can be pedantic.
Jan 10th 2013, 8:09 pm
#22
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
It's easy to do on a Mac. It's just alt+0. Another example of Windows' insistence on using alt to tab to the menu bar as being a waste of keyboard shortcuts. 
Jan 10th 2013, 9:11 pm
#23
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
Jan 10th 2013, 10:05 pm
#24
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
@ Bahtatboy from another pedant ...
"Agreed, but the situation is exacerbated by the standard of writing that people are exposed to." It's not grammatically correct to end a sentence with a preposition.
Shouldn't this read, "Agreed, but the situation is exacerbated by the standard of writing to which people are exposed"?
"Agreed, but the situation is exacerbated by the standard of writing that people are exposed to." It's not grammatically correct to end a sentence with a preposition.
Shouldn't this read, "Agreed, but the situation is exacerbated by the standard of writing to which people are exposed"?
Jan 11th 2013, 4:49 am
#26
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
copypasta? new food group
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Jan 11th 2013, 7:05 am
#27
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
@ Bahtatboy from another pedant ...
"Agreed, but the situation is exacerbated by the standard of writing that people are exposed to." It's not grammatically correct to end a sentence with a preposition.
Shouldn't this read, "Agreed, but the situation is exacerbated by the standard of writing to which people are exposed"?
"Agreed, but the situation is exacerbated by the standard of writing that people are exposed to." It's not grammatically correct to end a sentence with a preposition.
Shouldn't this read, "Agreed, but the situation is exacerbated by the standard of writing to which people are exposed"?
Jan 11th 2013, 7:06 am
#28
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
Jan 11th 2013, 7:19 am
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
You are expecting STANDARDS from The BBC !!!!???????????
Maybe in the days of Lord Reith - not now.
Maybe in the days of Lord Reith - not now.
Jan 11th 2013, 3:08 pm
#30
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Re: Can the body cope with 50C?
Just define it and it doesn't matter.
I had a long debate with a lawyer yesterday over the use of Project or Program. I believed Program was more appropriate as we would be doing a series of Projects. He wanted to call it a Project or Master Project.
In the end I won as I pointed out that its a defined term and you could call it Oranges if you really wanted.
I had a long debate with a lawyer yesterday over the use of Project or Program. I believed Program was more appropriate as we would be doing a series of Projects. He wanted to call it a Project or Master Project.
In the end I won as I pointed out that its a defined term and you could call it Oranges if you really wanted.