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i am interested to join in this group On Feb 19, 9:33 am, prabu82...@gmail.com wrote: > i am interested to join in this group if you are viewing this thru google groups there is a subscription link on the right bar of the screen On Feb 19, 11:06 pm, "Boaz....@gmail.com" <Boaz....@gmail.com> wrote: > On Feb 19, 9:33 am, prabu82...@gmail.com wrote: > > > i am interested to join in this group You already have, congratulations. > if you are viewing this thru google groups there is a subscription > link on the right bar of the screen Given the OP has already made a post to the group, what is it that this 'link'* provides that makes the user any *more* 'subscribed to the group'? * Which, as an aside, and a groups user, I have never noticed. Andrew T. > Given the OP has already made a post > to the group, what is it that this > 'link'* provides that makes the user > any *more* 'subscribed to the group'? the group will appear on his google groups main page he will be able to recive email notifications and abridged posts per day and so on > * Which, as an aside, and a groups > user, I have never noticed. can you explain what do you mean please? (English is not my mother language) On Feb 19, 11:40 pm, "Boaz....@gmail.com" <Boaz....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Given the OP has already made a post > > to the group, what is it that this [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > he will be able to recive email notifications and abridged posts per > day and so on Huh! I have a few google 'alerts' set-up, but had not noticed (and do not immediately need) the rest.. > > * Which, as an aside, and a groups > > user, I have never noticed. > > can you explain what do you mean please? (English is not my mother > language) Sorry. A better way to say it might be.. "I am a user of Google groups. I had not noticed the link." Andrew T. > On Feb 19, 11:06 pm, "Boaz....@gmail.com" <Boaz....@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Feb 19, 9:33 am, prabu82...@gmail.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > * Which, as an aside, and a groups > user, I have never noticed. There's actually a name - which I can't recall - for this sort of construction. The classic example is: "He took his hat, and his leave." lex > > * Which, as an aside, and a groups > > user, I have never noticed. > > There's actually a name - which I can't recall - for this sort of > construction. The classic example is: "He took his hat, and his leave." The /classic/ example is the song "Madera M'Dear?" from the '50s show, "At the Drop of a Hat", by Flanders and Swan. Lyrics reproduced here http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1711.html (but sadly weakened without Michael Flanders's inimitable delivery). The Web claims that the term you want might be syllepsis, or possibly zeugma. -- chris >>> * Which, as an aside, and a groups >>> user, I have never noticed. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > The Web claims that the term you want might be syllepsis, or possibly zeugma. My hat goes off to you, sir! You're right, it's "zeugma" I'm thinking of. lex Alex Hunsley skrev: >> On Feb 19, 11:06 pm, "Boaz....@gmail.com" <Boaz....@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Feb 19, 9:33 am, prabu82...@gmail.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > There's actually a name - which I can't recall - for this sort of > construction. The classic example is: "He took his hat, and his leave." Zeugma, perhaps? > Alex Hunsley skrev: >>> On Feb 19, 11:06 pm, "Boaz....@gmail.com" <Boaz....@gmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> > Zeugma, perhaps? Bingo! That's the one. Thanks! lex >i am interested to join in this group You may already be a member! All it takes is to read the group for awhile, get the hang of good and bad ways to ask and answer questions, and start posting :) -- Mark Rafn dagon@dagon.net <http://www.dagon.net/> Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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