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<pedantic> purvey 1 : to supply (as provisions) usually as a matter of business 2 : peddle </pedantic>
by billybob 17y ago
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purvey
1 : to supply (as provisions) usually as a matter of business
2 : peddle
</pedantic>
- hyperbovine 17y agoIs the close pedantic tag meant to suggest that you are not normally a pedant? I find it hard to envision somebody who is not posting such a comment. </querulous>
- allenbrunson 17y agothe OP's use of the word 'purvey' was exactly backwards. if i had made such a mistake, i'd want to know about it.
- Retric 17y agoIt's not the message that's annoying, but the format: FYI: You flipped it, "A purveyor of goods or services is a person or company that provides them" not the other way around. That communicates the same thing and takes up less space, and is easier to understand. And by starting with FYI: most people can simply skip it.
- allenbrunson 17y agookay, that's fair. but i thought billybob's presentation was pretty good! it struck me as ironic-slash-cheeky, which is a quality i see in a lot of the best technical people.