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>vaguely treadmill I meant to write: vaguely like treadmill ”Type in haste, correct at leisure" - Me. Like the quote: "Marry in haste, repent at leisure".

>vaguely treadmill I meant to write: vaguely like treadmill ”Type in haste, correct at leisure" - Me. Like the quote: "Marry in haste, repent at leisure". :)

floydnoel 2y ago
never heard that quote before, thanks for sharing!
- fuzztester 2y ago
  Welcome. If you liked that, you must read the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, if not already read. He was a polymath: a businessman, a scientist, a diplomat, and much more. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_Benjamin_Franklin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_Benjami... >The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin >Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705][Note 1] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher.[1] Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.[2]
robocat 2y ago
> Marry in haste, repent at leisure "regret" at leisure would make more sense, because "repent" doesn't really have the right meaning (is more about wrongdoing/sin). https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/married-in-haste.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/married-in-haste.html Phrases are sometimes literally meaningless.
- fuzztester 2y ago
  > Marry in haste, repent at leisure >"regret" at leisure would make more sense, because "repent" doesn't really have the right meaning (is more about wrongdoing/sin). Makes sense, now that I read you say it, though I had not thought of that before.
- thaumasiotes 2y ago
  > "regret" at leisure would make more sense That wouldn't work at all; "regret" doesn't have an intransitive use. You have to be regretting something.
  - bregma 2y ago
    You also have to marry something. Maybe there's a pattern, or maybe poetry does not always follow the same grammatical specificity as prose, or maybe both.
    - fuzztester 2y ago
      you are right on both points. there is a term for your latter point: poetic licence: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_license https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_license aside: I realize i also kind of applied artistic licence in my comment here :), by not capitalizing the first words of my sentences, partly because feeling a bit lazy (on my mobile, typing is tedious and slow enough, even without switching case), and partly because I think single case (no concept of upper and lower case) is a better option. sanskrit, for example, does not have upper and lower case, just one case, or maybe none. go figure, er, i mean, go letter ;)
    - thaumasiotes 2y ago
      > You also have to marry something. What? Where'd you learn English? Take a look at the first two senses listed in wiktionary ( https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/marry#Etymology_1 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/marry#Etymology_1 ): > 1. (intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state > 2. (intransitive) To enter into marriage with one another.

>vaguely treadmill I meant to write: vaguely like treadmill ”Type in haste, correct at leisure" - Me. Like the quote: "Marry in haste, repent at leisure". :)

floydnoel 2y ago

never heard that quote before, thanks for sharing!

fuzztester 2y ago
Welcome. If you liked that, you must read the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, if not already read. He was a polymath: a businessman, a scientist, a diplomat, and much more. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_Benjamin_Franklin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_Benjami... >The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin >Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705][Note 1] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher.[1] Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.[2]

robocat 2y ago

> Marry in haste, repent at leisure "regret" at leisure would make more sense, because "repent" doesn't really have the right meaning (is more about wrongdoing/sin). https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/married-in-haste.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/married-in-haste.html Phrases are sometimes literally meaningless.

fuzztester 2y ago
> Marry in haste, repent at leisure >"regret" at leisure would make more sense, because "repent" doesn't really have the right meaning (is more about wrongdoing/sin). Makes sense, now that I read you say it, though I had not thought of that before.
thaumasiotes 2y ago
> "regret" at leisure would make more sense That wouldn't work at all; "regret" doesn't have an intransitive use. You have to be regretting something.
- bregma 2y ago
  You also have to marry something. Maybe there's a pattern, or maybe poetry does not always follow the same grammatical specificity as prose, or maybe both.
  - fuzztester 2y ago
    you are right on both points. there is a term for your latter point: poetic licence: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_license https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_license aside: I realize i also kind of applied artistic licence in my comment here :), by not capitalizing the first words of my sentences, partly because feeling a bit lazy (on my mobile, typing is tedious and slow enough, even without switching case), and partly because I think single case (no concept of upper and lower case) is a better option. sanskrit, for example, does not have upper and lower case, just one case, or maybe none. go figure, er, i mean, go letter ;)
  - thaumasiotes 2y ago
    > You also have to marry something. What? Where'd you learn English? Take a look at the first two senses listed in wiktionary ( https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/marry#Etymology_1 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/marry#Etymology_1 ): > 1. (intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state > 2. (intransitive) To enter into marriage with one another.