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> I'm sorry you took such offence... You're sorry he took offence? That's a pretty passive-aggressive apology isn't it? You used the phrase wrong. He correcte
by 286c8cb04bda 14y ago
> I'm sorry you took such offence...
You're sorry he took offence? That's a pretty passive-aggressive apology isn't it?
You used the phrase wrong. He corrected you. I don't think you're allowed to claim any high ground here.
> I do feel that forcing Apple to link to a competitor, and advertise for them, is a form of punishment though.
That's supposed to be the whole point, I think.
- robgough 14y agoIt was quite genuine, I didn't mean to offend or upset. Lesson learnt! You don't mention this, but I didn't to edit my original post, as i'm not a big fan of editing post content - but rather adding as part of the conversation.
- capitao 14y ago> You used the phrase wrong. He corrected you. wow, really? that phrase is used all the time in a lax, colloquial manner, he didn't 'use it wrong' at all. why is everyone jumping to wikipedia over this? nothing better to do today?
- lmm 14y agoHe didn't "use the phrase wrong"; he communicated his meaning effectively. Dictionaries (of English; there is no acadamie anglaise) consist of observations, not rulings; if a dictionary disagrees with usage, it is the dictionary that is wrong.