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David Pogue can speak for himself. I find the new magsafe to be a lot better than the old, if only because the sideways design sucked (it's harder to rotate int
by ak217 14y ago
David Pogue can speak for himself. I find the new magsafe to be a lot better than the old, if only because the sideways design sucked (it's harder to rotate into place when plugging in, harder to take out, and places extra strain on the connection between the wire and the plug).
- dfc 14y agoWith the exception of PR people everyone speaks for themselves. Before this post did you think Pogue spoke for mac enthusiasts everywhere?
- jessriedel 14y agoHe just meant that Pogue's experience didn't jive with his own. Since we're talking mostly about objective facts (the number of Newtons needed to pull out the wire), it's not obvious that Pogue couldn't be making a claim about everyone's wire. Jeez.
- xrt 14y agojibe
- webfuel 14y agohttp://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/speak+for http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/speak+for
- dfc 14y agoThe link you posted does not "speak for itself." Can you provide some context for why you posted a link to the least authoratative reference site on the internet? Even if it was the OED I'm not sure I would understand your point.
- webfuel 14y ago> David Pogue can speak for himself Translation: "I do not agree with David Pogue" The phrase "speak for" is an idiom and is not meant to be taken literally.
- dfc 14y agoSo your link was for the special usage note to the last entry on the page that begins with "sometimes"? Furthermore I have never seen this idiom used when it is preceded by "can."
- NoPiece 14y agoFrom the OED: "speak for yourself: expressing a desire to dissociate oneself from what another has just said or the assumptions behind it."
- dfc 14y agoThat looks like a suprisingly terse entry from the oed. I do not think io have eveer seen such a short entry from the oed. How much did you edit and leave out? How many people put "can" in front of the idiom?
- NoPiece 14y agoIn the OED entry for the verb "speak," there is a sub entry for "to speak for." About half of that is devoted to "speak for yourself," which is what I quoted. It is followed by the typical list of examples. There was a Simpsons reincarnation joke that used the phrase: Sideshow Mel: You only live once! Apu: Hey, speak for yourself! http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Simpsons/Season_9#Miracle_on_Evergreen_Terrace http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Simpsons/Season_9#Miracle_o...
- dfc 14y agoHow many of the example entries are preceded by "can?"