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Posted by Unregistered User amanda huginkiss at 22:42, 30th Apr |
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Lacuna
TEST - has the axe fallen on the unregistered user or has the loophole not yet been closed?
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Posted by ewan husami at 01:37, 3rd May |
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Pray tell, what ARE you talking about? Axe? Loophole? You're getting carried away by your metaphors; they're flying out of the window! |
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Posted by Schizophreniccabbage at 03:31, 3rd May |
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Lacuna = e.g. 'The cat... the dog' - there is a gap in the text i.e. this refers to a loophole. [Or, as we referred to it in A Level English... 'lacuna mattata!'] I presume the whole thing over unregs posting and it still being possible is the point. |
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Posted by rob 'f*ck off' wine boy at 05:04, 3rd May |
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Cheese.
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Posted by admin at 15:50, 3rd May |
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Quoting Schizophreniccabbage from 03:31, 3rd May 2008
Lacuna = e.g. 'The cat... the dog' - there is a gap in the text i.e. this refers to a loophole. [Or, as we referred to it in A Level English... 'lacuna mattata!']
Looks like an ellipsis to me (...)
I presume the whole thing over unregs posting and it still being possible is the point.
Of course it's still possible for unregistered users to post messages - we have a lot of posts from prospective students who'd like to find out more about the University they're applying for, and the town itself.
And long may that continue. We had a spot of bother with spam, and the system was temporarily disabled while we implemented new measures to help prevent it.
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Posted by Schizophreniccabbage at 17:48, 3rd May |
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Ellipsis is when there's one word missing. Lacuna when it's undeterminable. I didn't exactly use the best of examples though - it was late!
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Posted by LonelyPilgrim at 18:01, 3rd May |
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The name of this punctuation mark [...] is ellipsisAn ellipsis is sometimes used to represent a lacuna. A lacuna is a missing section of text from a manuscript - it refers specifically to when there is an obvious section missing from source material. It does not refer to when one chooses not to quote certain parts of source material - ie. cutting irrelevant passages. However, [...] is used to represent this as well. [...] is also used to seperate a phrase from an otherwise complete sentence. [...] can also be used to seperate components in a disjointed list. [...] can also be used to designate a pause in dialogue, particularly as a prelude to a non sequitor or some other disjointed part of conversation. In all of these cases the name of [...] as a symbol is ellipsis and not lacuna. Lacuna refers to a specific situation - missing parts of a manuscript - and not to the punctuation mark used to designate it.
Self-control is the chief element of self-respect; self-respect is the chief element of courage. - Thucydides |
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Posted by rob 'f*ck off' wine boy at 18:04, 3rd May |
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What the fuck guys this is amateur. I expect better, and I expect more of better. Better expect more, more expectation is better. Man the fuck up, seriously. Fuck fuck fuck fuck. Fuck. |
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Posted by Schizophreniccabbage at 23:39, 3rd May |
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Christ! I'll be more specific with my examples next time. I wasn't aiming for a Nobel prize, just something to help out the second poster! Why use rocket science to explain something when a stick-figure diagram would do, and be clearer?! |
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Posted by LonelyPilgrim at 00:40, 4th May |
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Quoting Schizophreniccabbage from 23:39, 3rd May 2008
Christ! I'll be more specific with my examples next time. I wasn't aiming for a Nobel prize, just something to help out the second poster! Perhaps I should have posted on the Pet Hates thread that imprecise use of language enrages my inner pedant.  Why use rocket science to explain something when a stick-figure diagram would do, and be clearer?! Are you familiar with the webcomic XKCD, then?
Self-control is the chief element of self-respect; self-respect is the chief element of courage. - Thucydides
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Posted by exnihilo at 00:52, 4th May |
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Undeterminable??? WTF?
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Posted by legion at 02:04, 4th May |
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wtf mate? like, u know? What? |
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Posted by rob 'f*ck off' wine boy at 10:54, 4th May |
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What?
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Posted by Unregistered User at 19:30, 3rd May |
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ALL SINNERS FEAR THE UNREGISTERED'S WRATH!
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