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| bio | website | gplus.to/lisadp |
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| location | Adelaide, Australia | |
| age | 30 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | Jun 5 at 3:50 | |
| stats | profile views | 48 |
I'm an Australian software engineer and tweet as lisa dp.
Having followed Spolsky and Atwood's podcasts from when Stack Overflow (and the entire Stack Exchange) was just a twinkle in their eyes, I'm truly impressed at just how well it works. In time, we'll realise just how revolutionary Stack Overflow is/was.
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May 28 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Jul 25 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jul 24 |
awarded | Caucus |
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Apr 30 |
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Is the phrase “Please be informed that” grammatically correct? Yes it's grammatical. E.g. "Please be aware that the event will be cancelled in the event of rain". You could also say "For your information, the event will be cancelled in the event of rain" or "Please be aware the event will be cancelled in the event of rain" but the lack of 'that' makes it less formal. |
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Apr 30 |
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Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct entities @RegDwightΒВBẞ8 I have only heard of Ben & Jerry's icecream thanks to a TED talk by Seth Godin. Apart from that I've simply never seen it. |
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Dec 9 |
answered | Is there a single word for “money-mindedness”? |
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Dec 9 |
answered | Is there a single word for “money-mindedness”? |
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Dec 8 |
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“Call on” or “call at” or something else? Which is appropriate? But to say "Call me at work" or "Call me at home" are perfectly valid ways to ask "Call me on my work number" and "Call me on my home number" respectively. |
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Dec 8 |
answered | Usage of the word “behoove” |
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Dec 8 |
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Alternative to “Merry Christmas” Except that I feel all excluded because Christmas for me happens just after the summer solstice. How about "Happy non-demoninational winter or summer solstice period"? Just rolls off the tongue. |
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Dec 8 |
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Alternative to “Merry Christmas” Awesome suggestion! |
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Nov 16 |
answered | Is there a word for telling the truth (technically) in order to misguide? |
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Nov 9 |
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How should a (North American) Native English Speaker prounounce the word 'Afrikaans'? @Random832 That's right, a short 'i', but difficult to render without the IPA characters. |
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Nov 8 |
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A single word antonym of “absorb” Strong vote for emit. |
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Nov 7 |
answered | “Raspyness” vs “raspy-ness” |
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Nov 7 |
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Word/phrase to mean something that just happens once Similarly the phrase "You only live once"... despite what James Bond would tell you imdb.com/title/tt0062512 |
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Nov 3 |
answered | Why does “His to lose” mean “He will (most) likely win? |
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Nov 3 |
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How should a (North American) Native English Speaker prounounce the word 'Afrikaans'? 'Ee talian' is the correct pronunciation in English too! I learnt as a kid through humiliation never to say 'Eye talian'! |
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Sep 28 |
answered | A pedant's plea for a proper pun |
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Sep 28 |
awarded | Critic |
