meta user
network profile
| bio | website | andrewbanks.com |
|---|---|---|
| location | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| age | 44 | |
| visits | member for | 9 months |
| seen | May 16 at 19:19 | |
| stats | profile views | 34 |
Embedded Software Engineer and member of MISRA-C Working Group.
Hobby electronics experimenter and amateur radio operator.
Posting in a personal capacity only.
|
Sep 22 |
reviewed | Reviewed Is there a term for simultaneous snow and rain? |
|
Sep 22 |
comment |
Is there a term for simultaneous snow and rain? Let me be the first to say "Not convinced" :) |
|
Sep 18 |
comment |
What is the meaning of the phrase “moving the needle”? +1 for the piccie |
|
Sep 18 |
answered | “Launch a missile at” vs. “in” vs. “from” |
|
Sep 13 |
revised |
The first batch of special prizes “have vs. has” Parenthesis around (of special prizes) |
|
Sep 13 |
comment |
The first batch of special prizes “have vs. has” It is... (I'll edit my answer for clarity) |
|
Sep 13 |
comment |
The first batch of special prizes “have vs. has” No - the "widget" is the first box (singular) that has been distributed... of chocolates is adjective |
|
Sep 13 |
comment |
The first batch of special prizes “have vs. has” Yes @J.R. I would |
|
Sep 13 |
answered | The first batch of special prizes “have vs. has” |
|
Sep 12 |
comment |
Is “make due” now considered acceptable? In my book, "make do" and "make due" are very different things, and can only attribute this to poor proof-reading and/or relying on spell-checker or grammar-checker |
|
Sep 9 |
comment |
Coney and rabbit: what’s the difference? +1 for the comprehensive answer. I'm from North Yorkshire and my granddad was a gamekeeper. For years as a kid, I never quite equated rabbits (white fluffy things the neighbours had as pets) with coneys (grey/brown pests that got shot and eaten) |
|
Sep 9 |
awarded | Commentator |
|
Sep 8 |
answered | What do I call my paid account? |
|
Sep 8 |
comment |
What is the origin of “a cut above/below the rest”? Of all the possible usages of "cut" I would have fashion/tailoring low down the list... and whilst the other suggestion of butchery has merit, I suspect jewellery/gem-cutting (the more facets the better) or possibly herbology/pharmacy where drugs are cut with bulking agents |
|
Aug 30 |
answered | Is there a word or short phrase to indicate a myth that is not true? |
|
Aug 29 |
awarded | Quorum |
|
Aug 29 |
comment |
Lost in the Midst vs Mists of Time Furthermore, other dictionary meanings of midst include enveloped by, in the thick of, surrounded (etc). |
|
Aug 29 |
comment |
Lost in the Midst vs Mists of Time Perhaps the analogy with "sands of time" is relevant... this indicates the passing of time in an hourglass. The midst of time indicates not at the beginning, and not in the present - but somewhere in the part in-between. There are no "mists" in time... |
|
Aug 29 |
comment |
Lost in the Midst vs Mists of Time YMMV but I'll stick with my version, unless someone can prove the taxonomy. But I certainly remember my English Master (many years ago) bemoaning the corruption of midst to mists |
|
Aug 29 |
answered | Lost in the Midst vs Mists of Time |
