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On 25 Feb 2005 19:06:47 -0000, (Adrian D. Shaw) wrote:
I will now assume it was That assumption is wrong. -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam, http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site, http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
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Felly sgrifennodd Alan White :
How about replacing 'white out' with 'black out' to make it valid? The problem with "black-out" is that it's something one creates by shutting out all light[1]. It's not a natural phenomenon[2]. A white-out is a natural phenomenon. Black-outs are not created by the weather or astronomical conditions. White-outs are, as is darkness. That's not to say you couldn't create a "near black-out" of course! Adrian [1] or, not relevant I think to this comparison, what is created when the power is cut off; but that does not of course create a total absence of light [2] except, arguably, in a deep cave. But we don't use the term "black-out" there anyway as that term tends to presume the previous presence of light -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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Felly sgrifennodd Alan White :
How about replacing 'white out' with 'black out' to make it valid? The problem with "black-out" is that it's something one creates by shutting out all light[1]. It's not a natural phenomenon[2]. A white-out is a natural phenomenon. Black-outs are not created by the weather or astronomical conditions. White-outs are, as is darkness. That's not to say you couldn't create a "near black-out" of course! Adrian [1] or, not relevant I think to this comparison, what is created when the power is cut off; but that does not of course create a total absence of light [2] except, arguably, in a deep cave. But we don't use the term "black-out" there anyway as that term tends to presume the previous presence of light -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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Felly sgrifennodd Alan White :
How about replacing 'white out' with 'black out' to make it valid? The problem with "black-out" is that it's something one creates by shutting out all light[1]. It's not a natural phenomenon[2]. A white-out is a natural phenomenon. Black-outs are not created by the weather or astronomical conditions. White-outs are, as is darkness. That's not to say you couldn't create a "near black-out" of course! Adrian [1] or, not relevant I think to this comparison, what is created when the power is cut off; but that does not of course create a total absence of light [2] except, arguably, in a deep cave. But we don't use the term "black-out" there anyway as that term tends to presume the previous presence of light -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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Felly sgrifennodd Alan White :
How about replacing 'white out' with 'black out' to make it valid? The problem with "black-out" is that it's something one creates by shutting out all light[1]. It's not a natural phenomenon[2]. A white-out is a natural phenomenon. Black-outs are not created by the weather or astronomical conditions. White-outs are, as is darkness. That's not to say you couldn't create a "near black-out" of course! Adrian [1] or, not relevant I think to this comparison, what is created when the power is cut off; but that does not of course create a total absence of light [2] except, arguably, in a deep cave. But we don't use the term "black-out" there anyway as that term tends to presume the previous presence of light -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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On 26 Feb 2005 11:32:42 -0000, (Adrian D. Shaw) wrote:
The problem with "black-out" is that it's something one creates by shutting out all light[1]. It's not a natural phenomenon[2]. A white-out is a natural phenomenon. Black-outs are not created by the weather or astronomical conditions. White-outs are, as is darkness. That's not to say you couldn't create a "near black-out" of course! Adrian [1] or, not relevant I think to this comparison, what is created when the power is cut off; but that does not of course create a total absence of light [2] except, arguably, in a deep cave. But we don't use the term "black-out" there anyway as that term tends to presume the previous presence of light Well, this thread has now hit the buffers in a big way. You aren't going to agree with me. I'm not going to agree with you. I'm very happy to remain in that state and am killing the thread. -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam, http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site, http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
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On 26 Feb 2005 11:32:42 -0000, (Adrian D. Shaw) wrote:
The problem with "black-out" is that it's something one creates by shutting out all light[1]. It's not a natural phenomenon[2]. A white-out is a natural phenomenon. Black-outs are not created by the weather or astronomical conditions. White-outs are, as is darkness. That's not to say you couldn't create a "near black-out" of course! Adrian [1] or, not relevant I think to this comparison, what is created when the power is cut off; but that does not of course create a total absence of light [2] except, arguably, in a deep cave. But we don't use the term "black-out" there anyway as that term tends to presume the previous presence of light Well, this thread has now hit the buffers in a big way. You aren't going to agree with me. I'm not going to agree with you. I'm very happy to remain in that state and am killing the thread. -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam, http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site, http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
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On 26 Feb 2005 11:32:42 -0000, (Adrian D. Shaw) wrote:
The problem with "black-out" is that it's something one creates by shutting out all light[1]. It's not a natural phenomenon[2]. A white-out is a natural phenomenon. Black-outs are not created by the weather or astronomical conditions. White-outs are, as is darkness. That's not to say you couldn't create a "near black-out" of course! Adrian [1] or, not relevant I think to this comparison, what is created when the power is cut off; but that does not of course create a total absence of light [2] except, arguably, in a deep cave. But we don't use the term "black-out" there anyway as that term tends to presume the previous presence of light Well, this thread has now hit the buffers in a big way. You aren't going to agree with me. I'm not going to agree with you. I'm very happy to remain in that state and am killing the thread. -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam, http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site, http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
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