tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post2585338949085367965..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: "Why the Kindle Will Fail" and Other PredictionsPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-77001556977965889382012-04-30T15:52:19.413-04:002012-04-30T15:52:19.413-04:00Noel, you are 100% right.
On the other hand, I ...Noel, you are 100% right. <br /><br />On the other hand, I note an obscure reference which says: "Sometimes people use it to mean 'to glance over, skim,' as in *I only had a moment to peruse the manual quickly,* but this usage is widely considered an error. In a 1988 survey, 66 percent of the Panel found it unacceptable, and in 1999, 58 percent still rejected it."<br /><br />Right, but extrapolating the trend to wrongness, I now declare that we who are in error are now the majority, and in a Democracy the majority wins ;-)<br /><br />Except, of course, that you are right ;-( Yes, I admit it. :-)<br /><br />P.PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-49120815318822300962012-04-30T13:09:41.092-04:002012-04-30T13:09:41.092-04:00In keeping with the (awesome) comic about grammati...In keeping with the (awesome) comic about grammatical errors, "peruse" means to read careful and completely...couldn't resist.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17054438577442835153noreply@blogger.com