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On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:16:08 -0500, Bill who putters
wrote: In article , Notat Home wrote: nightlux wrote: hi all im looking for a nice plant that can smell up my house with a lovely strong aroma could any body recomend any stinky plants all advice and opinions will be appreciated. We used to grow scented geraniums outside but did not bring them in. They come in a myriad of scents. Actually they come in myriad scents... there is NEVER "of" after myriad. |
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Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:16:08 -0500, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Notat Home wrote: nightlux wrote: hi all im looking for a nice plant that can smell up my house with a lovely strong aroma could any body recomend any stinky plants all advice and opinions will be appreciated. We used to grow scented geraniums outside but did not bring them in. They come in a myriad of scents. Actually they come in myriad scents... there is NEVER "of" after myriad. Oh? Lost in particulars you are Shelly. myriad |?mir??d| poetic/literary noun 1 a countless or extremely great number : networks connecting a myriad of computers. 2 (chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand. adjective countless or extremely great in number : the myriad lights of the city. ? having countless or very many elements or aspects : the myriad political scene. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (sense 2 of the noun) : via late Latin from Greek murias, muriad-, from murioi '10,000.' USAGE Myriad is derived from a Greek noun and adjective meaning 'ten thousand'. It was first used in English as a noun in reference to a great but indefinite number. The adjectival sense of 'countless, innumerable' appeared much later. In modern English, use of myriad as a noun and adjective are equally standard and correct, despite the fact that some traditionalists consider the adjective as the only acceptable use of the word. -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden From "The Etiquette of Freedom" Shakespeare Quote. "We are nature too." |
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Bill who putters wrote: In article , Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:16:08 -0500, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Notat Home wrote: nightlux wrote: hi all im looking for a nice plant that can smell up my house with a lovely strong aroma could any body recomend any stinky plants all advice and opinions will be appreciated. We used to grow scented geraniums outside but did not bring them in. They come in a myriad of scents. Actually they come in myriad scents... there is NEVER "of" after myriad. Oh? Lost in particulars you are Shelly. myriad |?mir??d| poetic/literary noun 1 a countless or extremely great number : networks connecting a myriad of computers. 2 (chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand. adjective countless or extremely great in number : the myriad lights of the city. ? having countless or very many elements or aspects : the myriad political scene. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (sense 2 of the noun) : via late Latin from Greek murias, muriad-, from murioi '10,000.' USAGE Myriad is derived from a Greek noun and adjective meaning 'ten thousand'. It was first used in English as a noun in reference to a great but indefinite number. The adjectival sense of 'countless, innumerable' appeared much later. In modern English, use of myriad as a noun and adjective are equally standard and correct, despite the fact that some traditionalists consider the adjective as the only acceptable use of the word. Hmmm. Wrong again, eh Shelly? 'Atta boy. It's good to know that you are consistent, but you should probably go back to mangling grapevines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad In English, the term "myriad" is most commonly used to refer to a large number of an unspecified size. In this way "myriad" can be used as either a noun or an adjective.[1] Thus both "there are myriad people outside" and "there is a myriad of people outside" are correct. -- - Billy ³When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist.² -Archbishop Helder Camara http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth...130964689.html p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth...130964689.html p |
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Brooklyn1 wrote:
On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:16:08 -0500, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Notat Home wrote: nightlux wrote: hi all im looking for a nice plant that can smell up my house with a lovely strong aroma could any body recomend any stinky plants all advice and opinions will be appreciated. We used to grow scented geraniums outside but did not bring them in. They come in a myriad of scents. Actually they come in myriad scents... there is NEVER "of" after myriad. You know you are desperate to grouch at somebody when you pick on a stranger over a fine point of grammar and get it wrong. I suggest you get a large plastic cat and kick that around your house. David |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:07:56 +1100, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote: Brooklyn1 wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:16:08 -0500, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Notat Home wrote: nightlux wrote: hi all im looking for a nice plant that can smell up my house with a lovely strong aroma could any body recomend any stinky plants all advice and opinions will be appreciated. We used to grow scented geraniums outside but did not bring them in. They come in a myriad of scents. Actually they come in myriad scents... there is NEVER "of" after myriad. You know you are desperate to grouch at somebody when you pick on a stranger over a fine point of grammar and get it wrong. If you want to use obsolete form go right ahead... only a transvestite freak hyphenates their name. Who's yer daddy... you haven't a clue. |
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"Brooklyn1" Gravesend1 wrote in message
... On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:07:56 +1100, "David Hare-Scott" wrote: Brooklyn1 wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:16:08 -0500, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Notat Home wrote: nightlux wrote: hi all im looking for a nice plant that can smell up my house with a lovely strong aroma could any body recomend any stinky plants all advice and opinions will be appreciated. We used to grow scented geraniums outside but did not bring them in. They come in a myriad of scents. Actually they come in myriad scents... there is NEVER "of" after myriad. You know you are desperate to grouch at somebody when you pick on a stranger over a fine point of grammar and get it wrong. If you want to use obsolete form go right ahead... only a transvestite freak hyphenates their name. Who's yer daddy... you haven't a clue. LOL. You really can be silly at times Sheldon. |
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Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote: On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:07:56 +1100, "David Hare-Scott" wrote: Brooklyn1 wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:16:08 -0500, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Notat Home wrote: nightlux wrote: hi all im looking for a nice plant that can smell up my house with a lovely strong aroma could any body recomend any stinky plants all advice and opinions will be appreciated. We used to grow scented geraniums outside but did not bring them in. They come in a myriad of scents. Actually they come in myriad scents... there is NEVER "of" after myriad. You know you are desperate to grouch at somebody when you pick on a stranger over a fine point of grammar and get it wrong. If you want to use obsolete form go right ahead... only a transvestite freak hyphenates their name. Who's yer daddy... you haven't a clue. Not obsolete according to the dictionary, Shelly. Remember to engage mind, before letting the clutch out on your mouth (keyboard, whatever). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad In English, the term "myriad" is most commonly used to refer to a large number of an unspecified size. In this way "myriad" can be used as either a noun or an adjective. Thus both "there are myriad people outside" and "there is a myriad of people outside" are correct. English is a hard language to learn, good luck ;O) -- -- - Billy "When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist." -Archbishop Helder Camara http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth...130964689.html p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth...130964689.html p |
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