Comments on: Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Stephanie Fairhall http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-391990 Stephanie Fairhall Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:44:54 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/#comment-391990 I have to agree with Mr Jesperson, using a full stop rather than a colon is a valid way to write the time. You're using a decimal, a symbol used in mathematics which regards numbers, rather than a figure used for punctuation. Also writing the dates as dd/mm/yyyy is so much more practical. I find that writing the month first is ridiculous, why do Americans even do that? I don't understand. I have to agree with Mr Jesperson, using a full stop rather than a colon is a valid way to write the time. You’re using a decimal, a symbol used in mathematics which regards numbers, rather than a figure used for punctuation.

Also writing the dates as dd/mm/yyyy is so much more practical. I find that writing the month first is ridiculous, why do Americans even do that? I don’t understand.

]]> By: Bjørnar Knive Jespersen http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-373252 Bjørnar Knive Jespersen Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:58:03 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/#comment-373252 In reply to Mr. Lindgren's comments on Northern Europe and correct time. 19.43 is correct, 19:43 on the other hand is wrong. We also write dates in dd/mm/yyyy format In reply to Mr. Lindgren’s comments on Northern Europe and correct time. 19.43 is correct, 19:43 on the other hand is wrong.

We also write dates in dd/mm/yyyy format

]]> By: john k lindgren http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-113264 john k lindgren Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:13:58 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/#comment-113264 EMMXX Agency HUMAN RESOURCES Dept. I love that. Human Resources. HR. A tad Orson Wellsique. It has positive ring to it. What was it called before "HR"? Who coined the human resouces word. Was it a Saatchi & Saaatchi copy writer, a greedy politician or just a simple grey clerck with a coffee induced brain storm. Certainly one of them "AM/PM people". Because they still rule the timeline in the Anglo-Saxon world, that is. Before the 'noon line' and the 'noon line' and . Such a graphic time measuring. And so beautifully redundant. What nonsense! It is like using the sextant instead GPS (Global Positioning System) on the high seas. But the vintage sextant looks cool! Ante Meridiem Post Meridiem - it sounds so educated. This is no pig latin. But it is totally anachronistic. As I am writing this the TIME is 19:43 right hand corner of my Samsung screen. And my mobile phone from HEL (Helsinki) a slim black Nokia which tells me the correct time: 19:43. No am/pm! No AM/PM needed! But please do not forget the colon. In many countries in Northern Europe they write 19.43 is wrong. It's with (:) 19:43. Voila! TIME OUT. AM/PM Sucks! Ciao, Sawadee Kap, Terve John K. Lindgren www.carsanook.com EMMXX Agency HUMAN RESOURCES Dept.

I love that. Human Resources. HR. A tad Orson Wellsique. It has positive ring to it. What was it called before “HR”?

Who coined the human resouces word. Was it a Saatchi & Saaatchi copy writer, a greedy politician or just a simple grey clerck with a coffee induced brain storm.

Certainly one of them “AM/PM people”. Because they still rule the timeline in the Anglo-Saxon world, that is.

Before the ‘noon line’ and the ‘noon line’ and . Such a graphic time measuring. And so beautifully redundant. What nonsense!

It is like using the sextant instead GPS (Global Positioning System) on the high seas. But the vintage sextant looks cool!

Ante Meridiem Post Meridiem – it sounds so educated. This is no pig latin.

But it is totally anachronistic.

As I am writing this the TIME is
19:43 right hand corner of my Samsung screen. And my mobile phone from HEL (Helsinki) a slim black Nokia which tells me the correct time: 19:43. No am/pm!

No AM/PM needed!

But please do not forget the colon. In many countries in Northern
Europe they write 19.43 is wrong. It’s with (:) 19:43. Voila!

TIME OUT. AM/PM Sucks!

Ciao, Sawadee Kap, Terve

John K. Lindgren
http://www.carsanook.com

]]> By: felix http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-218 felix Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:45:46 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/#comment-218 a well prepared resume, whether others may agree or not,is like a letter of recommendation. you have it done right and better, and you are quite a step ahead of the other applicants. a well prepared resume, whether others may agree or not,is like a letter of recommendation. you have it done right and better, and you are quite a step ahead of the other applicants.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Daniel Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:23:28 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/don%e2%80%99t-hate-me-because-i%e2%80%99m-beautiful/#comment-171 I agree with you. In fact the in the "online" world design and format are even more important than on the "offline" one. I agree with you. In fact the in the “online” world design and format are even more important than on the “offline” one.

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