It's SUPERNATE! - (not supernatant) (Jul/18/2009 )

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fishdoc on Sep 2 2009, 06:00 PM said:

Kami23 on Sep 2 2009, 10:55 AM said:

fishdoc on Aug 22 2009, 04:03 PM said:

There used to be a British post doc in our lab, and there was always a "discussion" between the use of "bum bag" (UK) and "fanny pack" (US). I guess the Brits find the US version a little more offensive than the Americans find the UK version.

Thats cos over here fanny means something completely different... its a horrible word for female reproductive organs...

Yeah, I know. She explained that to us. Angrily, at times.

lol i can see why she would be angry :lol:

-Kami23-

The instructor should not have marked it wrong. if he/she had a preference then it could have been pointed out without penalizing a student for using a correct but slightly different term.

-barry bert-

barry bert on Apr 27 2010, 09:04 AM said:

The instructor should not have marked it wrong. if he/she had a preference then it could have been pointed out without penalizing a student for using a correct but slightly different term.

plagiarism?

-mdfenko-

mdfenko on Apr 27 2010, 10:37 AM said:

barry bert on Apr 27 2010, 09:04 AM said:

The instructor should not have marked it wrong. if he/she had a preference then it could have been pointed out without penalizing a student for using a correct but slightly different term.

plagiarism?

...the nerve, eh MD? Perhaps we shld ask bb if he had passed the "identify these drunken letters/numbers test".....

-casandra-

i found that barry bert plagiarized in a number of his posts. he doesn't appear to be a bot, just opportunistic and trying to advertise his services as widely as possible, a human spammer.

-mdfenko-

mdfenko on Apr 27 2010, 11:21 AM said:

i found that barry bert plagiarized in a number of his posts. he doesn't appear to be a bot, just opportunistic and trying to advertise his services as widely as possible, a human spammer.

Yup, I see it now...and even the typo he plagiarised (see the assistant professor thread in job and career)....that ain't cool at all.... :rolleyes:

.....

-casandra-

casandra on Apr 27 2010, 05:31 PM said:

mdfenko on Apr 27 2010, 11:21 AM said:

i found that barry bert plagiarized in a number of his posts. he doesn't appear to be a bot, just opportunistic and trying to advertise his services as widely as possible, a human spammer.

Yup, I see it now...and even the typo he plagiarised (see the assistant professor thread in job and career)....that ain't cool at all.... :rolleyes:

.....

one of those annoying signature-with-advertising-link-spammers. The rest of the text is useless as always...

-hobglobin-

hobglobin on Apr 27 2010, 11:46 AM said:

casandra on Apr 27 2010, 05:31 PM said:

mdfenko on Apr 27 2010, 11:21 AM said:

i found that barry bert plagiarized in a number of his posts. he doesn't appear to be a bot, just opportunistic and trying to advertise his services as widely as possible, a human spammer.

Yup, I see it now...and even the typo he plagiarised (see the assistant professor thread in job and career)....that ain't cool at all.... :lol:

.....

one of those annoying signature-with-advertising-link-spammers. The rest of the text is useless as always...

honestly...a fast glance I read "Resume Writing"...and so I thought...oooh it's for people who stopped writing...HEY bb.....you forgot the accent aigu....

-casandra-

for a moment, I thought U were talking about me <_<

-Doki-

It's so funny.

There must have been plenty of crossed "supernate" in your report then, that led you to being so worked out with the supernate vs supernant thingy.

As of today, Google on supernate scores 175 thousand hits, whereas supernatant scores 4.65 million hits. Considering this, I would go along with the majority (regardless of native or not native speakers).

Ohya, what's so wrong to consider English as an international bastardized language? That is how it grew so influential today, right? To add to the list, African, Middle-Eastern, Asia, etc contributed too to the diversification, as well as growth in the language.

Just a thought

-lsek-

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