Intercourse would probably be a more concise word in this instance. A popular US ball player named Yogi Berra onced quiped something like: "You can observe a lot just by watching." ----- Original Message ----- From: "cdb" To: Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 6:07 AM Subject: [OT]:Turns of phrase > I must be old, as I have an abhorrence for what I see as deliberate > misuse of English in an attempt to sound either important or > politically correct. > > I have just answered someone on another board who would like to > 'interface with someone' , concerning Pic microcontrollers. > > Part of my flippant reply was; > > "If this wasn't a microcontroller would you still interface with > someone, or would you just want to talk to them instead?" > > shaking head sadly > > Colin > -- > cdb, cdb@barnard.name on 31/03/2002 > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.