I think pple are more interested in making a debate on some kind of languge stuff....... so its better to close this discussion thanks for the help.. YOurs SaRIn.... On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 9:17 AM, sergio masci wrote: > > > On Wed, 14 Jul 2010, RussellMc wrote: > > > > "just" is a four letter word and I really hate it! > > > > "Hate" is a four letter word - how do you just-ify it? > > > > R > > > > FWIW: > > > > Just, whiles much abused, seems to me to have numerous valid uses. > > > > 1. "He just came in". Conveys the sense of immediacy of something that > > is in the past but proximate in time. I can't immediately think of a a > > word synonym with close or equal meaning. You could use "He recently > > came in" but it is a forced construction. > > > > 2. "He just succeeded". Most probably means he met some limit by the > > barest of margins. COULD have meaning as per 1. but this would be less > > usual. > > > > 3. "He wore only just enough to guarantee his admission." Similar to 2 > > but a different feel. 'Just' here modifies 'only'. > > He wore only enough to ..." contains the same information for most > > purposes but emphasises the smallness of the margin. > > > > 4. "That's not just" = fair / equitable. > > > > 5. And quite a few more. > > > > Do you hate these examples? > > If so, why, and what alternatives would you use? > > No, I guess I can live with these. What I really HATE is when "just" is > used in a dismisive manor. As in: just rebuild the saturn V and you're > good to go. > > :-) > > Regards > Sergio Masci > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist