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7:00 PM
@Magisch "on premise" means "on the theory that...", while "on-premises" means "on location". Or do you mean something else?
 
premesis?
isn't it premises for plural?
and on premise for singular?
 
I reject that premise
;)
 
🚽
 
It's one of those weird words where the plural means something wholly divorced from the singular
 
7:05 PM
On-premises software (commonly misstated as on-premise, and alternatively abbreviated "on-prem") is installed and runs on computers on the premises of the person or organization using the software, rather than at a remote facility such as a server farm or cloud. On-premises software is sometimes referred to as “shrinkwrap” software, and off-premises software is commonly called “software as a service” ("SaaS") or “cloud computing”. == Grammar == There is some debate as to the grammatical correctness of the term on-premise as a synonym for on-premises. In normal English usage, a premise is ...
 
throws table
you learn something new every day
 
on premise is strictly speaking wrong, but it's been used so often that it's kind of accepted now
 
English: confusing users since the 5th century
 
i mean, accepted !== not wrong
 
7:17 PM
English is the result of Norman men at arms trying to pick up Saxon barmaids and no more legitimate than any of the other results
 
I believe Saxon barmaids would have probably tough girls.
 
Rob
A breastplate or chestplate is a device worn over the torso to protect it from injury, as an item of religious significance, or as an item of status. A breastplate is sometimes worn by mythological beings as a distinctive item of clothing. == European == In medieval weaponry, the breastplate is the front portion of plate armour covering the torso. It has been a military mainstay since ancient times and was usually made of leather, bronze or iron in antiquity. By around 1000 AD, solid plates had fallen out of use in Europe and knights of the period were wearing mail in the form of a hauberk over...
 
I wasn't thinking about armors, but rather behavior.
 
Rob
English is a tricky language, that's an exact interpretation.
 
Gender issues are way more trickier, and can come up totally independent of language.
 
8:14 PM
Soon we'll get "why do questions about the duplicate banner persist?" :)
 
8:29 PM
@curious Some things are just very persistent ;)
 
 
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Rob
10:06 PM
Meta meta echo echo
 
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Rob
10:40 PM
 

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