Yes you are quite right about 'dumb'. It is most unfortunate that words are
often 'wordnapped' for new meanings - gay and dumb being two good examples.
However, it is now politically incorrect to use the word dumb to describe
the hard of speaking, likewise deaf for the hard of hearing. I don't think I
have much influence on these unnecessary changes though!
Terry
: We have a public loo near us in a building designed by the architect as a
: 'statement' rather with any practicality in mind. There are icons on the
loo
: doors that purport to be the symbols for male and female. However, they
are
: distorted to be stylish to the extent that people habitually go in the
wrong
: door. In passing, I just hate the expression 'dumb' to mean stupid. Most
: unfair to dumb (ie voiceless) people. Not grumbling at you -- I know it's
: American general usage, but still horrible IMO.
:
: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > So over your side of the big pond, you too are suffering the great 'dumb
: > everything down to the lowest common denominator' plague that we are
: > seeing
: > over here!
: >
: > I'm beginning to get really fed up with the government treating everyone
: > like brainless idiots. We had a Health & Safety inspection at work
: > recently.
: > They couldn't find anything wrong except that our lavatories had 'Gents'
: > and
: > 'Ladies' written on the doors. Would you believe that we MUST have EU
: > standard pictograms because we are all too dumb to read. Even the
disabled
: > cubicle has to have a pictogram of a wheel chair.
: >
: > Am I becoming a grumpy old man or is there a conspiracy?
: >
: > Terry Farrell
: >
: > : > : And five pages of that six-page manual will be safety precautions
: > required
: > : by OSHA, right? Telling you not to use the toaster in the tub, for
: > example.
: > :
: > : --
: > : Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : Words into Type
: > : Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > :
: > : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: > newsgroup
: > so
: > : all may benefit.
: > :
: > : > And of course, that did it! I looked for a non-existent manual
first.
: > : > Manuals that you can read in bed and give real info are few and far
: > : between
: > : > these days. On the other hand they manage to make a six-page manual
: > about
: > : my
: > : > new toaster!
: > : >
: > : > At my rough calculation Suzanne you've saved me about 20 hours so
far!
: > : >
: > : >
: > : > : > : > > Okay, if you're using Outlook, then you're presumably talking
about
: > : > > Outlook
: > : > > Express, which I also use. Except when sorting on subject line
(that
: > is,
: > : > > if
: > : > > you want to sort by date or sender), you need to ungroup the
threads
: > : > > first:
: > : > > View | Current View | Group Messages by Conversation. (Don't
forget
: > to
: > : > > reinstate this when you're done searching.)
: > : > >
: > : > > --
: > : > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : > > Words into Type
: > : > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > : >
: > : > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: > : newsgroup
: > : > > so
: > : > > all may benefit.
: > : > >
: > : > : > >> Hi. Apologies for OT, but someone here will probably know what to
: > do.
: > : > >> I've
: > : > >> just read an (as usual) excellent post by Suzanne, referring to a
: > new
: > : > >> Microsoft KB article on registries. I inadvertently went on and
: > then
: > : > > wanted
: > : > >> to return to print it. Now in Outlook (XP) I first clicked on one
: > of
: > : > >> Suzanne's postings and then the 'from' header, which would
normally
: > : (W98)
: > : > >> bring all her postings together. It didn't and the postings were
: > : > > re-arranged
: > : > >> but in a seemingly random manner. Then I clicked on the 'sent'
: > header
: > : > > which
: > : > >> would normally arrange all the postings in date order. That
didn't
: > work
: > : > >> either, the postings being rearranged in seemingly a random
order.
: > : Last
: > : > >> I
: > : > >> clicked on the subject error, which would normally arrange
postings
: > in
: > : > >> alphabetical order. You guessed it... What am I doing wrong? Or
are
: > : these
: > : > >> known bugs?
: > : > >>
: > : > >>
: > : > >
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: >
: >
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