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Quote: teddys

I couldn't be happier to see checks go the way of the dodo. We need to move closer to an all-electronic payments system in the U.S.

About two years ago I moved all my financial ops to online banking. It worked so well I was about to retire my checkbook, and then it happened....

I made a payment from bank B to my credit card on bank X. I did that every month. I checked my balance the next day, and sure enough the funds had been deducted. But then I begin to get calls from bank X about late payments. It turns out they rejected the funds transfer for some reason. I got hit with a late fee, interests and other assorted penalties.

So I went back to paying bills by check. The law doesn't allow a bank to reject payment by check, unless the check doesn't clear. besides, I get a stamped receipt from the bank saying I did indeed pay, which I dont' get if I pay online.

Sad, yes, but true.

Quote: Nareed

So, really, the question of authority is rather moot, isn't it?

No, not really. I think, it is perfectly fine that the language evolves with time. Some words and phrases drop out of circulation, new words get coined, existing words get new meaning. It is a slow, gradual process, dictionaries get updated to reflect the changes, so at any given moment, a good academic dictionary is the authoritative source on the correct use of the language at that particular moment. I see nothing wrong with that.

Quote: weaselman

No, not really. I think, it is perfectly fine that the language evolves with time. Some words and phrases drop out of circulation, new words get coined, existing words get new meaning. It is a slow, gradual process, dictionaries get updated to reflect the changes, so at any given moment, a good academic dictionary is the authoritative source on the correct use of the language at that particular moment. I see nothing wrong with that.

I was actually posting somethign long and pedantic, until I realized it was long and pedantic.

Let's just say I find some dictionaries annoying in the definition of certain words. And let me add a question: Some yeard back the OED put the term "yadda yadda" in the dictionary. Does anyone still use it? ;)

Quote: Nareed

And let me add a question: Some yeard back the OED put the term "yadda yadda" in the dictionary. Does anyone still use it? ;)

Yeah ... I do hear it every now and then ...

Quote: Nareed

Let's just say I find some dictionaries annoying in the definition of certain words. And let me add a question: Some yeard back the OED put the term "yadda yadda" in the dictionary. Does anyone still use it? ;)

I'm not sure how to answer that.

Although it has declined in use, I still use and hear, "Yadda, yadda, yadda."

THREE "Yadda"s.

Quote: DJTeddyBear

THREE "Yadda"s.

Oh, well, that chnges everything :P

BTW, you seem to be having trouble with the block feature. If you need any help, you can PM me. Or ask around on the board.