Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer

Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by mitchty on Friday December 20, 2013 @06:09PM (#6944745)

Just a side note, rouge = red, rogue = villain/scoundrel/etc... I hate being that guy but it happened twice and triggered my have to post response.

Tshuß!

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by waqf on Friday December 20, 2013 @06:20PM (#6944806)

Just a side note, "Tschüß!" = bye/cheers/etc; "Tshuß!" = I can't spell German.

I hate being that guy but … wait, I'm lying, I love it, but I normally try to restrain myself.

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by vdaniuk on Friday December 20, 2013 @06:52PM (#6944952)

How many times did you check your comment to make sure all grammar and punctuation is perfect? :)

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by elwell on Friday December 20, 2013 @07:08PM (#6945024)

Is wasn't perfect. There was a space between "but" and the ellipsis. Not to mention the several other mistakes.

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by waqf on Friday December 20, 2013 @08:30PM (#6945279)

I disagree that the space between "but" and the ellipsis is a mistake, and the first citation I found (http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/ellipsis.htm) supports me.

However, lest anyone think I think I'm perfect, I'll point out that I omitted the period after "etc".

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by guiambros on Friday December 20, 2013 @07:54PM (#6945177)

It wasn't... You know, I hate being the guy that hate those who hate being that guy, but couldn't resist.

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by kirubakaran on Saturday December 21, 2013 @02:52AM (#6946133)

"You know, I hate being the guy that hate those who hate being that guy, but couldn't resist."

It is "I hate being the guy that hates those who hate being that guy" :-)

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by guiambros on Saturday December 21, 2013 @07:59PM (#6948825)

Mate! :)

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by elwell on Friday December 20, 2013 @08:24PM (#6945260)

ah, nice!

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by qbrass on Saturday December 21, 2013 @02:54AM (#6946138)

*hates those

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by hisham_hm on Friday December 20, 2013 @10:21PM (#6945565)

Which _several_ other mistakes?

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by elwell on Friday December 20, 2013 @11:02PM (#6945685)

note, -> note:

guy -> guy,

using 'but' twice in the sentence

etc -> etc. (noted by author)

in general, the phrasing of the second sentence is questionable. perhaps it should be two sentences with a period after "I'm lying"

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by manmal on Sunday December 22, 2013 @01:49PM (#6951189)

"Tschüß" = I can't spell German either, or I haven't been paying attention for over a decade.

In many instances, "ß" has been replaced by "ss", namely where the resulting sound ought to be sharp and short. Schuss, Tschüss, Nuss.

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Re:Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by the_mitsuhiko on Saturday December 21, 2013 @03:22AM (#6946176)

It's actually "tschüss" or "tschüs".

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