IgnoranceI once was in a programming class where the task was "build a calculator". A student did one with buttons 1, 2, 3 all the way up to about 25 and then ran out of space on the screen. We've asked this before but liked it so much we're asking again: What's the best example of ignorance you've encountered?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 12:30)
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books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fine+tooth+comb%2Cfine+toothed+comb&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=0&smoothing=3
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the prick of misery pierced my foot on a spiiiike on, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 0:50,
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What's your point?Fine-tooth comb and fine-toothed comb are both fine. They make sense. It's fine toothcomb that I have a problem with, on the grounds that it's patent nonsense.
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CaptainCrackerjack live trout, slow motion, Sat 1 Sep 2012, 8:39,
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Oh, I see now.I've never heard/seen that one so I assumed you were saying something about those two forms that come up a lot. I would definitely urinate on someone who said 'fine toothcomb'.
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the prick of misery pierced my foot on a spiiiike on, Sat 1 Sep 2012, 12:31,
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