Subj : Re: Off Topic (was: MS XCOPY v 4DOS internal COPY) To : Outsider From : Outsider Date : Wed Feb 06 2002 12:50 pm From: Outsider@f3.n342.z1.cereal.mv.com (Outsider) Subject: Re: Off Topic (was: MS XCOPY v 4DOS internal COPY) From: Outsider Outsider wrote: > > meirman@invalid.com wrote: > > > > In comp.os.msdos.4dos on 6 Feb 2002 04:26:10 GMT > > Jasen.Betts@xspamp42.f531.n640.z3.fidonet.org posted: > > ...snipped > This is really off topic, but sure is a lot better than senseless > fighting :). > > > >about 2-1/2 times faster, that's pretty impressive. > > > OT A lot of people say it this way but I believe it should be "2-1/2 > > times as fast".** Otherwise, what would "one time faster" mean? You may be right. > 1*1=1 so one time faster is the same speed, no? I think "faster" is > incorrect in this context. Perhaps we need a linguistics expert. -- MS-DOS 6.22, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Netscape Communicator 4.08 -- |Fidonet: Outsider 1:342/3 | | Origin: The Cereal Port BBS (603)899-3335 199.125.78.133 (1:132/152) --- # Origin: (1:132/152.4) * Origin: Baddog BBS (1:218/903) .