Subj : Re: Off Topic (was: MS XCOPY v 4DOS internal COPY) To : Jasen.Betts@xspamp42.f531.n640.z3.f From : meirman Date : Sat Feb 09 2002 08:57 pm From: meirman@f3.n342.z1.cereal.mv.com (meirman) Subject: Re: Off Topic (was: MS XCOPY v 4DOS internal COPY) From: meirman In comp.os.msdos.4dos on 8 Feb 2002 13:30:56 GMT Jasen.Betts@xspamp42.f531.n640.z3.fidonet.org posted: >Hi Outsider. > >06-Feb-02 11:32:20, Outsider wrote to meirman > > >> >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? > > O> 1*1=1 so one time faster is the same speed, no? > >I started the mess and I think Meirman's right. > >consider "10% faster" ... that's arithmetically the same as saying 0.1 >times faster so 60MPH becomes 66MPH, faster is usable in this context, >and "100% faster" would be the same as "one time faster" meaning "twice as >fast". > > O> I think "faster" is incorrect in this context > >Yeah, I should have used "as fast" instead of "faster" or altered the numbers. You're not alone, though. I even read a column by William Buckley where he got it wrong. He had given both numbers but in so many cases they don't so in those cases when writers use "faster" or "greater than", I never know what they really mean. > -=> Bye <=- > >--- > * Origin: The Fifth Rule: You have taken yourself too seriousl (3:640/531.42) meirman@QQQerols.com If you email me, please let me know whether remove the QQQ or not you are posting the same letter. -- |Fidonet: meirman 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) .