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Article #21Re: Systems functioning nominally? What does it mean?
From: chrisv
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:45
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:45
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Percy Picacity wrote: > "Peter Hucker" <none@spam.com> wrote in news:op.ur6r89cb4buhsv@i7: > >> On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:01:40 +0100, Percy Picacity >> <key@under.the.invalid> wrote: >> >>> "Peter Hucker" <none@spam.com> wrote in >>> news:op.ur26kavu4buhsv@i7: >>> >>>> On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:36:27 +0100, Percy Picacity >>>> <key@under.the.invalid> wrote: >>>> >>>>> "Peter Hucker" <none@spam.com> wrote in >>>>> news:op.ur055jjx4buhsv@i7: >>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:25:50 +0100, Kolh <no@no.spam> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> ----------------------------------- >>>>>>> Server status as of Tuesday, 07-Apr-2009 09:49:23 UTC: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Systems functioning nominally. >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> Anyone knows that that message on Altopia status page means? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is it that everything works fine or is there some anomally? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>> >>>>>> It means they expect their subscribers to have a basic grasp >>>>>> of the English language. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To be fair, the phrase is peculiarly American. It is ambiguous >>>>> in English, though I can guess what he is getting at. The >>>>> nearest to a correct English translation would be that things >>>>> seem superficially to be working all right, but have not >>>>> necessarily been analysed too deeply. I don't think this is >>>>> actually what is meant, but it might be. >>>> >>>> It makes perfect sense to me. You've heard of the word >>>> "anomaly", right? >>> >>> Yes, and? >> >> Study it more closely. >> > > Alright, I give in, what has "anomaly" got to do with "nominally"? Look at your original post in this thread. Read it carefully.
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