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Re: Systems functioning nominally? What does it mean?

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From: chrisv
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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Subject: Re: Systems functioning nominally? What does it mean?
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