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by rickw
8/2/01 12:09:59 AM
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New Re: Semantics question
It sorta depends on if I have my brain set to program mode or colloquial mode. I think that the literal answer is "down" if you want the temp to go up and the electric bill to go down, since (as already stated) the word "down" modifies "air conditioning".

This type of literalism gets me in trouble sometimes, as in "Do you not want this drink on the counter?" to which I say "no" if I want it, "yes" if I don't. Usually this results in the drink getting dumped. The Jargon File comments on this somewhere.
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Post #3,684
by static
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8/3/01 12:38:27 AM
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New You're thinking of this entry.
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Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
     Semantics question - (drewk) - (15) - July 24, 2001, 11:26:37 AM EDT
         Neither. - (admin) - July 24, 2001, 11:29:21 AM EDT
         Neither - (Fearless Freep) - (2) - July 24, 2001, 11:36:08 AM EDT
             Ooh, flashback - (drewk) - (1) - July 24, 2001, 11:41:58 AM EDT
                 Prolly regular AC would work OK too - (Ashton) - July 24, 2001, 07:06:21 PM EDT
         Down, since it is the level of conditioning to which u refer -NT - (tseliot) - July 24, 2001, 01:00:20 PM EDT
         Neither... - (ChrisR) - (4) - July 24, 2001, 02:32:59 PM EDT
             Ain't that the truth! - (jlalexander) - (1) - July 24, 2001, 02:51:25 PM EDT
                 Heh - (Yendor) - July 25, 2001, 09:43:56 AM EDT
             Visit the computer room lately? - (SpiceWare) - (1) - July 25, 2001, 10:24:27 AM EDT
                 Shock to the system - (ChrisR) - July 30, 2001, 12:49:35 AM EDT
         I turn it clockwise. - (marlowe) - (1) - July 25, 2001, 09:31:23 PM EDT
             I like that one best. :-) -NT - (static) - July 25, 2001, 10:47:54 PM EDT
         Re: Semantics question - (wharris2) - July 30, 2001, 07:43:30 PM EDT
         Re: Semantics question - (rickw) - (1) - Aug. 2, 2001, 12:09:59 AM EDT
             You're thinking of this entry. - (static) - Aug. 3, 2001, 12:38:27 AM EDT

Same LRPD time, same LRPD channel.
41 ms