User talk:GiuseppeMassimo

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Conrad.Irwin 21:01, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

bench
It would probably be better to use a quotation for the "bracket" meaning. Also, it should not be a use of benchmark, because that has a separate entry. --EncycloPetey 02:29, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, it was a use of "bench mark" (which eventually led to modern "benchmark"). The mark that is left by the bench is the "bench mark". The mark that is used as a reference point for future measurement is the "benchmark". My quotation was using the "bench mark", not the "benchmark". The bonus was that the quote helped the curious mind understand where "benchmark" comes from (as people wrongly assume it means a bench where people sit). GiuseppeMassimo 16:53, 1 August 2010 (UTC)