User talk:Varlaam

antidisestablishmentarianism
How on Earth does a Guinness Book of Records factoid relate to churches? And how are churches a "usage note": a note telling people how the word is used in speech and writing? Equinox ◑ 17:31, 7 August 2011 (UTC)


 * You have merely 50% more edits than me. I assumed you were a fellow with, like, 200 edits, not 90K.


 * Why would a US writer pull an exotic UK historical term out of thin air?
 * I'm Canadian, I'm 50 years old, I like UK history. How often do I see this word used in books on 19th c. UK history? Infrequently to never.
 * So why is a US writer using it?
 * And why is a US writer expecting a US readership to know what he's talking about?
 * US audiences always seem to be startled to hear that the UK does not have a President.
 * So why does he believe he can use this term here?
 * Because it is in the Guinness Book.
 * And a well-educated NYT audience will be familiar with the Guinness Book.
 * And if anyone else is using this word in a context other than Anglican church history, then he will be referring to its length, and he will be aware of its length because of the Guinness Book, or some equivalent.
 * What section this "factoid", which it clearly is not, belongs in is immaterial to me.
 * Put it wherever it does belong. I don't give a shit where. The word is proverbial due to its length.
 * I expect this sort of aggressive reaction from some punk kid, not when a 90K editor is addressing a 60K editor. Right?
 * Cheers, Varlaam 19:57, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * No concrete reason to think this is 'aggressive'. Certainly that's one way of reading it, but I read it more as a 'surprised' reaction than 'aggressive'. Anyway, here are our generic welcome links. Mglovesfun (talk) 17:43, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

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 * SemperBlotto didn't make a mistake. You created a page without content, so it has been deleted. You have been blocked because of swearing on SemperBlotto's talk page. Maro 17:56, 15 April 2012 (UTC)