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delliottg
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Initially Posted - 07/18/2014 :  15:22:06  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I found this question on English Language & Usage on Stack Exchange:

[url="http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/185783/what-is-the-correct-verb-to-imply-the-move-of-a-moveable-bridge"]What is the correct verb to imply the move of a moveable bridge?[/url]

I had never thought about a single verb to describe whether a bridge was open irrespective of the traffic type (road or marine). I haven't been able to come up with a good example (and neither has anyone else so far).

Can you?
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Response Posted - 07/18/2014 :  16:53:23  Show Profile
I'll suggest that if there were, it would lead to chaos. And that's why we have sentences, and dialogs, based on context. (I.e., are you a car, boat, or train?)

But let me also suggest that a moveable bridge is either "open" or "closed", and that the context is based on the purpose of it being moveable, which is for marine traffic. Thus, CLOSING a bridge makes it closed to boats. If you're in a car and a sign says the drawbridge ahead is "open", you probably should not assume it's open for you to cross.

So there need to be only two verbs: open and close. And two corresponding adjectives, irrespective of whether you're on land or on the water.
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Dave, could be my FireFox browser on my cheezy Win 8 Toshiba laptop, but your signature images appear to be missing. Could your shutterfly acct be out?
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shnool
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Response Posted - 07/25/2014 :  09:09:05  Show Profile  Visit shnool's Homepage
I would NOT drive over an open drawbridge, or an open moveable bridge, but I might sail under/through one!
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 07/25/2014 :  10:41:08  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
quote:
Originally posted by Voyager

Dave, could be my FireFox browser on my cheezy Win 8 Toshiba laptop, but your signature images appear to be missing. Could your shutterfly acct be out?


They seem to be OK here? Of course the favorite thing a tester likes to hear from a developer is "it works on my box".
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 07/25/2014 :  12:30:59  Show Profile
I've been noticing sporadic behavior--sometimes one (the newest) shows and the others don't. Those are thumbnails that Shutterfly doesn't even offer URLs to now. My days might be numbered.
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