Extraneous
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ORIGINAL: composer99 This exhange reminds me of the frustrating discussion of what 'side' the United States was on (Commonwealth AI thread, page 12 for anyone who wants to see it in all its, ahem, 'glory'). Extraneous: maybe Nielster didn't need to be such a potty-mouth... er... potty-type (), but he is probably feeling (and expressing) the same frustration that I will readily admit to feeling having dealt with your unneccessary (in my and apparently others' opinions) nitpicking and apparent inability to cope with colloquialism. Instead of presuming you knew what winky51 meant, you could have simply said you thought he was unclear and asked for clarification. And the 'clarification' regarding England/Britain and which war was being discussed were, in my estimation, a foul insult to the intelligence of winky, and perhaps everyone reading this thread. The thread is called WWII quiz. As such, it is logical that any 'quiz' question being asked is about the Second World War unless it is explicitly noted otherwise. Similarly, is there anyone - anyone? - who is knowledgeable enough about history to keep up on this thread who does not know that England and Britain are effectively the same entity? Why is that 'clarification' even required? Because If your going to do a Q&A use the correct terms in your questions! Especially if you do not allow someone to look it up. Show me the link that says that a convoy system and operations research were the "the most important improvement in ASW that was not based on technology" during the Battle of the Atlantic (during WWI or WWII). Any one who knows any geography knows England (a country) is only a part of Britain. quote:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It is governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London, the capital, but with three devolved national administrations of varying powers in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively. The Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies, which means they are constitutionally tied to the British monarch but are not part of the UK. The UK has fourteen overseas territories, all remnants of the British Empire, which at its height in 1922 encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface, the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies. It is an insult to Britain and the Commonwealth to infer that only the English involved in WWII, and that is exactly what you are doing. This is the THIRD time I have repeated this "IN MY OPINION" a convoy system and operations research were NOT the most important improvements in ASW that was not based on technology. You could have just disagreed with me and moved on, but no, you all seem to take all this personally. The way this question is written it is open to everyone's opinions. Would you care to move on or do we continue to beat this dead horse?
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University of Science Music and Culture (USMC) class of 71 and 72 ~ Extraneous (AKA Mziln)
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