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Originally Posted by deltawalkerl
Sorry to bring the thread off topic.
Generally when you have more than one adjectives in serial order before a word it means that they are all delineating the noun after it. If you intentioned the two words to carry different meanings then the phrase becomes an oxymoron.
In your case you would want the two adjectives to be parallel, which would change the phrase to "for prospective and future 8790 owners".
I am trying to get back at you for stealing my signature (from a while ago)
Hehe...just kidding.
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In truth, a "/" is supposed to exist between "prospective" and "future", which should read "prospective/future". I have no idea why the "/" decided against showing itself - possibly a UTF8 issue? Or an issue with Opera? Am unsure (and confess to being too lazy to deduce a solution). If anyone could offer a way to edit the title, I would be glad to do so.
As far as the signature, I believe credit (and thus, ownership) should be given to the originator, which would not be you or myself.
Note : on the off chance (although, probabilistically speaking, the chance is remote) the originator of the above quotation actually frequents this forum, stand up and be counted. These are your fifteen minutes of fame.Edit : I thought it best to reply to the question below with an edit in place of another response. In reference to "originator", I thought it was implied the word's meaning referred to he or she who created or inspired the quotation. In essence, the person responsible for its origin (hence, "originator"). In reference to where I came to find or use said quotation, I actually borrowed it once years ago (from a bumper sticker on a VW beetle), and since it applied to mathematics (which, if anyone has guessed, is what I am most into), I kept it around in my memory. I have yet to find its originator, however, and have gave up looking; but have since used it in a number of places (including several forums). Since those events transpired literally years before coming to this particular forum, I think it is safe to say it I found it by way of another individual, and that said individual was not yourself.
Unless, of course, that was
your VW beetle.
