Re: "VMS people can write their own ticket"

On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:23:56 UTC, David J Dachtera
<djesys.no@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Myopia is a greater threat to the world and humankind than The Plague ever was.
The "least common denominator" is, indeed, disturbingly low.

A nitpick, because I've only just realised why it bugged me when I
first read it.

There would be a major difference between _least_ common denominator
and _lowest_ common denominator. The latter being what I was taught
when learning to fractions at school in Wales. Was/Is it different in
the US?

One could argue that 'least common' is the opposite of what is
intended as it implies 'most different'.

Is this normal US usage?

--
Cheers - Dave W.
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