stevedallas Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 Okeh, I'll call for references, but you can do it yourself. It's easy.CFR.See how simple it is?LehiI am sorry. Did I do something wrong calling for a reference?
LeSellers Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 I am sorry. Did I do something wrong calling for a reference?You did not "call for a reference", you asked that someone else do so: "CFR please" (Call for Reference please).It's a pet peeve of mine, I suppose, but "CFR" does not mean "reference", even though that's the way many people here use it.Lehi
stevedallas Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) You did not "call for a reference", you asked that someone else do so: "CFR please" (Call for Reference please).It's a pet peeve of mine, I suppose, but "CFR" does not mean "reference", even though that's the way many people here use it.Lehiok...you lost me. I thought when someone said "CFR" they were asking the person they responded to provide a reference. Was that against the rules?C-allF-orR-eference Edited October 28, 2011 by stevedallas
LeSellers Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 ok...you lost me. I thought when someone said "CFR" they were asking the person they responded to provide a reference. Was that against the rules?C-allF-orR-eferenceDon't get all wrapped around the axle. What you said above is true. However, "CFR please", means "[someone else] call for reference please". The problem is that many people use "CFR" as a noun meaning "reference". It's a whole sentence: Call for Reference." Properly used as a noun it means "[this is a] call for reference." I can issue a CFR, but, for instance, it is improper to say "This is my CFR," and then proved the reference. The letter "C" precludes this.Ah, gee, just forget it.Lehi
ERayR Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 Don't get all wrapped around the axle. What you said above is true. However, "CFR please", means "[someone else] call for reference please". The problem is that many people use "CFR" as a noun meaning "reference". It's a whole sentence: Call for Reference." Properly used as a noun it means "[this is a] call for reference." I can issue a CFR, but, for instance, it is improper to say "This is my CFR," and then proved the reference. The letter "C" precludes this.Ah, gee, just forget it.LehiHaving a bad day Lehi? Smile and cheer up things could get worse. Oh and they probably will.
Vance Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 Having a bad day Lehi? Smile and cheer up things could get worse. Oh and they probably will. What do you mean "probably will"? They probably ARE, he just hasn't found out yet.
stevedallas Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 What do you mean "probably will"? They probably ARE, he just hasn't found out yet.worse than CFR?Still not sure I understand that bruhaha
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