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[[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.92|108.162.215.92]] 00:34, 25 May 2021 (UTC) | [[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.92|108.162.215.92]] 00:34, 25 May 2021 (UTC) | ||
| − | Flares do " draw fire" but because they are more visible to heat | + | Flares do " draw fire" but because they are more visible to heat seakeking missiles than engine jet engine heat. This seems like a solvable problem, missile and flare wise.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.202|162.158.75.202]] 03:44, 25 May 2021 (UTC) |
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Shouldn't the links be given as QR codes rather than plain text, which would have to be read and re-typed into a device with a suitable web browser? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.28|108.162.219.28]] 00:54, 25 May 2021 (UTC) | Shouldn't the links be given as QR codes rather than plain text, which would have to be read and re-typed into a device with a suitable web browser? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.28|108.162.219.28]] 00:54, 25 May 2021 (UTC) | ||
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:Firstly, no native speaker of English says "as [whatever] as I". Secondly, the whole phrase, "someone as easily distracted as me", not just "someone", is governed by the preposition "by". See §8 of the article on "as" in H.W. Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926) for case after "as". [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.107|198.41.238.107]] 21:01, 1 January 2022 (UTC) | :Firstly, no native speaker of English says "as [whatever] as I". Secondly, the whole phrase, "someone as easily distracted as me", not just "someone", is governed by the preposition "by". See §8 of the article on "as" in H.W. Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926) for case after "as". [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.107|198.41.238.107]] 21:01, 1 January 2022 (UTC) | ||
::Without referencing Fowler's thoughts, I would suggest "...someone as easily distracted as I am." would work. In fact, I'd prefer it. (But there might be a US/UK divide, or similar dichotomy. Like choosing to answer "Do you have <a thing>?" with either "Yes I do." or "Yes I have.") [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.147|172.70.162.147]] 23:13, 1 January 2022 (UTC) | ::Without referencing Fowler's thoughts, I would suggest "...someone as easily distracted as I am." would work. In fact, I'd prefer it. (But there might be a US/UK divide, or similar dichotomy. Like choosing to answer "Do you have <a thing>?" with either "Yes I do." or "Yes I have.") [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.147|172.70.162.147]] 23:13, 1 January 2022 (UTC) | ||
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The wikipedia list should have a warning before it due to a HIGH nerd sniping potential. No doubt that was the intent. --Hman | The wikipedia list should have a warning before it due to a HIGH nerd sniping potential. No doubt that was the intent. --Hman | ||
