The Fastest Age

Originally posted by MetroSwim I was being funny, but you still have yet to define the word that you "teach" me. Hmmmm... maybe because it's not in the dictionary? Maybe it's in your MS Word because you used it previously and overrode the spellchecker when it told you that "unqualifications" (no hyphen) is not a word? ... 'Un-qualifications'? I spoon-feed you again: you didn't use it before and you can see too that Microsoft Word recognizes it. You know what 'qualifications' means. Now think. Originally posted by MetroSwim ... "if you are slower than my 12:25 in the 1,000 free, then I am also faster than you." Last time I swam 1000 that I recall was in April 2001. I swam 12:20.08 at the SCY Colonies Zone SCY Champs. That, by the way, was in the afternoon. That morning I competed in a duathlon. I also recall swimming a faster thousand split the next day in the 1650 (though I died at the end). HA HA HA HA.... I AM THE LATE BLOOMER CHAMPION IN THE 1,000!!!!!! Don't worry about being the late bloomer champion, I went 11:56 in 1996 when training with the Stanford Masters.

Originally posted by aquageek ... Your unqualified and unliterate friend, geek ... I know about 'unqualified' and 'illiterate', I see them in your post right now. Originally posted by aquageek ... And, for the record, you'd be many, many heats before me in the 100. ... Your 100 free from age-group swimming without much training as an adult and therefore slower than during your age-group swimming? No thanks, you are no big deal.

UN-believable.

Wait, I forgot where this started. Oh yeah... I can look up "qualifications". I can look up "unqualified". I can look up "unqualifications" but I won't find anything because it isn't a word. You used it in a sentence and I didn't grok it. m Please provide a definition or retract the sentence. Unless, of course, the meaning of "definition" also eludes you. And say what you want about my 1,000 free, but I stand now before you and the world as the uncontested champion of the 1000 at a zone meet for late-blooming (at 19) clydesdale duathletes.

Originally posted by MetroSwim ... I can look up "qualifications". I can look up "unqualified". I can look up "unqualifications" but I won't find anything because it isn't a word. ... 'Un-qualifications' is recognized by Microsoft Word as a legitimate word. 'Qualifications' too. I don't want to help you further. They are in your native language that you should know by now. Help yourself.

Sorry, Ion, MS Word is NOT a recognised English language dictionary (and its grammar-checker is often incorrect, much to my irritation)- in fact, 'un-qualifications' is not even acknowledged by its thesaurus. 'Unqualification,' whether used in the singular, plural, or in a hyphenated form, is NOT a recognised word in the English language. If you- or anyone else- can find it listed in a dictionary, please let me know... Until then, peace....

Originally posted by eliana2003 Sorry, Ion, MS Word is NOT a recognised English language dictionary... Sorry Eliana but Microsoft Word does recognize it as legitimate. By the way, I know that the English spell 'recognized' as 'recognised' like you just did, but you are in the U.S. now and Microsoft Word says that in the U.S. 'recognized' is correct and 'recognised' is incorrect. It's time for you to learn.

Time to really learn. Unfortunately, my dear ion, relying on Microsoft as the authority clearly shows the flaw in your line of reasoning. "Unqualifications" is not a known word and is not accepted by MS Word as a correct spelling. "Un-qualifications" (with the handy-dandy hyphen) is accepted, but that isn't the word you used (which, by the way, you STILL have not provided a definition for). Here's the kicker: Microsoft appears to accept most any word if you add "un-" in front of it (except in those cases where you Capitalize the first letter after the hyphen). A few simple examples will demonstrate the tragic flaw in your reasoning and your failure to do your homework. The following words pass the MS Word spell-check: Un-pencil, un-pool. Un-practical Un-dog, un-cat, un-beaver Un-a, un-b, un-c, un-e, un-etc... And, amazingly, "un-late-starter".

PS - Happy UN-Birthday!

Please re-read my post- I didn't say that MS Word didn't recognise the word (as being mispelled), but stated that it wasn't a dictionary. For the last time, 'un-qualifications' isn't a word... Prove me wrong, find it in an English-language dictionary- NOT MS Word... Thanks. Finally, regarding the preferred British spelling of 'recognised': It is acknowledged in the U.S. Just change the preferred language in your spell-checker (this works anywhere in the world, BTW). Let's put an 'Amen,' to it. I am.