tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048601.post109571300588178371..comments2009-01-08T08:34:45.749-05:00Comments on 2004 Boylston Chess Club Championship : ...a matter of technique?David Glickmannoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048601.post-1108642647461804232005-02-17T07:17:00.000-05:002005-02-17T07:17:00.000-05:002005-02-17T07:17:00.000-05:00I would really like to have a beer (perhaps even t...I would really like to have a beer (perhaps even two) with Steve Lopez one day. He sounds like a funny guy.Don Q.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09076257083454020421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048601.post-1095872080818405422004-09-22T12:54:00.000-04:002004-09-22T12:54:00.000-04:002004-09-22T12:54:00.000-04:00Touche! As the primary usage of "equine" is as an ...Touche! As the primary usage of "equine" is as an adjective, I have edited the offending phrase. No less affected, but gramatically correct.DGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414642927224332540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048601.post-1095871260178862902004-09-22T12:41:00.000-04:002004-09-22T12:41:00.000-04:002004-09-22T12:41:00.000-04:00As one who is accustomed to being carried away by ...As one who is accustomed to being carried away by self-righteous tyrades, I know one when I see one. If we assume a certain level of competence in our audience, there are many, many situations where annotating a won game to the end is foolish consistency. I won't say that “and the rest is a matter of technique” isn't abused from time to time, but in my view, there is nothing wrong with this comment when a clearly won game is correctly prosecuted and won. I am much more likely to take issue with the affected use of the noun "equine" . . .MacIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13764154213283501010noreply@blogger.com