User talk:Madmardigan53

Is "seven times faster" really the same as "seven times as fast" ?

Hello Madmardigan53!

I have a question regarding one of your changes in the Z80 article. I'm not fully aware about the conventions used in English, but in my native language, Swedish, the phrase seven times faster would actually mean eight times as fast. Mixing these up is a common mistake among writers and speakers here. I feel that our languages are semantically very similar, and therefore suspect that the same kind of reasoning would probably apply to English as well (?).

What do you say? - HenkeB 22:46, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about the late reply. Anyway, I have yet to find a conclusive answer as to whether "faster than" actually means "as fast as" idiomatically; therefore, I believe the unambiguous "as fast as" should be used. I am making the change now. --madmardigan53 02:26, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! / HenkeB 11:37, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HexPixel Code

Hey, I see you like my code and you can program! Do you think you can make a basic converter? (No variables/cons/etc. - very simple) Thanks. Domthedude001 19:33, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean by "No variables/cons/etc."? Anyway, I have already started a basic converter. I have not worked on it for awhile, but I can now if you so desire. --madmardigan53 21:39, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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