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Frank Kalis SSC Guru Points: 111183 More actions · Answer 1

Hi Patrick,

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You rarely say "This is an acquaintance." when introducing someone. It means that you don't know them and have only met them a few times at most.
An acquaintance is someone you vaguely know and barely recognize.

???

so how do I call someone who isn't a stranger and a friend

Is it:

'He is my almost friend'

'He is my less than a stranger'

Or do you have the binary approach

0=stranger; 1=friend

You got me really confused!

Cheers,

Frank

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Dale Corey SSCrazy Eights Points: 9019 More actions · Answer 2

"He is my associate." or "He is my professional associate."

All the best,

Dale

All the best,

Dale

Author: An Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Management Studio

Frank Kalis SSC Guru Points: 111183 More actions · Answer 3

Hi Dale,

I always thought 'associate' is only used with business meaning.

Can I say: '(S)He's my buddy' when it is not so official?

Cheers,

Frank

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Ritch Ten Centuries Points: 1044 More actions · Answer 4

Frank,

Buddy implies friendship.

Stick with acquaintance. Trust me, my English is better than my sql

Laters

"I didn't do anything it just got complicated" - M Edwards

Dale Corey SSCrazy Eights Points: 9019 More actions · Answer 5

Frank,

Take your pick. Here's the definition of associate:

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as·so·ci·ate ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-ssh-t, -s-)
v. as·so·ci·at·ed, as·so·ci·at·ing, as·so·ci·ates
v. tr.
To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
To connect or join together; combine.
To connect in the mind or imagination: “I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn” (John Keats).
v. intr.
To join in or form a league, union, or association. See Synonyms at join.
To spend time socially; keep company: associates with her coworkers on weekends.
n. (-t, -t)
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.
A companion; a comrade.
One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
often Associate An associate's degree.
adj. (-t, -t)
Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status: an associate editor.
Having partial status or privileges: an associate member of the club.
Following or accompanying; concomitant.

Here's the definition of acquantance:

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ac·quain·tance ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-kwntns)
n.
Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship.
A relationship based on such knowledge: struck up an acquaintance with our new neighbor.
A person whom one knows.
Knowledge or information about something or someone: has a passing acquaintance with Chinese history.
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ac·quaintance·ship n.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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acquaintance
\Ac*quaint"ance\, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See Acquaint.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him.
Contract no friendship, or even acquaintance, with a guileful man. --Sir W. Jones.
2. A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson. --Macaulay.
Note: In this sense the collective term acquaintance was formerly both singular and plural, but it is now commonly singular, and has the regular plural acquaintances.
To be of acquaintance, to be intimate.
To take acquaintance of or with, to make the acquaintance of. [Obs.]
Syn: Familiarity; intimacy; fellowship; knowledge.
Usage: Acquaintance, Familiarity, Intimacy. These words mark different degrees of closeness in social intercourse. Acquaintance arises from occasional intercourse; as, our acquaintance has been a brief one. We can speak of a slight or an intimate acquaintance. Familiarity is the result of continued acquaintance. It springs from persons being frequently together, so as to wear off all restraint and reserve; as, the familiarity of old companions. Intimacy is the result of close connection, and the freest interchange of thought; as, the intimacy of established friendship.

Here's the definition of buddy:

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bud·dy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bd) Informal
n. pl. bud·dies
A good friend; a comrade.
A partner, especially one of a pair or team associated under the buddy system.
Friend or comrade; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy: Watch it, buddy.
intr.v. bud·died, bud·dy·ing, bud·dies
To associate as a buddy or buddies: buddied around with the older guys.
Phrasal Verb:
buddy up
To ingratiate oneself, as by presuming friendship: buddied up to the coach in hopes of making the team.

All the best,

Dale

Edited by - DALEC on 08/14/2003 08:08:11 AM

All the best,

Dale

Author: An Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Management Studio

Frank Kalis SSC Guru Points: 111183 More actions · Answer 6

Hi Dale and Ritch,

I've missed your long and indepth explanations, Dale

However, to claim the longest post I think you have to beat Antares686.

A small hint:

Unless it hasn't been customized, message data type is ntext. So plenty of space

I am seriously thinking of calling you all friends to circumvent this problem. Anything wrong with this?

Cheers,

Frank

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Ritch Ten Centuries Points: 1044 More actions · Answer 7

Frank,

You can call me anything you like so long as you take pity on me when I post a problem with my tsql

Cheers

"I didn't do anything it just got complicated" - M Edwards

Frank Kalis SSC Guru Points: 111183 More actions · Answer 8

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You can call me anything you like so long as you take pity on me when I post a problem with my tsql

if it's not too difficult...

Yesterday I saw the Dilbert strip in a newspaper.

...blablabla...Speak COBOL to me, baby

Good evening, time to catch up my son at his granny ?!?

Cheers,

Frank

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Ritch Ten Centuries Points: 1044 More actions · Answer 9

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if it's not too difficult...

I severly doubt it!

Granny's

Tschuss (did I spell that right?)

"I didn't do anything it just got complicated" - M Edwards

PBirch SSCrazy Eights Points: 8493 More actions · Answer 10

Frank,

Laughing. Someone who you vaguely know is an acquaintance. Like the guy down the block or four cubicles over. Sometimes they are nodding acquaintances (which means you could pick him/her out of crowd, you just are not sure why).

Buddy is someone who you'll have a beer with once in awhile. You could pick them out of a crowd because it's their turn to buy.

Dr. Peter Venkman: Generally you don't see that kind of behavior in a major appliance.

Patrick

Quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue

Frank Kalis SSC Guru Points: 111183 More actions · Answer 11

quote:
Tschuss (did I spell that right?)

almost! I think the small mistake is due to a lack on your keyboard.

Tschüss

We german speaking ones take pride in having such a stupidity as letter ä, ö. ü. Very smart, indeed!!!

And yes, it was not his granny, but his great grandmother. From time to time we like to outsource him (and he likes it, too) to her for some days

Cheers,

Frank

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Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Webmaster: http://www.insidesql.org/blogs
My blog: http://www.insidesql.org/blogs/frankkalis/[/url]

Frank Kalis SSC Guru Points: 111183 More actions · Answer 12

Hi, my friend Patrick,

quote:
Laughing. Someone who you vaguely know is an acquaintance. Like the guy down the block or four cubicles over. Sometimes they are nodding acquaintances (which means you could pick him/her out of crowd, you just are not sure why).

are cubicles really that common to american offices like Dilbert comics suggest?

I'm sitting in a large two-person office.

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...you'll have a beer .... You could pick them ... because it's their turn to buy.

When did you say, you're going to France ???

Cheers,

Frank

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Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Webmaster: http://www.insidesql.org/blogs
My blog: http://www.insidesql.org/blogs/frankkalis/[/url]

PBirch SSCrazy Eights Points: 8493 More actions · Answer 13

Frank,

Depends on the client when I go to France. Something about the company actually paying for stuff. It's a bit far to commute.

The French also have é, à, ç, è, ù and the famous â.

Cubicles - they are here and taking over. I'm in a cubicle city for the time being. You can overhear everything. I've been in cubicles, offices, shared offices, and for six months in a hallway (I was put at a desk by the door. For some odd reason people assumed I was a secretary).

Au revoir

Dr. Peter Venkman: Generally you don't see that kind of behavior in a major appliance.

Patrick

Quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue