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Subject: Re: typical: a sensation happens and nobody here registers it !

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:43:14 10/16/00

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On October 16, 2000 at 13:10:28, Chessfun wrote:

>On October 16, 2000 at 12:55:56, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On October 16, 2000 at 11:30:44, Chessfun wrote:
>>
>>>On October 16, 2000 at 10:49:39, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Show me the solid evidence that shows it works.  I played a zillion games vs
>>>>CSTal (on ICC) using equal hardware.  (P6/200 single cpu at the time).  It
>>>>didn't work then.  2 of every 3 games ended in an endgame.  and 9 of every 10
>>>>of those ended in a loss for the speculative program.
>>>
>>>
>>>Now this zillion I have to see.
>>>
>>>Sarah.
>>
>>
>>I believe most understand the concept that "zillion" -> "large number".  And
>>I mean _large_ number.  Large -> 20 per day for several months.  Many operated
>>directly by Chris.
>
>
>Ok now I get it.
>"Zillion" = Large Number = 20 per day for several? months.
>Hundreds = 87 or Two Hundred.
>
>Sarah.


two hundred _definitely_ is "hundreds".  Simply go ask a high-school English
teacher.

There is _no_ "zillion".  Yet it has been used in posts here many times.
Why do you want to take issue with a slang word that has an obvious meaning?
And yet you want to claim that _I_ provoke _you_???

In chess, I would say that 20 * 100 is a _huge_ number of games.  When you
yourself post results after 20-30-50 games.  So yes...  'zillions' is a
reasonable number when you know how to take it...



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