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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaA person's name. Three words.
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·Today was an important day for him.
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Now! There is not an EVENT involved in this rebus. An individual is involved, and this is an important day for him? How is it that there can be an important day for him, unless there is an EVENT involved?
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·How is it that there can be an important day for him, unless there is an EVENT involved?
I suppose the event is a birth date. Nov 22 1881, according to Wiki.
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·JINX!! lol
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·JINX!! lol
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·With U S Thanksgiving in the offing in a few days, you got TURKEY on your mind!
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·I can’t tell you too much about this individual, or you’ll twig to his identity too easily. I can say this individual was a performer, was American, and is now deceased.
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··Melbourne AustraliaI suppose the event is a birth date. Nov 22 1881, according to Wiki.
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Good solve 👍
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··Melbourne AustraliaI can’t tell you too much about this individual, or you’ll twig to his identity too easily. I can say this individual was a performer, was American, and is now deceased.
I'm thinking of two names,
Edward G Robinson (but the Jack confuses me).
Jackie Robinson (But the "eg" confuses me).
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·I’ll give you Jackie Robinson as the answer. Instead or the “eg”, I had intended to use “ie”. My mistake! Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier, in U S Professional big leagues baseball. He had played baseball in Canada, and his talents were recognized. I met him at the high school I attended, 65 years ago. I got his autograph which I promptly gave to a baseball fan friend. Duh! Our son is a baseball fan, and he couldn’t believe I gave the autograph away!
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·I'm thinking of two names,
Edward G Robinson (but the Jack confuses me).
Jackie Robinson (But the "eg" confuses me).
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According the the Merriam-Webster-Webster dictionary, e. g. and i. e. can almost be used interchangeably. In my rebus, I meant i.e. As in Jackie Robinson. So I think my rebus made sense.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/ie-vs-eg-abbreviation-meaning-usage-difference
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According the the Merriam-Webster-Webster dictionary, e. g. and i. e. can almost be used interchangeably. In my rebus, I meant i.e. As in Jackie Robinson. So I think my rebus made sense.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/ie-vs-eg-abbreviation-meaning-usage-difference
I don't have my copy of the Australian Style Guide any more, but I used it often when doing technical reports and one thing I remember is the use of e.g. and i.e., they are not interchangeable according to the ASG.
I.e. is Latin for id est or 'that is' — and is used to clarify the statement before it, I remember it as "in other words" when applying it.
E.g., the other Latin contraction means exempli gratia or 'for example.' It's used to introduce examples and illustrate a statement.
Picky I know, but they are two different kettles of fish.
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·I don't have my copy of the Australian Style Guide any more, but I used it often when doing technical reports and one thing I remember is the use of e.g. and i.e., they are not interchangeable according to the ASG.
I.e. is Latin for id est or 'that is' — and is used to clarify the statement before it, I remember it as "in other words" when applying it.
E.g., the other Latin contraction means exempli gratia or 'for example.' It's used to introduce examples and illustrate a statement.
Picky I know, but they are two different kettles of fish.
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··Melbourne AustraliaA very easy one.
I'll give you the pictures, you give me the name.
I'll give you the pictures, you give me the name.
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··Melbourne AustraliaI didn't think it'd last too long, may have to make the next one a bit of a challenge 😉.
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·All right! The picture tells me nothing! What is the answer, please?
