Would someone please explain to the man with his finger on the button and can't pronounce the word that his mastery of the english language is hurting him more than it helps!
benchmark, bench mark. (Surveying) 1. Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. such as: (a) A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured. (b) a surveyer's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point.
2. something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality.
3. a test or series of tests designed to compare the qualities or performance of different devices of the same type. Certain sets of computer programs are much used as benchmarks for comparing the performance of different computers, especially by comparing the time it takes to complete a test.
Time"-ta`ble (?), n. 1. A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which, several things are to take place, as the recitations in a school, the departure and arrival of railroad trains or other public conveyances, the rise and fall of the tides, etc.
2. (Railroad) A plane surface divided in one direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains.
3. (Mus.) A table showing the notation, length, or duration of the several notes.
Semantics really frustrate thinking people. Of course, we know that with his mealy mouthed double talk he is hoping that the majority of his audience are illiterate morons, the same stupid fucks that put him in office twice.
Mr. Bush, even the morons are on to you by now. So, why don't you grab your bible and all of the money that you have bilked from the people and go home and murder some more people in Texas.
We could do with a few less illiterate cowboys anyway. In this case you might actually become useful!
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