[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[AEF]

On Dec 1, 6:54 am, Johnny Billquist <b... at softjar.se> wrote:
> On 2011-12-01 03.45, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
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> > On 11/30/2011 9:09 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> >> On 2011-12-01 01.12, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> >>> On 2011-11-30 20.24, AEF wrote:
> >>>> On Nov 30, 11:35 am, Johnny Billquist<b... at softjar.se> wrote:
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> >>>>>> Can a bankrupt entity borrow money at near-zero percent interest?
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> >>>>> Google for "US BONDS INTEREST RATES".
> >>>>> It's nowhere near zero percent. Where did you get that idea?
> >>>>> Why would anyone want to loan out money without getting any interest?
> >>>>> That sounds like a loosing proposition.
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> >>>>http://www.bankrate.com/rates/interest-rates/prime-rate.aspx
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> >>>> The Fed funds rate is 0.25%. That's about as low as it can go. I'd
> >>>> call that near-zero. If you don't like that, how about "as low as it's
> >>>> ever been". This is not a sign of bankruptcy!
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> >>>> If you consider this to be bankruptcy, then every entity on the planet
> >>>> is bankrupt.
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> >>> You do understand that this is not the rate the US government pays when
> >>> it loans, right?
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> >>> Once again. google for "US BONDS", which is what the US government uses
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> > Your terminology appears confused. The government seldom loans money. It
> > is a frequent *borrower*. The amount owed by the government is usually
> > called "the national debt."
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> This might be a mistake based on me not being a native english speaker
> in that case. Are you saying that "loaning" is not the correct term when
> someone gets money that have to be paid back at a later time, with interest?
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>         Johnny

It sounds bad to me, but see

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loan?show=1&t=1322750355

However, this part of it is wrong, as testified by the same website!

"
You should note that it is used only literally; lend is the verb used
for figurative expressions, such as
"lending a hand" or "lending enchantment."
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You can lend money, lend a pen, etc. These are literal uses of the
word.

AEF