A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn"t improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, "When a musician just can"t handle his instrument and doesn"t improve when given help, they take away the instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer."
A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: "And if he can"t handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor."
editor n. Computing system or program allowing the user to enter and edit text.
- n. - main body of a book as distinct from notes etc.
- original book or document, esp. As distinct from a paraphrase etc.
- passage from scripture, esp. As the subject of a sermon.
- subject, theme.
- (in pl.) Books prescribed for study.
- data in textual form, esp. As stored, processed, or displayed in a word processor etc. [latin texo text- weave]
- processing n. Computing manipulation of text, esp. Transforming it from one format to another.
THAI
—n. (pl. Same or -s) 1 a native or national of thailand. B person of thai descent.
- language of thailand. —adj. Of thailand. [thai, = free]
THAN
conj. Introducing a comparison (plays better than he did before; more bread than meat in these sausages; cost more than £100; you are older than he). [old english, originally = *then]
THAT
—demons. Pron. (pl. Those) 1 person or thing indicated, named, or understood (i heard that; who is that in the garden?).
- contrasted with this (this is much better than that).
- (esp. In relative constructions) the one, the person, etc. (a table like that described above).
- (pl. That) used instead of which or whom to introduce a defining clause (the book that you sent me; there is nothing here that matters). —demons. Adj. (pl. Those) designating the person or thing indicated, named, understood, etc. (cf. Sense 1 of pron.). —adv. - to such a degree; so (have done that much).
- colloq. Very (not that good). —conj. Introducing a subordinate clause indicating: 1 statement or hypothesis (they say that he is better).
- purpose (we eat that we may live).
- result (am so sleepy that i cannot work). all that very (not all that good). That is (or that is to say) formula introducing or following an explanation of a preceding word or words. That's that formula indicating conclusion or completion. [old english]
THAW
—v. - (often foll. By out) pass from a frozen into a liquid or unfrozen state.
- (usu. Prec. By it as subject) (of the weather) become warm enough to melt ice etc.
- become warm enough to lose numbness etc.
THEE
objective case of *thou1.
THEM
—pron. - objective case of *they.
- colloq. They (it's them again). —demons. Adj. Slang or dial. Those. [old norse]
THEN
—adv. - at that time.
- a next; after that. B and also.
- a in that case (then you should have said so). B implying grudging or impatient concession (all right then, if you must). C used parenthetically to resume a narrative etc. (the policeman, then, knocked on the door). —attrib. Adj. Such at the time in question (the then king). —n. That time (until then). then and there immediately and on the spot. [old english]
THEO
comb. Form god or god(s). [greek theos god]
THEY
pron. (obj. Them; poss. Their, theirs) 1 pl. Of *he, *she, *it.
- people in general (so they say).
- those in authority (they have raised taxes). [old norse]
