Neighbor Posted October 8, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 955 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,596 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,063 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Online Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Just as I was thinking , well USA President Biden is actually awake, cognizant of what is happening, and doing a very good job in this immediate aftermath of the attack upon Israel, I read a quote from him, ..."Israel has the right to defend itself and its people, full stop." .... What on earth is defending" full stop"? To me "Full Stop" is a ship's pilot or captain, the commander on the bridge, shutting down his vessel, leaving it dead in the water. Am I missing something, or is it another Biden misfunction of his brain as he tries to articulate USA support for Israel? Lord help us, protect our military as it positions itself to engage in hot war. May the military families not have the distraction of our civilian political parties disagreeing about budgets holding them and their families as financial hostages in the process. May all military families have security of knowing they will be paid on time all the time. May our nation's people raise up to the need today. Amen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marathoner Posted October 8, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 71 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,144 Content Per Day: 7.06 Reputation: 13,104 Days Won: 97 Joined: 05/24/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted October 8, 2023 It means that Israel has a right to defend itself, and this isn't up for debate. That's the contextual meaning of this particular idiom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOrangeCat Posted October 8, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 57 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,407 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 1,827 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/24/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted October 8, 2023 58 minutes ago, Neighbor said: What on earth is defending" full stop"? To me "Full Stop" is a ship's pilot or captain, the commander on the bridge, shutting down his vessel, leaving it dead in the water. A full stop is another term for the period punctuation mark. It's used similarly to the word "period" as well when used to emphasize a a point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael37 Posted October 8, 2023 Group: Servant Followers: 21 Topic Count: 241 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6,953 Content Per Day: 3.27 Reputation: 4,871 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/05/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/23/1954 Share Posted October 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Neighbor said: Just as I was thinking , well USA President Biden is actually awake, cognizant of what is happening, and doing a very good job in this immediate aftermath of the attack upon Israel, I read a quote from him, ..."Israel has the right to defend itself and its people, full stop." .... What on earth is defending" full stop"? To me "Full Stop" is a ship's pilot or captain, the commander on the bridge, shutting down his vessel, leaving it dead in the water. Hi Neighbour, I just used a comma. Now I've used a full stop. (The predictive algorithm beat me to it. PTL) full stop [full stop] NOUN BRITISH a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation. North American term period. SIMILAR: point punctuation mark full point period used to suggest that there is nothing more to say on a topic: "I just prefer it full stop" a complete cessation: "her life had simply come to a full stop" SIMILAR: stalemate impasse checkmate stand-off standstill halt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted October 8, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 955 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,596 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,063 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Online Birthday: 03/03/1885 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, AnOrangeCat said: A full stop is another term for the period punctuation mark. It's used similarly to the word "period" as well when used to emphasize a a point. Oh my, he is reading the punctuation instructions. His influencers wanted him to pause and then go on instead he read aloud full stop. Decades ago I wrote the script for a Memorial Day service with some 2000 attendees to be present at my employers place of business. Unfortunately the president of the Los Angeles City council did not look at it ahead of time and proceeded to read aloud every margin note of the speech prepared for him. Did I ever get a grilling over that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael37 Posted October 8, 2023 Group: Servant Followers: 21 Topic Count: 241 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6,953 Content Per Day: 3.27 Reputation: 4,871 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/05/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/23/1954 Share Posted October 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, Neighbor said: Oh my, he is reading the punctuation instructions. His influencers wanted him to pause and then go on instead he read aloud full stop. It's commonplace to use "full stop" or "period" as an idiom or figure of speech to express an emphatic point not to be argued against. e.g. When it comes to sermons preached here in New Zealand, there are to be no Americanisms used, full stop. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis1209 Posted October 8, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 347 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,474 Content Per Day: 2.70 Reputation: 5,381 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/27/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted October 8, 2023 A one-veteran rant: I could interpret “full stop” another way. I am abandoning an aircraft carrier off the coast of Gaza for Hamas, period. Sound ridiculous or vindictive? Look no further than Afghanistan. Or the billions in cash flown to Iran to support Hamas and Hezbollah. Or,… This administration is inept, and I cannot visualize how they can become more incompetent nationally or as the world's global police force. I am surprised by the Commander and Cheese's words thus far. Netanyahu has declared war, and Hezbollah is now joining Hamas. As I posted in another thread, it would not surprise me if this turns into a regional war, a.k.a. Psalm 83 War. As demonstrated in every war, police action, skirmish, and conflict we have been involved with since WW II. Our nation no longer has the resolve and commitment to see things through to its conclusion. We have had no victories or gained anything, only severe losses, alley mistrust, and embarrassment. It will be interesting to see how all this plays out, historically and prophetically. No doubt, if it does come down to negotiations, what will be the center of the bargaining chip? Land for peace, of course. The decades failed, and God forbidden brokered deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_abc Posted October 11, 2023 Group: Senior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 898 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 537 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/06/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 4:01 AM, AnOrangeCat said: A full stop is another term for the period punctuation mark. It's used similarly to the word "period" as well when used to emphasize a a point. Agreed. The term "Full stop" is used in UK english. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/full-stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted October 11, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 955 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,596 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,063 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Online Birthday: 03/03/1885 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 It was top of mind, full stop. Yeah sure says me. I see and hear now like when Biden's excuse makers starting using Top of Mind as an expression that they are now all in synch using full stop as often as they can. No Joke. As for me Full Stop rings command to the engine room bring us to dead in the water rapidly, now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starise Posted October 11, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 13 Topic Count: 279 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 13,083 Content Per Day: 9.75 Reputation: 13,564 Days Won: 149 Joined: 08/26/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted October 11, 2023 That's probably what the teleprompter said. He was supposed to go to the next sentence. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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