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You should not address any of the points raised in the article

This is where a snippet from a much much much earlier post is quoted without indicated who said it. It can be days since it was originally made and the context is now completely obscured or already dealt with, the less sense it makes, the better.

Do most people actually say that or are you making that up to argue?

Do most people actually say that or are you making that up to argue?

Jumbo is a fairly common dictionary word so it isnt to far fetched to think someone used it in that context.

I never hear people use the word "jumbo" unless in a previously established compound or to refer to something marketed as "jumbo."
It doesn't matter if it's conceivable, it matters if most people use it that way. After all, it's based on majority consensus, right?

one person a majority consensus does not make

that's peachy

one person a majority consensus does not make

there are 3.5 million google results for jumbo

How many hits for "jumbo jet?" And what jet do they refer to?

Just curious.

one person a majority consensus does not make

there are 3.5 million google results for jumbo

How many hits for "jumbo jet?" And what jet do they refer to?

Just curious.

go find out

Well, you're so sure you're right, why wouldn't you just do it? I'm sure there must be jillions of references to C-47s.

Whats with all this mumbo jumbo anyway?

I'll save you the effort, Sty. There were 64,800 hits. I didn't see a single one that referred to anything but a 747.

You're plummeting to earth at terminal velocity. I suggest you just bail out and be done with it.

you looked through all 64,800 hits?

Yeah, Sty has lately exhibited signs of enjoying keeping pointless arguments going and going. I'm not sure why exactly. Normally he's a bit more mature.

I don't think the jumbo jet as being a C-17 is a serious claim.

Its a term used to describe the airplanes that the soldiers jumped out of, and since they sure didn't jump out of a 747, it is refering to a c-17 or similar military aircraft. And since it has now been confirmed (mostly) that this letter is real, written by a battallion commander, you now have an instance of someone using jumbo jet to describe a military aircraft.

That should end the argument

I don't think the jumbo jet as being a C-17 is a serious claim.

Its a term used to describe the airplanes that the soldiers jumped out of, and since they sure didn't jump out of a 747, it is refering to a c-17 or similar military aircraft. And since it has now been confirmed (mostly) that this letter is real, written by a battallion commander, you now have an instance of someone using jumbo jet to describe a military aircraft.

That should end the argument

It should, but somehow it doesn't.