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genrex 03-04-2011 11:55 AM
apropo of nothing
 
I hate to admit it, but I don't know what "apropo" means, or how to use it. I know "how apropo" is not shorthand for "how appropriate." It's like a secret-society thing, where you either know the secret of "apropo" or you don't.

And I'm not sure what "apropo of nothing" means.

Somebody throw me a clue, please.

:confused:

lisa_spyder 03-04-2011 12:15 PM
apropo - Wiktionary

apropo - definition and meaning from Wordnik

:confused::confused::confused: Not sure if I could extract the true definition from either of these links...you might do better than me...

id10t 03-04-2011 12:20 PM
$ apropos nothing
false (1) - do nothing, unsuccessfully
SSL_want_nothing (3ssl) - obtain state information TLS/SSL I/O operation
true (1) - do nothing, successfully

red-beard 03-04-2011 12:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by genrex (Post 5881949)
I hate to admit it, but I don't know what "apropo" means, or how to use it. I know "how apropo" is not shorthand for "how appropriate." It's like a secret-society thing, where you either know the secret of "apropo" or you don't.

And I'm not sure what "apropo of nothing" means.

Somebody throw me a clue, please.

:confused:
#1 - It's french

ŕ-propos - doing something with speed and accuracy, and relevence

"apropos of nothing:

Doing something irrelvent or without reason or purpose.

Clear?

RWebb 03-04-2011 12:44 PM
no, not clear... do you have to do something irrelevant or without reason or purpose speedily and accurately, and relevantly???

masraum 03-04-2011 03:31 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by NotaBRG (Post 5882056)
"All I wanna do is have a little fun before I die,"
Says the man next to me out of nowhere
It's apropos
Of nothing
He says his name's William but I'm sure,
He's Bill or Billy or Mac or Buddy
And he's plain ugly to me
And I wonder if he's ever had a day of fun in his whole
life
But, it's not Tuesday?!?

Vipergrün 03-04-2011 03:35 PM
bash-2.05# apropos
apropos what?


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