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Do you want links to actually dictionaries or do you want to continue with rhetorical arguments only
Many words have more than one meaning....virtual is one of those.
Anyway, my original post was written tongue in cheek for fun but since it has been taken at face value and turned into personal insults by some I'll have to go a little further off-topic now:
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries:
virtual
adjective
/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/
/ˈvɜːrtʃuəl/
[only before noun]
(computing) made to appear to exist by the use of computer software, for example on the internet- a system to help programmers create virtual environments
- a virtual classroom/desktop/library
- You can also take a virtual tour of the museum.
- Students will have more access to resources and support, both virtual and physical.
almost or very nearly the thing described, so that any slight difference is not important- The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade.
- The economy has come to a virtual standstill.
- He married a virtual stranger.
- The country was sliding into a state of virtual civil war.
- Analysts said the deal was a virtual certainty.
- The stunning battle sequences almost make up for the virtual absence of a plot.
- She was a virtual unknown when he cast her in the film.
Britannica Dictionary:
virtual /ˈvɚtʃəwəl/ adjective
always used before a noun
1
: very close to being something without actually being it
- The country is ruled by a virtual dictator. [=by someone who is not officially a dictator but who is like a dictator in every important way]
- Her victory is a virtual certainty. [=she almost certainly will win]
- The species is nearing virtual extinction. [=it is almost extinct]
: existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet
- a virtual library
- virtual shopping
- The Web site provides a virtual tour of the stadium.
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Pick any online English dictionaries....same description of the word virtual and the way the word was actually used in the original sentence. Guess all the dictionaries must be propaganda tools then
We get it... someone made a joke and you got slightly offended, no big dealDo you want links to actually dictionaries or do you want to continue with rhetorical arguments only
Many words have more than one meaning....virtual is one of those.
Anyway, my original post was written tongue in cheek for fun but since it has been taken at face value and turned into personal insults by some I'll have to go a little further off-topic now:
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries:
virtual
adjective
/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/
/ˈvɜːrtʃuəl/
[only before noun]
(computing) made to appear to exist by the use of computer software, for example on the internet
- a system to help programmers create virtual environments
- a virtual classroom/desktop/library
- You can also take a virtual tour of the museum.
- Students will have more access to resources and support, both virtual and physical.
almost or very nearly the thing described, so that any slight difference is not important
- The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade.
- The economy has come to a virtual standstill.
- He married a virtual stranger.
- The country was sliding into a state of virtual civil war.
- Analysts said the deal was a virtual certainty.
- The stunning battle sequences almost make up for the virtual absence of a plot.
- She was a virtual unknown when he cast her in the film.
Britannica Dictionary:
virtual /ˈvɚtʃəwəl/ adjective
always used before a noun
1
: very close to being something without actually being it
2
- The country is ruled by a virtual dictator. [=by someone who is not officially a dictator but who is like a dictator in every important way]
- Her victory is a virtual certainty. [=she almost certainly will win]
- The species is nearing virtual extinction. [=it is almost extinct]
: existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet
- a virtual library
- virtual shopping
- The Web site provides a virtual tour of the stadium.
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Pick any online English dictionaries....same description of the word virtual and the way the word was actually used in the original sentence. Guess all the dictionaries must be propaganda tools then
Popcorn!
"PUTIN HAS INSTRUCTED THE GOVT, CENTRAL BANK AND GAZPROM TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO SWITCH TO RUBLE PAYMENTS FOR GAS FOR UNFRIENDLY COUNTRIES BY MAR. 31"
"PUTIN HAS INSTRUCTED THE GOVT, CENTRAL BANK AND GAZPROM TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO SWITCH TO RUBLE PAYMENTS FOR GAS FOR UNFRIENDLY COUNTRIES BY MAR. 31"
More popcorn!
"⚡️German Vice Chancellor Habek said that the ministers of the G7 countries will not pay Russia for gas in rubles, Bloomberg reports.
then freeze next winter?"
Kazakhstan twisting the knife
"BERLIN, March 28 (Reuters) - Companies exiting Russia due to the war in Ukraine are welcome to move production to Kazakhstan, the country's deputy foreign minister told a German newspaper, saying Kazakhstan would not want to be on the wrong side of a new "iron curtain."
"Kazakhstan's position has been super interesting. Putin arguably did its leader, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, a solid by sending in Russian troops under the CSTO umbrella and violently quelling January's unrest. But not exactly acting like a vassal state per predictions."
"BERLIN, March 28 (Reuters) - Companies exiting Russia due to the war in Ukraine are welcome to move production to Kazakhstan, the country's deputy foreign minister told a German newspaper, saying Kazakhstan would not want to be on the wrong side of a new "iron curtain."
"Kazakhstan's position has been super interesting. Putin arguably did its leader, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, a solid by sending in Russian troops under the CSTO umbrella and violently quelling January's unrest. But not exactly acting like a vassal state per predictions."
They would have plenty of virtual LNG.
Lol. Do we need to remove the letter "Z" from our keyboards now?
"BREAKING: Germany's Interior Ministry warns that people who brandish the letter Z to support Russia's war with Ukraine could be "liable to prosecution"
"BREAKING: Germany's Interior Ministry warns that people who brandish the letter Z to support Russia's war with Ukraine could be "liable to prosecution"
Only a few days left, it's going to be fun to watch...
Russia sets ruble gas payment deadline
President Putin says ‘unfriendly countries’ must switch to its currency by March 31Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized the government, the central bank, and Gazprombank to take the necessary steps to switch all payments for Russian natural gas from “unfriendly states” to rubles from March 31.
The measure targets “member states of the EU and other countries that have introduced restrictions against citizens of the Russian Federation and Russian legal entities,” the mandate published on the Kremlin website reads.
The decision, first announced last week, came as Russia’s oil trade has been left in disarray as importers put orders on hold due to the latest sanctions introduced against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.
The conflict in Ukraine and the anti-Russia sanctions that followed have raised concerns of a global economic crisis. Skyrocketing commodity prices are sending the costs of consumer goods, energy, and food ever higher, giving rise to fears of a possible recession in many countries and even hunger in some parts of the world.
Russia’s decision to switch payments to its domestic currency has been made in response to the unprecedented penalties imposed by the US and its allies on the country’s financial system.
The ruble plummeted to record lows after Western nations and Japan blocked Russia’s access to some of its international reserves. Since last week’s currency-switch announcement, the ruble has reached its strongest level against the US dollar and the euro in nearly a month.
Meanwhile, the ruble is making a comeback against the USD...
