Daniel

My commentary on this answer is a more exhaustive version of my take, but this is a very uncommon usage for craft. COCA and COHA do not sport it at all, and though Google Books has a larger database and I haven't gotten through it, I was still unable to find a usage of her craft in which craft was a synonym of craftsmanship. It's all watercraft, aircraft, craft projects, craftiness (19th c.) and predominantly, occupation.

No wonder.

1949!

So far you are right. How old is it?

Ah. I suppose that's a thing to do when bored.

I wouldn't be surprised if someone here could recommend a specific textbook.

Seeing as you already own the book, why do you want a recommendation for it?

It looks like most of the chatters are not chatting right now.

I am a native speaker though, so I have not ever had to use an English manual such as the one you mention.

I cannot; I have never heard of it.

(removed) indeed.

Too much to learn.

That pixellated pink parchment...

Wow, the background of my king is white. How ugly. I thought I made it the background of ELU.

I never noticed, for instance, that my name is blue

That a mod is a mod in all chatrooms. Sorry, will not be repeated.

@Robusto Yo, I learned something new that day.

Ha. Merry Christmas!

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Cool

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Pennsylvania just crossed midnight - I have got to rest a bit.

@tchrist If only you could read every word simultaneously, you would never have gotten our hopes up.

Wow - Pica pica pica

I thought you had mentioned pica pica.

Oh - and in the one before.

But pica hudsonia appears to be in the US in that map.

I simply was never out west.

google.com/search?q=magpie&tbm=isch

Oh wow, I thought they were black.

@tchrist Before I google it - I can't say that I even know what a magpie looks like.

@Cerberus All grown up.

@tchrist Correct, I largely inhabit pennsylvania.

I observed one crow this morning, but I have never seen a magpie.

Hey I need to be up and about ... it's nice seeing you still around!

Why does it say Celebrating Hanukkah: now 37% more like Christmas! up there?

Well, I wish thee the best!

Do you have a job?

I am reasonably proud of this checkmate!

To me, nothing is wrong about using form of address.

Do you mean "sir" or "president", or "wife" or "friend"?

Can you give an example of what you mean by "form of treatment"?

I'm sorry - I am not a programmer; this context helps, but not enough!

I moved it to chat so we could talk without lengthening the thread.

@VladfromMoscow Can I clarify something else?

So, not in writing? Still, "form of address" applies.

@Vlad Oral treatment would be a medical process conducted on behalf of the mouth, and an oral address would be a speech delivered by speaking (as opposed to a speech in writing). I don't know Russian, but it seems like the translator isn't doing a good job understanding context.

@Vlad I have never been impressed by computer translators, at least not free ones, which are the only ones I've ever tried.