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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2007.06.04 16:04:00 -
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colour, the spell checker on my browser is American grrrrrrrrrrrr, its COLOUR you stupid machine! -------------------------------------------- Stay away from my signature all of ya!!! IM WARNING YOU!!
PEW PEW PEW PEW!
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries Sparta Alliance
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Posted - 2007.06.04 16:07:00 -
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Originally by: Mtthias Clemi colour, the spell checker on my browser is American grrrrrrrrrrrr, its COLOUR you stupid machine!
Linkage, providing you use Firefox. --------
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John McDuff
Caldari Jovian Labs
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Posted - 2007.06.04 16:10:00 -
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Originally by: Patch86
Originally by: Mtthias Clemi colour, the spell checker on my browser is American grrrrrrrrrrrr, its COLOUR you stupid machine!
Linkage, providing you use Firefox.
Would that not be 'provided'...? ---sig--- Yes I just won the thread. Everyone can now start bowing down to me in an orderly fashion... SIG pic |
Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries Sparta Alliance
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Posted - 2007.06.04 16:11:00 -
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Edited by: Patch86 on 04/06/2007 16:11:27
Originally by: John McDuff
Originally by: Patch86
Originally by: Mtthias Clemi colour, the spell checker on my browser is American grrrrrrrrrrrr, its COLOUR you stupid machine!
Linkage, providing you use Firefox.
Would that not be 'provided'...?
Could be, could be...
(Look at me pa', I'm behaving with my ellipsis' and everything!)
EDIT: Nah, I'm safe:
Quote: pro+vid+ing (prə-vī'dĭng) conj.
On the condition; provided.
Good ol' Answers.com. --------
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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2007.06.04 16:14:00 -
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Colour... hmm i have installed it and it still doesn't like that word! Armour Armor... it likes both of those... piece of crap.. i blame you patch. -------------------------------------------- Stay away from my signature all of ya!!! IM WARNING YOU!!
PEW PEW PEW PEW!
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John McDuff
Caldari Jovian Labs
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Posted - 2007.06.04 16:14:00 -
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EDIT: Nah, I'm safe:
Quote: pro+vid+ing (prə-vī'dĭng) conj.
On the condition; provided.
Good ol' Answers.com.
... ---sig--- Yes I just won the thread. Everyone can now start bowing down to me in an orderly fashion... SIG pic |
Vari
Carbide Industries
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Posted - 2007.06.04 16:14:00 -
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Originally by: Kalahari Wayrest
Aluminium, not 'Aloominum'
ah haha yeah. It makes sense to make it sound like what it looks like instead of us lazy Americans and our donuts.
But don't forget the thing that always trips me up as an American, z = 'zed'
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries Sparta Alliance
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Posted - 2007.06.04 16:25:00 -
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Edited by: Patch86 on 04/06/2007 16:25:05
Originally by: John McDuff
Originally by: Patch86 EDIT: Nah, I'm safe:
Quote: pro+vid+ing (prə-vī'dĭng) conj.
On the condition; provided.
Good ol' Answers.com.
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What's your point? The definition of "providing" is "on the condition", meaning my sentence would run "Linkage, on the condition you use Firefox".
Mtthias: Everyone always does
You've probably already figured it out anyhow, but to add a word to the dictionary just right click it and select "Add to dictionary". Do that to "colour", "Colour", "colours" and "Colours" and it'll leave you alone. --------
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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2007.06.04 16:55:00 -
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Originally by: Patch86 Edited by: Patch86 on 04/06/2007 16:25:05
Originally by: John McDuff
Originally by: Patch86 EDIT: Nah, I'm safe:
Quote: pro+vid+ing (prə-vī'dĭng) conj.
On the condition; provided.
Good ol' Answers.com.
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What's your point? The definition of "providing" is "on the condition", meaning my sentence would run "Linkage, on the condition you use Firefox".
Mtthias: Everyone always does
You've probably already figured it out anyhow, but to add a word to the dictionary just right click it and select "Add to dictionary". Do that to "colour", "Colour", "colours" and "Colours" and it'll leave you alone.
its the principle of the thing, anyway whats the point in a dictionary that you can add words to at your own whim? -------------------------------------------- Stay away from my signature all of ya!!! IM WARNING YOU!!
PEW PEW PEW PEW!
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John McDuff
Caldari Jovian Labs
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Posted - 2007.06.04 17:00:00 -
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Edited by: John McDuff on 04/06/2007 16:59:41
Originally by: Patch86 Edited by: Patch86 on 04/06/2007 16:25:05
Originally by: John McDuff
Originally by: Patch86 EDIT: Nah, I'm safe:
Quote: pro+vid+ing (prə-vī'dĭng) conj.
On the condition; provided.
Good ol' Answers.com.
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What's your point? The definition of "providing" is "on the condition", meaning my sentence would run "Linkage, on the condition you use Firefox".
Your quote was the explanation of the verb, your earlier post needed the part participle mentioned therein.
---sig--- Yes I just won the thread. Everyone can now start bowing down to me in an orderly fashion... SIG pic |
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Hllaxiu
Shiva Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2007.06.04 17:02:00 -
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Originally by: Mtthias Clemi its the principle of the thing, anyway whats the point in a dictionary that you can add words to at your own whim?
Similarly, whats the point of locales when you stubbornly decide to use the American one when theres a perfectly good one for your own version of English? --- Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. - Emerson |
Mamarto
Minmatar Righteous Choirboys Blind Beavers
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Posted - 2007.06.04 17:11:00 -
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Your principal failure comes from not understanding the principles of grammar.
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Derovius Vaden
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Posted - 2007.06.04 17:27:00 -
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Maybe I'm just saying this because I'm a Canadian of English decent, but England was here first USA guy. Learn your place. In fact, you could call England your daddy.
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries Sparta Alliance
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Posted - 2007.06.04 17:43:00 -
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Originally by: John McDuff Edited by: John McDuff on 04/06/2007 16:59:41
Originally by: Patch86 Edited by: Patch86 on 04/06/2007 16:25:05
Originally by: John McDuff
Originally by: Patch86 EDIT: Nah, I'm safe:
Quote: pro+vid+ing (prə-vī'dĭng) conj.
On the condition; provided.
Good ol' Answers.com.
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What's your point? The definition of "providing" is "on the condition", meaning my sentence would run "Linkage, on the condition you use Firefox".
Your quote was the explanation of the verb, your earlier post needed the part participle mentioned therein.
Ah, your above my head now. It's been too long since English Language classes to remember what that means
Still, it seemed all right to me. And the sentence "Linkage, on the condition you use Firefox" appears to be correct to me. --------
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Stakhanov
kleptomaniacs
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Posted - 2007.06.04 18:16:00 -
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Originally by: Lardarz B'stard 'Loose' is an adjective meaning something that is not tight. 'Lose' is a verb meaning the opposite of win, and also to misplace or find yourself bereft something. 'Loos' is the plural of a noun meaning toilet and the surname of David Beckham's supposed bit on the side. 'Lewes' is a place in East Sussex. 'Lou's' used to be a bar in Neighbours. 'Luce' is an affectionate shorthand term for someone called Lucy.
This should cover most eventualities.
Loes is a lowsec system in Verge Vendor
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sesanti
Minmatar Universal Exports Namtz'aar k'in
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Posted - 2007.06.04 18:31:00 -
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Originally by: Kazuo Ishiguro I suppose I might as well take the opportunity to point out that it is incorrect to use the word 'less' when describing sets of discrete entities. 'Fewer' is usually the word required. Example:
Incorrect: There were less people at the gatecamp than we had expected.
Correct: There were fewer people at the gatecamp than we had expected.
Also, although I haven't noticed it occurring on these forums all that often, I can't stand people writing 'x is different than y'. 'x is different from y' is the correct phrase, the only exception being 'x is more different than y'.
Hey, Remains of the Day, I am one of those who got used to saying less instead of fewer thru the years after I stopped studying English to follow a university degree. If my English teacher was listening she would kill me _______________________________________________ The ShadowMaster -
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RedFall
Irreligion
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Posted - 2007.06.04 20:04:00 -
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Originally by: Derovius Vaden
Maybe I'm just saying this because I'm a Canadian of English decent, but England was here first USA guy. Learn your place. In fact, you could call England your daddy.
Umm so could you, eh?
....INB4 IN CANADA MILK COMES IN BAGS
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Shameless Avenger
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Posted - 2007.06.04 20:06:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari Edited by: Dark Shikari on 04/06/2007 12:50:56 Armour is a perfectly good word.
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Epoch
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Posted - 2007.06.04 22:23:00 -
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Originally by: Derovius Vaden
Maybe I'm just saying this because I'm a Canadian of English decent, but England was here first USA guy. Learn your place. In fact, you could call England your daddy.
rofl, ok professor. this thread was funny till you waddled out of the mud. =/
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Granmethedon III
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Posted - 2007.06.05 10:45:00 -
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Originally by: Kalazar
Originally by: Patch86
Originally by: Kazuo Ishiguro Monty Python's Flyiiiiing Cirrrrcus!
Seriously, was I the only one?
No, I was totally there too
And now for something completely different...
"Gawn orf" hmm, woody, woody word!
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Chip2k3
Coreli Corporation Corelum Syndicate
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Posted - 2007.06.05 12:08:00 -
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It's "IT'S" with an apostrophe, means "it is"
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Granmethedon III
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Posted - 2007.06.05 12:10:00 -
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Originally by: Chip2k3 It's "IT'S" with an apostrophe, means "it is"
Damnit, and there was me thinking it was ITS - Information Technology Services.....
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Kazuo Ishiguro
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Posted - 2007.06.05 15:48:00 -
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And there I was thinking that 'its' was a 3rd person possessive pronoun ------ Spreadsheets: Top speed calculation - Halo Implant tanking |
Dark Kavar
Caldari Aionios Diadochi The Makhai
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Posted - 2007.06.05 22:12:00 -
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Ok if we're discussing grammar can I just say that it annoys the hell out of me when people say "I plussed the 4 to the 5 then minussed the 3"
Kind of like the Triforce in Zelda, only not quite as potent.
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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2007.06.05 22:23:00 -
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Originally by: Hllaxiu
Originally by: Mtthias Clemi its the principle of the thing, anyway whats the point in a dictionary that you can add words to at your own whim?
Similarly, whats the point of locales when you stubbornly decide to use the American one when theres a perfectly good one for your own version of English?
My point was that the one for my "version" (actual) of English doesn't work properly! -------------------------------------------- Stay away from my signature all of ya!!! IM WARNING YOU!!
PEW PEW PEW PEW!
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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2007.06.05 22:24:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Kavar Ok if we're discussing grammar can I just say that it annoys the hell out of me when people say "I plussed the 4 to the 5 then minussed the 3"
Solution: Don't talk to idiots -------------------------------------------- Stay away from my signature all of ya!!! IM WARNING YOU!!
PEW PEW PEW PEW!
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Frezik
Celtic Anarchy Anarchy Empire
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Posted - 2007.06.05 22:32:00 -
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I take rules from both American and British dialects wherever I think they make the most sense. To me, English has too many stupid, useless, anachronistic letters in words as it is (like 'knight'--why is the 'k' there?). Thus, I reject spellings like 'armour'. Dropping useless vowels is a good first step.
OTOH, the British rules for punctuation often make more sense. For instance, American rules specify that a period at the end of a sentence must be fully enclosed by any quotes. For instance:
Quote: In the vi editor, to delete a line, type 'dd.'
The above is technically correct under the American rules, but can lead to confusion--do you type the '.' or not? In this particular case, the '.' in vi means to repeat the last command, so typing it would end up deleting two lines instead of one.
The British rules say the period can go either inside or outside quotes, as long as you're consistent throughout your document.
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Kye Kenshin
coracao ardente Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2007.06.05 22:53:00 -
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Originally by: Frezik I take rules from both American and British dialects wherever I think they make the most sense. To me, English has too many stupid, useless, anachronistic letters in words as it is (like 'knight'--why is the 'k' there?). Thus, I reject spellings like 'armour'. Dropping useless vowels is a good first step.
But the thing with armour is I pronounce it arMUR so I don't actually need the 'o' whereas americans tend to pronounce it arMOR thus not needing the 'u'.
So really its spelt for different dialects.
Besides as long you can understand what someone is communacating who cares?
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Epoch
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Posted - 2007.06.05 23:52:00 -
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Originally by: Patch86
Originally by: Epoch
Originally by: Kye Kenshin
Originally by: Frezik I take rules from both American and British dialects wherever I think they make the most sense. To me, English has too many stupid, useless, anachronistic letters in words as it is (like 'knight'--why is the 'k' there?). Thus, I reject spellings like 'armour'. Dropping useless vowels is a good first step.
But the thing with armour is I pronounce it arMUR so I don't actually need the 'o' whereas americans tend to pronounce it arMOR thus not needing the 'u'.
So really its spelt for different dialects.
Besides as long you can understand what someone is communacating who cares?
ive never once heard an american pronounce armor/armour "arMOR". never.
Why have they lost the "u" then? Same goes for colour- seeing as most people pronounce it "cuhlur", why do Americans spell it "color"? I mean if you're going to start losing letters from words, why lose the one you were actually using and keep the silent one?
*shrug* good question. why are there thousands of words spelled differently than they're pronounced.
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries Sparta Alliance
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Posted - 2007.06.05 23:56:00 -
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Originally by: Epoch
Originally by: Patch86
Originally by: Epoch
Originally by: Kye Kenshin
Originally by: Frezik I take rules from both American and British dialects wherever I think they make the most sense. To me, English has too many stupid, useless, anachronistic letters in words as it is (like 'knight'--why is the 'k' there?). Thus, I reject spellings like 'armour'. Dropping useless vowels is a good first step.
But the thing with armour is I pronounce it arMUR so I don't actually need the 'o' whereas americans tend to pronounce it arMOR thus not needing the 'u'.
So really its spelt for different dialects.
Besides as long you can understand what someone is communacating who cares?
ive never once heard an american pronounce armor/armour "arMOR". never.
Why have they lost the "u" then? Same goes for colour- seeing as most people pronounce it "cuhlur", why do Americans spell it "color"? I mean if you're going to start losing letters from words, why lose the one you were actually using and keep the silent one?
*shrug* good question. why are there thousands of words spelled differently than they're pronounced.
Well, in British English there's never any pretence of spelling it how you say it. Nor is there in American English I suppose. It just seems odd to go out of your way to change the spelling, and change it to a second nonsensical spelling. --------
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