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| Thread ID: 120686 | 2011-09-20 23:50:00 | Is it unprofessional to use American spelling | DeSade (984) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1232568 | 2011-09-21 02:07:00 | American spelling should only be used in a very tiny village in the middle of the Mojave dessert and nowhere else, it's not real spelling they just drop letters from words because they cannot remember that amount of letters. It's pure laziness to use american spelling | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1232569 | 2011-09-21 02:37:00 | It's pure laziness to use american spelling Couldn't agree more :clap |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1232570 | 2011-09-21 03:38:00 | Agreed. Shall we start now on the proper use of apostrophes? | Richard (739) | ||
| 1232571 | 2011-09-21 04:10:00 | Agreed. Shall we start now on the proper use of apostrophes? Sounds good to me. While we're at it, let's also pillory those who use "hung" when they mean "hanged". And those who use "draw" when they mean "drawer." Let the carnage begin :clap |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1232572 | 2011-09-21 04:39:00 | OK ... My :2cents: worth. Firstly ... there is only one "English" and that is the Queens English ... Yanks can neither spell nor speak the Queens English ... sorry SJ ... :D As for using the correct word in context, it sometimes depends on which school you went to ... as an example, the late author Robert Ludlam (a Yank) always used to write something like - "he pulled out a cigarette and lighted it" ... I my opinion ... it should be ~ he lit it. Another example which always gets me is often seen in the court news - "the offender pleaded guilty" ... In my opinion, it should read ~ "the offender pled guilty" ... grammatically, both are correct, however, I always see it as the offender pleading for a guilty charge ... just plain wrong ! |
SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1232573 | 2011-09-21 05:19:00 | American spelling should only be used in a very tiny village in the middle of the Mojave dessert and nowhere else, it's not real spelling they just drop letters from words because they cannot remember that amount of letters. It's pure laziness to use american spelling What a load of crap!! |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1232574 | 2011-09-21 05:42:00 | The use of the word "Firstly" is incorrect. It should be "First" :) :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1232575 | 2011-09-21 05:44:00 | Methinks paulw may well be a confederate spy ... :eek: | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1232576 | 2011-09-21 05:48:00 | We could, of course, define professional or unprofessional. I can remember as a young seaman being advised that the ladies who practised the oldest profession in the world cared not which language we spoke as long as the colour of our money was correct. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 1232577 | 2011-09-21 05:57:00 | While we're at it, let's also pillory those who use "hung" when they mean "hanged". And those who use "draw" when they mean "drawer." Let the carnage begin :clap The difference between 'well hung' and 'well hanged' is rather significant and somewhat more than just semantic. Personally I abhor US spelling and avoid it as much as I can. And don't get me started on apostrophies, You could feed the starving millions in Africa on the grocer's apostrophes on Trade Me alone. Most of my Monday Laughs entries bear little resemblance in spelling or grammar to their originals, and then there is the source that starts every line with a capital and ends it with a comma. As for those who leave the > or >> or even >>>>> at the beginning of each line, I have only three words: FIND AND REPLACE!!! It is simple and automatic! And don't forget 'Brought' instead of 'Bought'. bought/buy......brought/bring Cheers Billy 8-{) :D |
Billy T (70) | ||
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