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Thread ID: 82183	2007-08-18 08:11:00	Logical meaning of the term "Broadband modem"	Renmoo (66)	PC World Chat

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582408	2007-08-19 05:22:00	Well . . . INSERTING and SHUFFLING spurious letters (lettres) in words is a fine hobby that was practiced by Olde Engliff Failors who, whilft sailing to neu landf and continentfs in fearch of food that was actually edible, found great enjoyment in creating ways to hamper the indigenous persons from learning Thee King's Englifh . Making the King's Englifh impoffible to learn for perfonfs who had not been born with a cod cake in their mouth or a gap in their front teeth to caufe the Liverpudlian Lisp to be all but un-learnable for fuch perfonfs . The hobby is currently practiced in lands with common ancestry and association with those hardy soulfs and their offspring . :groan: Ergo, my case that "aluminium" has spurious letter(s) . But why stop there? "Aluminuminuimum" is soooo much more gauche . Router is also a pig trained in finding truffles, or a rabid fan of soccer teams . The US did away with the "ess-tzet" of Olde English (read Older German) and found a lot of print space and ink would be saved by removing those letters and duplicate consonants from words . Waste not; want not . Ink and parchment were very expenfive . Like I said Webster did not really help the young American, I recommend you to read this excellent book Joe, it goes back to not very long after things went wrong in the American colonies :) "The American Young Man’s Best Companion" . org/on_your_own/toolkit/writing . html" target="_blank">dohistory . org The 's' was intereƒting, as it could appear as s, f, or ƒ or as in this book all three variations would be present according to position in the word . . org/archive/doc039/index . html" target="_blank">dohistory . org It also tells you how to make your own DIY quill pens and inks .	Terry Porritt (14)
582409	2007-08-19 07:11:00	I have always known and pronounced it router... And also Terry, I don't use root when talking about roadways etc, I use route... :2cents: The way you pronounce words depends on the context in my humble opinion. Rough = pronounced ruff. Bough, as in tree branch = pronounced bow as in lowering one's head and bent at the waist. Then we have bow = pronounced bo, meaning a weapon in which you use arrows. For arrows substitute bolts for a crossbow.	Sweep (90)
582410	2007-08-19 07:25:00	Then we have bow = pronounced bo, meaning a weapon in which you use arrows . Then we have bow, as in bow to the Queen . My mother always said English is a stupid language . . . . . .	pctek (84)
582411	2007-08-19 07:26:00	German is much more specific and descriptive.	winmacguy (3367)
582412	2007-08-19 07:36:00	I cant remember how a standard sentence is set up, but i do know it is more complicated then other languages. This also makes english one of the most confusing and hardest languages. most languages are subject then what you want to do etc, not english though.	rob_on_guitar (4196)
582413	2007-08-19 07:49:00	Because it gives you internet just like a dialup modem did. Thus people who don't care/know will call it that. So by right it should be called "broadband router" then? (Eyes closed on the destruction done to the thread) :p Cheers :)	Renmoo (66)
582414	2007-08-19 08:44:00	German is much more specific and descriptive . SPIN bowler Shane Warne is considering becoming a German citizen so he can play cricket in England . . . . . Just a thought .	Scouse (83)
582415	2007-08-19 08:48:00	So by right it should be called "broadband router" then? No. Not all "modems" have routing capabilities.	roddy_boy (4115)
582416	2007-08-19 09:13:00	A good try T,but all to fall on deaf ears. Perhaps we should all learn maori and conduct our business in that lingo.	Cicero (40)
582417	2007-08-19 11:25:00	Perhaps . . . do our business . . . :horrified	R2x1 (4628)
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