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riffer
2nd July 2009, 14:09
We've got to do something about this publication (http://digg.com/comedy/Best_First_Page_of_Any_Book_Ever_PIC).
And the reviews this book is getting (http://www.amazon.com/Moon-People-Dale-M-Courtney/dp/1436372135/) give me great cause for concern.
It's the beginning of the end I tell you... :angry:
top effort all round
I rofl'd
Pussy
2nd July 2009, 14:24
Quite a few of the werds are in the right order....
I go along with one of the comments....looks fine to me.
Hitcher
2nd July 2009, 14:37
Watch out for anybody called Cheral.
Watch out for anybody called Cheral.
So going by that logic....Tayla isnt right either??
It should be Taylor?
slofox
2nd July 2009, 14:52
We've got to do something about this publication (http://digg.com/comedy/Best_First_Page_of_Any_Book_Ever_PIC).
Gawd....where would you start..? Perhaps with execution of the author...
Gawd....where would you start..? Perhaps with execution of the author...
I agree, it wouldn't grab my attention as something fantastic to read but, apart from someone name not spelled how others think it should be, what exactly is wrong with it?
Not every book written will win a pulitzer.
Hitcher
2nd July 2009, 15:11
So going by that logic....Tayla isnt right either??
It should be Taylor?
Did I hear somebody summon the BDOTGNZA Silly Names Division?
Any given name that is bestowed on children by parents who are clearly dyslexic is worthy of scorn and derision. So too are names that are made up, like Lleyton, for example.
The BDOTGNZA supports the systems used by France and Denmark where parents choose a child's name from an approved list. No exceptions.
Parents who distribute ridiculous names on their progeny should be warned of serious health risks arising from Silly First Name Syndrome (http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en-GB&q=silly+first+name+syndrome&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_en-GBNZ323NZ324&ie=UTF-8).
Did I hear somebody summon the BDOTGNZA Silly Names Division?
Any given name that is bestowed on children by parents who are clearly dyslexic is worthy of scorn and derision. So too are names that are made up, like Lleyton, for example.
The BDOTGNZA supports the systems used by France and Denmark where parents choose a child's name from an approved list. No exceptions.
Parents who distribute ridiculous names on their progeny should be warned of serious health risks arising from Silly First Name Syndrome (http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en-GB&q=silly+first+name+syndrome&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_en-GBNZ323NZ324&ie=UTF-8).
Really, so because I (and my then wife) named our second daughter Tayla, one of us (or may the both of us) are clearly dyslexic and worthy of scorn and derision?
I would like to clear this up before I go any further.
Squiggles
2nd July 2009, 15:39
We've got to do something about this publication (http://digg.com/comedy/Best_First_Page_of_Any_Book_Ever_PIC).
"Another reason you never go full retard." :lol:
Hitcher
2nd July 2009, 15:42
I would like to clear this up before I go any further.
How was it supposed to be spelt?
Naki Rat
2nd July 2009, 16:00
And the reviews this book is getting (http://www.amazon.com/Moon-People-Dale-M-Courtney/dp/1436372135/) give me great cause for concern.
It's the beginning of the end I tell you... :angry:
WTF is with those reviews? Have the lowest common denominators hit critical mass and taken over Amazon :shit:
Jantar
2nd July 2009, 16:00
Oh dear. I suppose we must understand that it is american rather than english, and it is quite possible that they have different rules regarding punctuation and grammer as well. However all those capital letters in the middle of sentences... :gob: I wasn't sure if there was a new sentence with a full stop missing, or some weird names appering from nowhere.
I would not buy this book.
How was it supposed to be spelt?
How we wanted to spell it, how it sounds Tay....la
James Deuce
2nd July 2009, 16:05
How was it supposed to be spelt?
What's hexaploid wheat have to do with anything?
I left school with no c...fications (cant even spell that word and im not about to look t up in the dictionary) but I have my skills. Some of you want to climb out of your own arse and dont take such a bigoted view on those that have a lesser education than yourself.
Swoop
2nd July 2009, 16:15
they have different rules regarding punctuation and grammer as well.
Grammar.
Also, how does one prepare a resteraunt for a shuttle launch? Tie everything down? Board up the windows?:scratch:
MSTRS
2nd July 2009, 16:25
I left school with no c...fications (cant even spell that word and im not about to look t up in the dictionary) but I am have my skills. Some of you want to climb out of your own arse and dont take such a bigoted view on those that have a lesser education than yourself.
It's alright, Maha. We still love...um...like...ah - tolerate? Yes. We still tolerate you, because we know that you are a super, top bloke. Even if you are....challenged...just a little...in the literacy stakes. Makes no real difference in what you do. However...If you wanted to write a book...well, best upskill. Or prepare for a flaming.
PS - I see the lessons in ass v arse have taken, so there's hope :innocent:
PrincessBandit
2nd July 2009, 16:38
".....this book is beautifully written with many words...." OMG, I nearly cried when I read both links. Thank goodness I didn't have a red pen handy otherwise my monitor would have been completely ruined with ink and scratch marks all over it.
I've read some pretty awful grammar and spelling here, but after reading those links I believe there is hope yet for all those in the "English challenged" department here on kb.
Fatjim
2nd July 2009, 16:55
You all think you're intellectuals because you read the first page of a book.
Jantar
2nd July 2009, 17:04
Any idiot can read the first page. Its the last page that shows the skill of the author and the comprehension of the reader.
Hitcher
2nd July 2009, 18:29
What's hexaploid wheat have to do with anything?
It's avoiding the need for a wee lie down.
Winston001
2nd July 2009, 18:43
We've got to do something about this publication (http://digg.com/comedy/Best_First_Page_of_Any_Book_Ever_PIC).
Tnks 4 ta linky R. Dats 1 gud bk. I am really Happy to find it - are their any usd cofies 4 sale?
Winston001
2nd July 2009, 18:45
nd dere is mor. Hes a interestg guy, here r some more links, you cud lrn a Lot !!!!
http://imgur.com/wnAIX.gif
http://students.barackobama.com/page/community/blog/dalecourtney
Gawd....where would you start..? Perhaps with execution of the author...
No, I dont think the author should come in for any scorn actually. Not at all. It is the editor and publisher that needs to be shot at dawn with a pallet of their own shit. What an abomination! It is American though, and lets face it they are some of the most ignorant people in the world.
Did I hear somebody summon the BDOTGNZA Silly Names Division?
Silly names are one thing, but names that are phonetically spelled are quite another thing indeed. While some may beggar belief for those of us that understand spelling rules (for the most part in my case) I dont really have an issue with phonetic spelling of names. All it takes is a readjustment of the way you recognise the word and all becomes clear.
I have a very dear friend that (who may have been a better choice here)taught herself to read in her twenties. She left school unable to read and she considered herself an idiot, a very unworthy one at that. When her first baby was on the way she hoped for a girl, she had her favourite name in her mind and wanted to use it. She was blessed and got her daughter. She called her Shavaun. Now it does not take a rocket scientist to see what that name is.
I have no idea myself how to spell it correctly in the language that it comes from, I do know it is not spelled right. I dont care. This woman now runs the administration of a local school. She is a very intelligent,smart and on to it woman. She most certainly does not deserve any kind of derisive comment or anyone to laugh at the way she spelled her daughters name. If anything she deserves to be held up as an example of how badly our school system fucked up and continues to fuck up the education of some of our citizens, and how the strength of individual can overcome some huge handicaps and still come out on top.
Opps, blew another gasket :done:
riffer
2nd July 2009, 19:20
It's spelled Siobhan.
The spelling you mention is not unfamiliar to me though, given that I live in White Trash central.
Hitcher
2nd July 2009, 19:21
Silly names are one thing, but names that are phonetically spelled are quite another thing indeed. While some may beggar belief for those of us that understand spelling rules (for the most part in my case) I dont really have an issue with phonetic spelling of names. All it takes is a readjustment of the way you recognise the word and all becomes clear.
In the case of those silly Irish names that are pronounced completely differently from how they are spelt, the BDOTGNZA would agree.
In the case of those silly Irish names that are pronounced completely differently from how they are spelt, the BDOTGNZA would agree.
I am not so sure that Shavaun is actually Irish you know? Scandinavian rings a bell. I actually wish I knew how to spell it, it is a beautiful name. If I had chosen it for one of my girls, I would have investigated the knowing as my old Mommy would say :D
It's spelled Siobhan.
Thank you. Now see, why the hell would any normal person call their precious daughter
Sy-ob-han?
I rest my case.
Winston001
2nd July 2009, 19:46
I cnt wait 4 da movie.
NighthawkNZ
2nd July 2009, 20:14
My brain hurts :blink:
riffer
2nd July 2009, 20:28
Thank you. Now see, why the hell would any normal person call their precious daughter
Sy-ob-han?
I rest my case.
The Welsh, I do believe. It's a funny language.
Blackshear
2nd July 2009, 20:48
WOW THANKS GUYS! This book is INCREDIBLE!
scumdog
2nd July 2009, 21:06
Trees were sacrificed for THIS??:gob:
Virago
2nd July 2009, 21:21
Thank you. Now see, why the hell would any normal person call their precious daughter
Sy-ob-han?
I rest my case.
I agree. She should have been called Feebee.
Pussy
2nd July 2009, 21:26
I agree. She should have been called Feebee.
Or "Neev" (which apparently is how "Niamh" is pronounced)
ManDownUnder
2nd July 2009, 21:30
...it is quite possible that they have different rules regarding punctuation and grammer as well.
Thats "rewels" to me and you
Hitcher
3rd July 2009, 08:48
I can predict, with some accuracy, the size and number of dogs people own based on how they name their children. It's a gift...
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