Another proper England rant...

**Wolf** · 18th January 2006, 21:25

Originally Posted by boomer

Back to skool for me den; i fought

To join the clauses in a compound sentence
To separate the items in a list or series when there are other punctuation marks within the items themselves.

My understanding, too. "A curtain, all lacy and white; a latch, bold and brassy; four panes of glass, crystal-clear." The semi-colons delineate the items in the list as the descriptions, separated from the items by commas, could cause confusion. I use it in the first fashion when writing but I cannot think of an instance off the top of my head.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 18th January 2006, 23:48

Originally Posted by Jim2

That's an archaic usage you're promoting boomer.

Yet perhaps "Capitalization" is the new usage and "capitalisation" is archaic, or on its way to becoming so?

Why fight progress if you believe in an evolving language?

**idb** · 19th January 2006, 00:19

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

Why fight progress if you believe in an evolving language?

txt ne1?

8910

**Hitcher** · 19th January 2006, 07:56

No TXT, no l33+, no six-toed feet.

**Wolf** · 19th January 2006, 09:00

Originally Posted by Hitcher

No TXT, no l33+, no six-toed feet.

bu+ d00d, l33+ r0X0r! i r a l33+ h4x0r!

pt

**Hitcher** · 19th January 2006, 09:25

Originally Posted by Wolf

bu+ d00d, l33+ r0X0r! i r a l33+ h4x0r!

Counted your toes lately?

**Wolf** · 19th January 2006, 09:39

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Counted your toes lately?

Not without the aid of a mirror or a periscope...

**MidnightMike** · 19th January 2006, 09:45

Originally Posted by MSTRS

and helping your uncle jack off a horse...(thanks Disco Stu)

Disco stu did what?!

**Wolf** · 19th January 2006, 09:45

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

Yet perhaps "Capitalization" is the new usage and "capitalisation" is archaic, or on its way to becoming so?

Why fight progress if you believe in an evolving language?

I wish I had my New Zealand Style Guide unpacked, I could look up what is the appropriate spelling for NZ.

The Merkins "ize" pretty much everything (including words that don't need to be) The English and the Kiwis use a mix of "ize" and "ise" - and the kicker is, we use the "ise" spelling on some words the English spell with "ize" as well as using "ize" ("American spelling") for some words the English spell with "ise".

**MidnightMike** · 19th January 2006, 09:58

ize,ise,ize,ise? What?

**idb** · 19th January 2006, 10:04

Are having six toes and speaking 133+ the next step on the evolutionary ladder?
Homo Cpnz++

For that matter, is an outspoken pedant (as seen in this thread) homo correctus?