Another proper England rant...

**Hitcher** · 18th January 2006, 11:54

Originally Posted by MisterD

Time for a useless factoid

Seeing as this was written in this thread "Gahhhhhhhh!"

Death to the naff Americanism, of which "factoid" is but one offender. What's wrong with a good old "fact"?

**idb** · 18th January 2006, 11:55

Originally Posted by Jim2

To who does it belong?

I get it!
It should be 'To whom doe's it belong?"

**Posh Tourer :P** · 18th January 2006, 11:55

Originally Posted by idb

Aahh at last, I've found it, Pedant's Unanimous.
"Look at moy, look at moy, look at moy!
I've got just one word to say to you - apostrophe's!"

I take it you also meant to say those three other words??

Oh and Beemer, are you a Lupper, a loffer, a lower, or one of the others?

**Hitcher** · 18th January 2006, 11:57

Originally Posted by MSTRS

And while we are at it...what's with the word 'PHONETIC'

It's a small burrowing insect that lives in telephone handsets and compels its host to write words as they are heard.

**idb** · 18th January 2006, 11:58

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

I take it you also meant to say those three other words??

Oh and Beemer, are you a Lupper, a loffer, a lower, or one of the others?

Best not to say anything and expose myself to more ridicule than I get in a normal day.

**MSTRS:Me** · 18th January 2006, 12:00

Originally Posted by Hitcher

It's a small burrowing insect that lives in telephone handsets and compels its host to write words as they are heard.

Now, you are just having me on, here. Even I know that would be a Phone Tic.

**NhuanH** · 18th January 2006, 12:01

So do you linguistic elitists approve of my contribution to the KiwiBiker lexicon as per my signature below?

If you don't, then I revert to my default: "so solly, no engrish!"

**Posh Tourer :P** · 18th January 2006, 12:03

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Now, you are just having me on, here. Even I know that would be a Phone Tic.

Horrible parasite for an english speaker to have really...

**Hitcher** · 18th January 2006, 12:03

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Eh. Wrong. I think you will find that Nothing (almost) rhymes with Sloughing.

Fluffing. Puffing. Huffing. Toughing. Roughing.

**MisterD** · 18th January 2006, 12:05

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Seeing as this was written in this thread "Gahhhhhhhh!"

Death to the naff Americanism, of which "factoid" is but one offender. What's wrong with a good old "fact"?

I didn't use "fact" because I'm not sure that it is a fact. I used "factoid" to indicate that it is received wisdom that I couldn't necessarily back up.

**Colapop** · 18th January 2006, 12:06

Just to add a thought here - How do enunciation and vocal inflection affect the message as it is typed? The use of correct punctuation and capital letters could clarify a lot of the miscommunication that has occured here (although not this thread - it's too proper for that!)

*sic · 18th January 2006, 12:06

seems the interweb is the place where people converge to bitch about spelling and become e-thugs

**idb** · 18th January 2006, 12:09

Originally Posted by *sic

seems the interweb is the place where people converge to bitch about spelling and become e-thugs

Not just spelling, you missed a small two-letter word out at the start of your sentence.
Tsk-tsk!

**Phurrball** · 18th January 2006, 12:25

Originally Posted by MisterD

I didn't use "fact" because I'm not sure that it is a fact. I used "factoid" to indicate that it is received wisdom that I couldn't necessarily back up.

'Fact' (as written - with inverted commas) would have worked nicely in that instance would it not?

Anything with the suffix "-oid" puts me in a mind of 'haemorrhoid'