Spelling nazis

[MisterD]

heres the thing that really chaps my ASS..you guys cant spell.. seriously

using the NZ rules..

a car smash should be called a WREQUE


a thing that burns should be a FYRE

an exclamation should be a WOUGH!!

the sign showing you how to get in should read ENTRE

dont even get me started on AL-U-MIN-UM or the æ in ENCYCLPæDIA..(where the FUCK is the æ key?????)

Just because we didn't feel it neccessary to have an offical dumbing down of the language like you Septics, there's no reason to wave your inferiority compex around for all to see...

Checks are what I have on my favourite shirt, meter and metre do not have the same meaning and yes, an ass is more properly known as Equus Asinus or better known as a donkey.

If you need help, BDOTGNZA are here for you

[MSTRS:Me]

Read Bill Bryson's "Mother Tongue" which is a very enlightening history of the English language. He points out that some American usages are more correct to the original word than what we consider to be the Queens English. For example, herb, pronounced erb by our American cousins comes from l'erb and we have loaded an "h" onto it.

For a poeple that generally have 'more sensible' spellings, why then do the Americanos use an H in writing 'herb'?
I blame the cockneys, myself. After all, it was they what gave us 'ay is for 'orses...

[MisterD]

For example, herb, pronounced erb by our American cousins comes from l'erb and we have loaded an "h" onto it.

Nearly right. Herb is a word with a French origin (herbe) - they don't pronounce the 'h' but we do. Same situation with 'hotel'

[Hitcher]

dont even get me started on AL-U-MIN-UM

On the contrary, I'd love for you to provide a rational explanation for that particular piece of nonsense.

And nuculer, rather than nuclear, while you're at it.

And why Merkins pronounce "second" with a T on the end instead of a D, and all of that faux French nonsense with Herb, but not with Hotel...

[MSTRS:Me]

Youse fullas do realize that Sarge is gunna go postal on your asses, if you keep dissing the 'Can's way of doing things....

[HEADACHE]

if you keep dissing the 'Can's way of doing things....

no better or worse than those bloody English rapists.


If he is true to his ancestral form, he'll bomb his own village when he attempts to bomb ours.

[vifferman]

On the contrary, I'd love for you to provide a rational explanation for that particular piece nonsense.

And nuculer, rather than nuclear, while you're at it.

Hmmmm... it's not nonsense to the Mrkns, as they are almost singularly unable to pronounce adjacent vowels, like the "iu" in "aluminium" and the "ea" as in "nuclear". Or even too many adjacent consonants, as in "Antarctic".
Poor things...
And (also) aluminium was originally "alumium", then "aluminum" and "aluminium" was a distinct third choice.

But the dropping of "arse" in favour of "ass" is nonsensical, and has caused them many problems. The Mrknization of Noo Zilund also seems problematic, with people double-confusing the whole issue, saying stuff like, "The Law is an arse".
Some Mrknization is almost sensible, but most is just inane.

[vifferman]

Youse fullas do realize that Sarge is gunna go postal on your asses, if you keep dissing the 'Can's way of doing things....

When in Rome?
Adapt or fuck off?

[Mikkel]

(where the FUCK is the æ key?????)

Two keys left of the "Enter" key, right next to ø... on my Keyboard at least. But that's a Danish one so it comes with extra buttons to press! (Actually it doesn't, it just means you have to use [ALT GR]+[random key] for some characters (such as [ ] { } \ etc) which incidentally is fucking annoying if you're writing in LaTeX.

On the other hand the English keyboard sucks whenever I try to write my surname since there is no "ø"-key. (And in quite a few online forms the [ALT]+0248 doesn't work.)

[MSTRS:Me]

When in Rome?
Adapt or fuck off?

True. But does he know that? Friendly fire is still nasty, donchano?

[TOTO]

Yup, was going to mention that.
I'm crap with spelling/grammar, if KB didn't have spell check I think we would all be suffering...

were is tha spill chec ?

[MisterD]

Friendly fire is still nasty, donchano?

Very true, and the Seppos are so good at it too - just ask the British Army

[Badjelly]

an exclamation should be a wough!!

wough! Wough!

[Badjelly]

wough! Wough!

Well bugger me. I wrote that "WOUGH! WOUGH!" and some virtual bloody Spelling Nazi somewhere in the system decided that all caps is only for the ignorant (which I'm not obviously) and "corrected" it.

[mstriumph]

No, I'm not paranoid. Besides my integrity is 100% rocksolid - there is nothing to be "found out" about. That is not to say I have never behaved in a nasty or underhand manner - but I have always faced the fact, made my peace and moved on.

erm it was a funny? ... our Oscar made a funny??

"I" is specific - "you" is used to directly address one or several people. I don't assume you spell your own name without capitalisation as well. I realise that he and she are bastards in this regards since they are specific - but could perhaps have something to do with being a reference in third person or so.

..... i really DO feel you need to lighten up a little you know ......

Whether you subscribe to the thought one way or the other is insignificant.

if we are being picky, i think 'immaterial' or 'irrelevant' might be more appropriate here ...

Communication is, at the fundamental level, about conveying information in an efficient and inambigious manner.

if you are writing a 'how to' manual, yes .... if you are painting the mona lisa, no
.... by the way, the word is 'unambiguous' ..... [don't blame me - you started it .... ]

Certain sets of rules have been developed to further that goal,

erm ... could agree if you'd said 'conventions have evolved to assist that process' mebbe ...?

as such if you want to convey your reality to a reader, in a clear and concise manner,

... 'fess up - you haven't actually read my posts, have you

you both need to observe the same rules. Be it proper english, text-speak, french or barking.

or speed limits?
*she asked with interest*

oh - and of COURSE i spell my own name without capitalisation ...