If there's even an OPTION to replace a single z with a single s, I swear I'll ban you all and delete the MB and go find the server and smash it with a hammer.
If there's even an OPTION to replace a single z with a single s, I swear I'll ban you all and delete the MB and go find the server and smash it with a hammer.
Cool, Unne's coming to California.
Isn't that the nutter state?
Yes. Light-hearted.
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What the hell? Y'all foreigners don't know jack. The word is 'recognized.' I say we take a poll, and see what people would rather have.
It'd probably be fairly easy to implement two language options:
US English: Complete with 'color', 'recognized' and 'exclamation point'
Commenwealth/other non-US nation English: Where words are spelled in the way that is traditional in those English-speaking-but-not-American countries.
Last edited by Big D; 04-09-2004 at 07:03 AM. Reason: Heh heh heh heh...
I was going to complain about this but I figured others would fight my battles for me.
These threads never fail to amuse me. Oh, wait. Amuze me? I'll sit over there on the fence - wait, fense - with eestlinc and watch.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
xD
Close inspection of the almighty Oxford English Dictionary has turned up an interesting tidbit - it lists "recognize" as one common spelling, with "recognise" as an alternative. There's no national or regional distinction, they're just interchangeable alternatives. It's a matter of personal preferrence.
However, 'colour', 'aluminium', 'honour', 'armour', 'manoeuvre' and the like are definitely preferrable, at least for me.
do you say agonise? agonize is much better.
Hold on, hold on. . . manoeuverioureorere? Aluminiumiumuim? Recognize with an "S"?
This all makes my head hurt. Let's just leave things as they are, because aren't there bigger things in this world to worry about?
Come on now, people, it's just one letter.
Oh dear God please don't tell me you actually say aluminum instead of aluminium.Originally Posted by Strider
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
You mean just like every self-respecting student of science? I can find you plenty of official periodic tables on which aluminum is spelled correctly.
So now American is not just a new way of spelling, but it's a new language, too. I didn't realise you guys actually changed the way words are said (accents aside).
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
Nor did I. I knew about "sulfur" and "sulphur" (the latter being Commonwealth English) but I didn't think there was a difference at all for aluminium
Last edited by Heath; 04-11-2004 at 08:42 AM.
Not my words Carol, the words of Top Gear magazine.
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