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Tweed.....
Thank you for the update.. I'm glad things have gone your way....
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Tweed.....
"Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message ... I didn't think you were Chinese, now did I?? What Joyce said: I was merely pointing out the we Americans have a different spelling for that word than you do. So, in order to sling more Americanisms at you: Take a Chill Pill, woman! I am very well aware of the different spellings you have. Too aware. I think I know them all. When I was a child at school, the teachers actually punished us if we accidentally wrote American spellings or said American phrases. I'm not sure why, it wasn't exactly the crime of the century, was it? This was also reinforced at home. (why?) It's still stayed with me. My guess is that they were trying to install national pride in the true English language to the schoolchildren. I've never got away from English is English. A language evolves in it's own true country. English has evolved in America differently. It's American. |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message ... I didn't think you were Chinese, now did I?? What Joyce said: I was merely pointing out the we Americans have a different spelling for that word than you do. So, in order to sling more Americanisms at you: Take a Chill Pill, woman! I am very well aware of the different spellings you have. Too aware. I think I know them all. When I was a child at school, the teachers actually punished us if we accidentally wrote American spellings or said American phrases. I'm not sure why, it wasn't exactly the crime of the century, was it? This was also reinforced at home. (why?) It's still stayed with me. My guess is that they were trying to install national pride in the true English language to the schoolchildren. I've never got away from English is English. A language evolves in it's own true country. English has evolved in America differently. It's American. Do you say the same about Australian English? If so, I've never heard you say it here. If not, why not? What's the difference? Australian English has evolved differently, too. I think we all speak English, just different dialects. -- Joyce When you finish, you have a complete (you hope) set of characters. So you call it a "character set". And because you're in a funny mood, instead of calling the numeric identifiers "numeric identifiers", you call them "code points". -- Steve Ferg, "Unicode Beginners Introduction for Dummies Made Simple" |
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Tweed.....
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message ... ... I thought it was Tweed 2, (rotten) neighbours 0 (the drop kerb (USA spelling would be curb) being point #1) I'm not likely to take up American spelling. I am a Brit and it is a kerb. Point number 2. Best not to try to teach me English, as I *am* English ;-) Tweed Tweed also writes "number", and doesn't use "#" as the abbreviated form. The "British English" (sic) abbreviation for "number" is usually written as "No.", which somewhat confusingly is, I believe, derived from the Latin "Numero" - even though in academic circles, English is generally described as a Germanic language! -- MatSav |
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"MatSav" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message ... ... I thought it was Tweed 2, (rotten) neighbours 0 (the drop kerb (USA spelling would be curb) being point #1) I'm not likely to take up American spelling. I am a Brit and it is a kerb. Point number 2. Best not to try to teach me English, as I *am* English ;-) Tweed Tweed also writes "number", and doesn't use "#" as the abbreviated form. The "British English" (sic) abbreviation for "number" is usually written as "No.", which somewhat confusingly is, I believe, derived from the Latin "Numero" - even though in academic circles, English is generally described as a Germanic language! -- MatSav ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Both "#" and "No." are used as abbreviations for "number" in the U.S. I think "No." is more common, and "#" is also used for "pound" (as a unit of measure, not currency). I'm not sure why Tweed seems so annoyed at the way the English language has evolved in the U.S. and other countries. Even in England, there are a variety of accents (and sometime spellings) in different regions. Certainly, no one should try to teach English to Tweed. As she said, she *is* English. On the other hand, I really do not think the reference to "curb" contrasted with "kerb" was an attempt to lecture her on spelling. I interpreted it as simply an explanation of why some of us used "curb" in our messages. There are many variations of spelling, but I don't think anyone should feel insulted by different usages. MaryL |
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"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message ... I didn't think you were Chinese, now did I?? What Joyce said: I was merely pointing out the we Americans have a different spelling for that word than you do. So, in order to sling more Americanisms at you: Take a Chill Pill, woman! I am very well aware of the different spellings you have. Too aware. I think I know them all. When I was a child at school, the teachers actually punished us if we accidentally wrote American spellings or said American phrases. I'm not sure why, it wasn't exactly the crime of the century, was it? This was also reinforced at home. (why?) It's still stayed with me. My guess is that they were trying to install national pride in the true English language to the schoolchildren. I've never got away from English is English. A language evolves in it's own true country. English has evolved in America differently. It's American. Do you say the same about Australian English? If so, I've never heard you say it here. If not, why not? What's the difference? Australian English has evolved differently, too. You must ask Yowie about whether Australian English has differed in spelling like American English has. My guess is not. All Australians and NZ on here have good English spelling. -- Joyce When you finish, you have a complete (you hope) set of characters. So you call it a "character set". And because you're in a funny mood, instead of calling the numeric identifiers "numeric identifiers", you call them "code points". -- Steve Ferg, "Unicode Beginners Introduction for Dummies Made Simple" |
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MaryL wrote:
Both "#" and "No." are used as abbreviations for "number" in the U.S. I think "No." is more common, and "#" is also used for "pound" (as a unit of measure, not currency). I'm not sure why Tweed seems so annoyed at the way the English language has evolved in the U.S. and other countries. Even in England, there are a variety of accents (and sometime spellings) in different regions. Certainly, no one should try to teach English to Tweed. As she said, she *is* English. I wouldn't try to teach English to Tweed because she doesn't like it. If I know this about her and I do it anyway, then who's being a jerk? On the other hand, there are plenty of English speakers who could use a few lessons. I can't think of any Brits who fall into that category, though, and I can think of lots of Americans who do. But I don't think that's because British English is the only right way to speak or write English. It's because their educational system is far superior to ours. If I were to correct an American's language, it wouldn't be to get them to speak more like the British - it would be to help them speak/write more *coherently*. It's especially true for people who are a lot younger than I am. I'm appalled by how poorly kids are taught basic language skills - spelling and grammar, for example. My education was a lot better, and I didn't go to a fancy school, just public school in an ordinary, lower middle class town. The difference is, I grew up in the 1960s, and they were still teaching decent skills back then. I'm not blaming the teachers, though. Most of them try really hard to make do with very little. OK, now I sound like every aging crank who has ever complained about "how bad things have gotten since I was young." -- Joyce Beauty and music seduce us first; later, ashamed of our own sensuality, we insist on meaning. -- Clive Barker |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message ... I didn't think you were Chinese, now did I?? What Joyce said: I was merely pointing out the we Americans have a different spelling for that word than you do. So, in order to sling more Americanisms at you: Take a Chill Pill, woman! I am very well aware of the different spellings you have. Too aware. I think I know them all. When I was a child at school, the teachers actually punished us if we accidentally wrote American spellings or said American phrases. I'm not sure why, it wasn't exactly the crime of the century, was it? This was also reinforced at home. (why?) It's still stayed with me. My guess is that they were trying to install national pride in the true English language to the schoolchildren. I've never got away from English is English. A language evolves in it's own true country. English has evolved in America differently. It's American. Do you say the same about Australian English? If so, I've never heard you say it here. If not, why not? What's the difference? Australian English has evolved differently, too. You must ask Yowie about whether Australian English has differed in spelling like American English has. My guess is not. All Australians and NZ on here have good English spelling. Oh, I didn't realize you were talking just about spelling. I guess you're right that a lot of the same spellings are used in Britain and Australia, where it differs in the USA. But the languages have diverged in other ways, don't you think? Different idioms and so on? -- Joyce Beauty and music seduce us first; later, ashamed of our own sensuality, we insist on meaning. -- Clive Barker |
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Tweed.....
"Bastette" wrote in message
... Christina Websell wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message ... I didn't think you were Chinese, now did I?? What Joyce said: I was merely pointing out the we Americans have a different spelling for that word than you do. So, in order to sling more Americanisms at you: Take a Chill Pill, woman! I am very well aware of the different spellings you have. Too aware. I think I know them all. When I was a child at school, the teachers actually punished us if we accidentally wrote American spellings or said American phrases. I'm not sure why, it wasn't exactly the crime of the century, was it? This was also reinforced at home. (why?) It's still stayed with me. My guess is that they were trying to install national pride in the true English language to the schoolchildren. I've never got away from English is English. A language evolves in it's own true country. English has evolved in America differently. It's American. Do you say the same about Australian English? If so, I've never heard you say it here. If not, why not? What's the difference? Australian English has evolved differently, too. You must ask Yowie about whether Australian English has differed in spelling like American English has. My guess is not. All Australians and NZ on here have good English spelling. Oh, I didn't realize you were talking just about spelling. I guess you're right that a lot of the same spellings are used in Britain and Australia, where it differs in the USA. But the languages have diverged in other ways, don't you think? Different idioms and so on? -- Joyce Beauty and music seduce us first; later, ashamed of our own sensuality, we insist on meaning. -- Clive Barker That is definitely true. Aussies generally use the British spelling. Their idioms and their place names, are a mixture of English terms and uniquely Australian terms, with a smattering of Aboriginal terminology and even a few Americanisms thrown in. Joy (An American who will be visiting Australia for the sixth time in October) |
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Joy wrote:
Oh, I didn't realize you were talking just about spelling. I guess you're right that a lot of the same spellings are used in Britain and Australia, where it differs in the USA. But the languages have diverged in other ways, don't you think? Different idioms and so on? That is definitely true. Aussies generally use the British spelling. Their idioms and their place names, are a mixture of English terms and uniquely Australian terms, with a smattering of Aboriginal terminology and even a few Americanisms thrown in. Joy (An American who will be visiting Australia for the sixth time in October) Hooray! You must be getting excited. -- Joyce audiophile, n: Someone who listens to the equipment instead of the music. |
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