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Old 09-12-2011, 10:02 AM   #16
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Perhaps readers should come with software to apply personal preferences (although such software solutions can be hazardous - e.g. if used to attempt to read this thread!)
If it were simple things, such as colour vs color, it wouldn't be too difficult. But it becomes more complex when you think about those words that have a different meaning.


"He got a lift from that nice lady there."

I wonder how he took it home with him...
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Old 09-12-2011, 10:08 AM   #17
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"He got a lift from that nice lady there."

I wonder how he took it home with him...
Low loader, how else?
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Old 09-12-2011, 10:23 AM   #18
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I used to be perplexed by the differing treatment of groups/teams.
US: The team is ...
UK: The team are ...

I thought my UK counterpart at work had a problem with subject/verb agreement until I looked it up and realized the rules were different.

Before I knew better, it was much more cringe-worthy than spelling differences.
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Old 09-12-2011, 10:40 AM   #19
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Not to mention the different definitions of words. An American would be perplexed at how you opened your boot or bonnet. And then there's football. In the US it's shaped like an egg and carried.
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If it were simple things, such as colour vs color, it wouldn't be too difficult. But it becomes more complex when you think about those words that have a different meaning.


"He got a lift from that nice lady there."

I wonder how he took it home with him...
True. Like "He felt a faucet on his shoulder, and turned ...". Goodness knows what such software would make of someone wearing a fanny pack. A bad idea
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Old 09-12-2011, 10:56 AM   #21
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I read a US edition of book by a British author that had a "Lift" and "Elevator" in the same book .
British car terms do not cause problems, My first car was a Austin-Heally (frog-eye) Sprite. The toolkit in the boot gathered no dust
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Old 09-12-2011, 10:57 AM   #22
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Old 09-12-2011, 10:59 AM   #23
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In my opinion, maybe all books everywhere should be published with the spelling chosen by the author and no liberties should be taken by the publishers to alter the spelling.
I wonder, have you ever tried reading anything written in the "good old days" when spelling (or grammar come to that) was not codified at all , and you spelt/wrote as you thought ?

While amusing for a while, it is sometimes incomprehensible.

And pity the poor teachers !



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Old 09-12-2011, 11:50 AM   #24
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Prove it!
I'm not going to do a long trawl through the past few weeks' press to find examples for you. Take my word for it that I have noticed it in passing while reading.
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Old 09-12-2011, 11:52 AM   #25
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I wonder, have you ever tried reading anything written in the "good old days" when spelling (or grammar come to that) was not codified at all , and you spelt/wrote as you thought ?

While amusing for a while, it is sometimes incomprehensible.

And pity the poor teachers !



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I've read lots of it. It slows one down but can still be followed.
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I'm not going to do a long trawl through the past few weeks' press to find examples for you. Take my word for it that I have noticed it in passing while reading.
I was just being skeptical for komic effekt.

(That was hard to type! Curse you, autocorrect!)
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Old 09-13-2011, 12:49 PM   #27
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I've been reading Quadrophenia, and it's a mix of both English and American. Colour is spelt right, but a lot of the words have a letter Z in them instead of an S.
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I'd like to say I couldn't care less, but I realise that I could care less.

I mean I couldn't care more.

I mean...

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I was just being skeptical for komic effekt.

(That was hard to type! Curse you, autocorrect!)
All depends on how septic you want to be... but they can do good things with antibiotics these days...
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All depends on how septic you want to be... but they can do good things with antibiotics these days...
No, no... over-free use of antibiotics and everyone's scepticism risks becoming drug resistant and INCURABLE! Bad idea...
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