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Cinisajoy · 11-24-2015, 01:49 PM

It is variegated.

HomeInMyShoes · 11-24-2015, 02:38 PM

One more than you have.
~Nit's third law of knitting~

Solitaire1 · 11-24-2015, 03:40 PM

A while ago I was watching "The Twisted Whiskers Show" and I was struck by the name of one of the characters: Urd The Bird. That led me to wondering why English spelling has so many letter combinations for the same sound? As an example, the following letter combinations have the same sound:

Er, Ir, and Ur
F and Ph
Ts (at the beginning of a word) and Z
Ks and X (at the end of a word)
X (at the beginning of a word) and Z

Plus there are other inconsistencies, such as:

You use "EE" to get a long "E" sound but "OO" to get a long "U" sound.
"TION" is pronounced "SHUN."

badgoodDeb · 11-24-2015, 04:43 PM

And "ough" can be "cough" or "tough" or "though" or "through" ....

It's just to make sure it's hard to learn

Dylrob · 11-25-2015, 06:59 AM

Well after all that my AppleTV decided it's not broken anymore. O_o

Dylrob · 12-11-2015, 09:41 PM

Platypus!

poohbear_nc · 12-12-2015, 07:36 PM

Shuttlecocks!

Solitaire1 · 12-13-2015, 11:26 AM

I recently read an article in the New York Post about the addition of a new area code in New York City due running out of phone numbers in the previous area codes. In addition, some areas are having to go to people having to enter the area code with the phone number even for local numbers for the same reason. Added to this is the dramatic increase in the number of devices that need phone numbers (going from just the home phone and business phones at first to now the need for the home phone, cell phones for each family member, also other portable devices, and phones for business).

This led me to wondering, to deal with the issue once and for all, why don't the Phone Companies just bite the bullet and go to something like region codes? By region codes, I mean something like dividing the U. S. into several regions, with each region having its own region code. Using the time zones for an example, you could have the following:

2 - Eastern Zone
3 - Central Zone
4 - Mountain Zone
5 - Pacific Zone
6 - Alaska
7 - Hawaii

For calling within your zone you just dial the 10-digit number. To dial outside of your zone you dial "1" (to let the system know you are calling outside of your zone), the region code, then the 10-digit number. This would dramatically increase the number of available phone numbers since the same area code could be used in multiple regions.

Hitch · 12-13-2015, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

I recently read an article in the New York Post about the addition of a new area code in New York City due running out of phone numbers in the previous area codes. <snip>.

This would dramatically increase the number of available phone numbers since the same area code could be used in multiple regions.

867-5309!

Hitch

HomeInMyShoes · 12-14-2015, 09:57 AM

Marsupials of the world unite!

crich70 · 12-16-2015, 02:23 AM

Pan-galactic gargle blasters!

Solitaire1 · 12-16-2015, 03:53 AM

Will analog watches slowly be phased out in favor of digital watches?

WT Sharpe · 12-19-2015, 11:47 AM

It's been said that you should bloom where you're planted. As I grow older, I tend more and more to take root where I'm planted. Does that count for anything?

Solitaire1 · 12-19-2015, 12:41 PM

I was thinking about Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer and how he was rejected by the other reindeer because of his nose. But does that mean that Rudolph is simply a mutant reindeer and there will soon be other mutant reindeer?

What about the elves? It seems like the elves haven't changed but why are they so different from the elves in Lord Of The Rings? Santa's elves are about 1/6 the size of the Lord Of The Rings elves, but could that just be the result of a long-term separation from the rest of the elves? Of course, it may be possible that Santa's elves are actually hobbits who have changed over the years to look a bit more elvish.

WT Sharpe · 12-22-2015, 05:22 PM

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

11-24-2015, 03:40 PM	#5973
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,966 Karma: 70029956 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	A while ago I was watching "The Twisted Whiskers Show" and I was struck by the name of one of the characters: Urd The Bird. That led me to wondering why English spelling has so many letter combinations for the same sound? As an example, the following letter combinations have the same sound: Er, Ir, and Ur F and Ph Ts (at the beginning of a word) and Z Ks and X (at the end of a word) X (at the beginning of a word) and Z Plus there are other inconsistencies, such as: You use "EE" to get a long "E" sound but "OO" to get a long "U" sound. "TION" is pronounced "SHUN."

12-11-2015, 09:41 PM	#5976
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	Platypus! Last edited by Dylrob; 12-11-2015 at 09:44 PM.

12-13-2015, 11:26 AM	#5978
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,966 Karma: 70029956 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	I recently read an article in the New York Post about the addition of a new area code in New York City due running out of phone numbers in the previous area codes. In addition, some areas are having to go to people having to enter the area code with the phone number even for local numbers for the same reason. Added to this is the dramatic increase in the number of devices that need phone numbers (going from just the home phone and business phones at first to now the need for the home phone, cell phones for each family member, also other portable devices, and phones for business). This led me to wondering, to deal with the issue once and for all, why don't the Phone Companies just bite the bullet and go to something like region codes? By region codes, I mean something like dividing the U. S. into several regions, with each region having its own region code. Using the time zones for an example, you could have the following: 2 - Eastern Zone 3 - Central Zone 4 - Mountain Zone 5 - Pacific Zone 6 - Alaska 7 - Hawaii For calling within your zone you just dial the 10-digit number. To dial outside of your zone you dial "1" (to let the system know you are calling outside of your zone), the region code, then the 10-digit number. This would dramatically increase the number of available phone numbers since the same area code could be used in multiple regions.

12-22-2015, 05:22 PM	#5985
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Corrupt-A-Topic (anymore off-topic and it would be on-topic) Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	It's been said that you should bloom where you're planted. As I grow older, I tend more and more to take root where I'm planted. Does that count for anything?

12-19-2015, 12:41 PM	#5984
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,966 Karma: 70029956 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	I was thinking about Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer and how he was rejected by the other reindeer because of his nose. But does that mean that Rudolph is simply a mutant reindeer and there will soon be other mutant reindeer? What about the elves? It seems like the elves haven't changed but why are they so different from the elves in Lord Of The Rings? Santa's elves are about 1/6 the size of the Lord Of The Rings elves, but could that just be the result of a long-term separation from the rest of the elves? Of course, it may be possible that Santa's elves are actually hobbits who have changed over the years to look a bit more elvish.