Oyster shutters its ebook service

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by peterwardgd

Sorry for going off topic but i've never seen the word shutters used that way before. Is it an american thing? You also use the word 'shuts' right? colour me curious.

Originally Posted by ShimSham

I was wondering the same thing. Shutters sounds rather odd, and brings up images of windows in my mind.

Not sure if it's an American idiom per se, but it does get used frequently here in the States.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by peterwardgd

Sorry for going off topic but i've never seen the word shutters used that way before. Is it an american thing? You also use the word 'shuts' right? colour me curious.

They don't use it in merry old?
Odd. It's an older English term, early 19th, roots going back to the 16th:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?...earchmode=none

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/shutter

Shutters are protective covers for windows (or a mechanism inside a camera inspired by them).
Storm shutters are heavy, robust shutters used to protect from incoming storms and hurricanes (depending on location.)
When a store goes under, it has long been typical to cover up the big glass display windows that would otherwise be empty. Hence, a failed store has been "shuttered".
If nothing else, it prevents vandalism.

[Cinisajoy]

Here you all go.
:to close by or as if by shutters <corporations shuttering their production plants>

[peterwardgd]

Ha, yes i know the word shutters in regards to external window coverings but I've genuinely in my meagre 37 years never heard or rather seen it used that way anywhere.

I could see a shop that's gone out of business being shut up or ok shuttered. But if i was to describe it to someone i would say: it (the shop) had shut its doors. Shutters its ebook service just sounds strange to me, happily strange though i like our linguistic differences. Sorry op i've dragged it way off here.

I do kinda wish that the spell checker wouldn't keep trying to force color or meager on me though as opposed to colour and meagre. Ah it just did it again!

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by peterwardgd

I do kinda wish that the spell checker wouldn't keep trying to force color or meager on me though as opposed to colour and meagre. Ah it just did it again!

It's trying to teach you Brits how to spell correctly

[Ravensknight]

Originally Posted by peterwardgd

Ha, yes i know the word shutters in regards to external window coverings but I've genuinely in my meagre 37 years never heard or rather seen it used that way anywhere.

Well, now you have Talk about a broadening experience, eh?

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by peterwardgd

I do kinda wish that the spell checker wouldn't keep trying to force color or meager on me though as opposed to colour and meagre. Ah it just did it again!

Why are you using an en_US dictionary then?

[peterwardgd]

no, definitely English uk keyboard selected on laptop. Unless there is a setting on mobileread? but if there is i cant find it.

edit
ah, just dawned on me im using chrome and you cant select uk english to be used as a spellechecker only american english. Which is a thread in itself!

double edit
I found an article online on how to change it in chrome. jackpot.

[MikeB1972]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Why are you using an en_US dictionary then?

So when colour is underlined as an incorrect spelling we can sneer at the poorly educated computer

[MikeB1972]

I can't look at peterwardgd's profile pic without thinking of Airplane ("Which led to my drinking problem")

[peterwardgd]

Well that's nice. i switched to chrome last week still fiddling with settings. Just private message me insults will you both so at least others cant see. I'm fine with that but i like the site and it doesn't make the place look to friendly.

[fjtorres]

THE BOOKSELLER has a rambling piece quoting euro-side subscription service operators on Oyster's business model:

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/de...eo-says-313249

Note the size of their customer base as they brag about *their* success.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by ShimSham

I was wondering the same thing. Shutters sounds rather odd, and brings up images of windows in my mind.

Originally Posted by peterwardgd

Sorry for going off topic but i've never seen the word shutters used that way before. Is it an american thing? You also use the word 'shuts' right? colour me curious.

In American English business-speak, to "shutter" [see photos] or "wind up" a business is to shut it down.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by peterwardgd

Well that's nice. i switched to chrome last week still fiddling with settings. Just private message me insults will you both so at least others cant see. I'm fine with that but i like the site and it doesn't make the place look to friendly.

Darling,
If they ever heard your voice, they would not insult you. I love your accent.
Please stay.
Note this was posted with a Texas accent.

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by peterwardgd

Well that's nice. i switched to chrome last week still fiddling with settings. Just private message me insults will you both so at least others cant see. I'm fine with that but i like the site and it doesn't make the place look to friendly.

Who's insulting you?


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