Programming Screw Up

Meh · Postby **Meh** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 3:34 am

come see the majestik m00se

Snake_byte · Postby **Snake_byte** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:18 am

well there, I knew i was right!

Revanael · Postby **Revanael** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 9:20 am

Plurals: Moose, Sheep, Tomatoes. Proper english (thats english english).

Anthony Roberts · Postby **Anthony Roberts** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:08 pm

Revanael wrote:Plurals: Moose, Sheep, Tomatoes. Proper english (thats english english).

Tomatos is proper English. Tomatoes is accustomed English (Ie: American). Which is why Microsoft Word underlines Tomatos, seeing as how it's by an American company, defaults to the American English dictionary, etc. Change it to Canadian english, British english, etc - and Tomatoes is the red underlined sucker! Wah ha.

rklenseth · Postby **rklenseth** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:51 pm

Revanael wrote:Plurals: Moose, Sheep, Tomatoes. Proper english (thats english english).

Anthony, did you read this? This person is from the UK and he/she claims that tomatoes is the correct form.

Anthony Roberts · Postby **Anthony Roberts** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:37 pm

Yes, actually, I did read it and noticed that. The point I was trying to make is that whatever they were looking at was American, and not their native language. Because british English (Or, English English) uses Tomato without an e for plural.

west · Postby **west** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:52 pm

Tomatoes are an American food, though.

They originated on this continent, didnt' they?

Ash · Postby **Ash** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 7:00 pm

Jayne (rklenseth) wrote: But we Americans spell it theater while English spell it theatre.
Honor = Honour
And many other differences.

Teachers tell me that's because Americans are lazy.

Meh · Postby **Meh** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 7:27 pm

The truth is we are farther from France. You loose some things on the trip over. Those extra Us and such wind up in Canada I think.

Ash · Postby **Ash** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 7:31 pm

Heh. lol.

Anyway, i think the title of this topic is quite incorrect.

Anthony Roberts · Postby **Anthony Roberts** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 7:56 pm

Yeah. Let's rename it "Tomatos, Tomatoes, Potatoes"

Revanael · Postby **Revanael** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 9:45 pm

The fact that I said something doesnt mean its right.

And on a side note, the british spelling of MOST words is the original one. The american spelling of aluminium (or aluminum) is technically right - but I prefer our way!

Its all down to some smart-ass american who wrote his own dictionary that sold very well a good many years ago.

kroner · Postby **kroner** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:21 pm

I think we (Americans and English both) need a spelling reform like they had one in Germany a few years ago.
No matter which side of the pond you're on, English is screwed up.

Meh · Postby **Meh** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:32 pm

I vote for "thru" to replace "though"

nitefyre · Postby **nitefyre** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 12:51 am

Meh wrote:I vote for "thru" to replace "though"

I concur. We should go and lobby ... (who would change it lol?) Congress for a reform act saying that Thru should replace through. Hell in the highway, you see thruway, etc all the time!

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