American English vs. Non-American English

[Ed Hansberry]

When they mean Europe, they must surely not mean the UK. They invented English and we brought it over here, they must sell there. It would be wierd if it wasn't sold there.

EMEA includes the UK. My point about the language on the keyboard was pure speculation - I'm sure there are other reasons.
Maybe the keyboard only has so many uses of the letter "u" and those Brits put it in places it doesn't belong, like colour. :rotfl:

[carphead]

When they mean Europe, they must surely not mean the UK. They invented English and we brought it over here, they must sell there. It would be wierd if it wasn't sold there.

EMEA includes the UK. My point about the language on the keyboard was pure speculation - I'm sure there are other reasons.
Maybe the keyboard only has so many uses of the letter "u" and those Brits put it in places it doesn't belong, like colour. :rotfl:

And you Yanks speak such perfect ENGLISH. After all you wear Pants on the outside. :rotfl:

[JustinGTP]

Maybe the keyboard only has so many uses of the letter "u" and those Brits put it in places it doesn't belong, like colour. :rotfl:

Not funny, I was born and partly Raised in England, and to let you know, it's spelled with a U. Just like we spell tire, tyre. The americans couldn't help it that they didnt invent it so they made it different. So now, over here (N. America) it is acceptable both ways, or should be. Whenever I spell colour the right way, it is percieved differently by different individuals.)

-Justin.

On A Sidenote:
And you know its not nice to edit some one elses writing, this is a general chatting forum about pocket pcs and so perfect spelling and grammar is not necessarily needed. You wouldnt like it if I edited your post, now would you?

[Pat Logsdon]

The americans couldn't help it that they didnt invent it so they made it different.
Take it easy, Honda. It's called "linguistic drift (http://www.bartleby.com/186/7.html)", and it's a natural phenomenon. I seriously doubt some colonial American said "Filthy English 'U'! Stop infesting our words! Out with ye!".

As time goes on, accents change from their historical origins, and the spelling of some words changes to match how the locals actually say the words. The same thing happened with "real English" when it was evolving from its Saxon roots. I don't see any Germans jumping up and down saying "Give us back our 'U's!" :mrgreen:

[Ed Hansberry]

its is spelled with a U
Its is? :wink:

[JustinGTP]

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[bdegroodt]

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Honda- Has anyone told you about adding value to threads? No wonder you have over 800 posts in a few months. It's not the quantity of the posts that matter...You know this right?

[Kati Compton]

This thread has been split from here:

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20376&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

Please remain civil.

[JustinGTP]

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Honda- Has anyone told you about adding value to threads? No wonder you have over 800 posts in a few months. It's not the quantity of the posts that matter...You know this right?

:roll: What is the matter with that, you know quite well where I am coming from. U is part of many words, like honour, neigbour, etc. This is how it is originally so I dont know why you guys are poking fun.

-Justin.

[Kati Compton]

And you know its not nice to edit some one elses writing, this is a general chatting forum about pocket pcs and so perfect spelling and grammar is not necessarily needed. You wouldnt like it if I edited your post, now would you?
Ed didn't edit it, and I didn't edit it. I don't know who edited it. The only time I edit a user post and don't put a disclaimer is when I fix bad quote tags or fix spelling/grammar/capitalization in post titles. Though Janak and I also might spell-correct front page posts when necessary... ;)

If someone edited your post to "correct" it, I'm sure it was meant as a favor, not as a rude comment on your posting style.

[Kati Compton]

U is part of many words, like honour, neigbour, etc. This is how it is originally so I dont know why you guys are poking fun.
U is not part of those words for everyone, so the non-U people were teasing the U people. I didn't read any posts but yours that sounded serious or insulting.

[JustinGTP]

And you know its not nice to edit some one elses writing, this is a general chatting forum about pocket pcs and so perfect spelling and grammar is not necessarily needed. You wouldnt like it if I edited your post, now would you?
Ed didn't edit it, and I didn't edit it. I don't know who edited it. The only time I edit a user post and don't put a disclaimer is when I fix bad quote tags or fix spelling/grammar/capitalization in post titles. Though Janak and I also might spell-correct front page posts when necessary... ;)

If someone edited your post to "correct" it, I'm sure it was meant as a favor, not as a rude comment on your posting style.

No, this is what Ed did:

its is spelled with a U
Its is? :wink:

Commenting on the fact I had put its is instead of it is or it's. But its not a big deal so I hope this doesnt create a big deal.

-Justin.

[JustinGTP]

U is part of many words, like honour, neigbour, etc. This is how it is originally so I dont know why you guys are poking fun.
U is not part of those words for everyone, so the non-U people were teasing the U people. I didn't read any posts but yours that sounded serious or insulting.

What?!?!? Mine werent serious or insulting.

-Justin.

[Pat Logsdon]

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Honda- Has anyone told you about adding value to threads? No wonder you have over 800 posts in a few months. It's not the quantity of the posts that matter...You know this right?

:roll: What is the matter with that, you know quite well where I am coming from. U is part of many words, like honour, neigbour, etc. This is how it is originally so I dont know why you guys are poking fun.

-Justin.
I sense that you are missing the point, unless you're under the impression that your 800+ posts all have to do with the letter "U"...in which case we have another problem entirely. :wink:

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This post brought to you by the letter "F".

[Kati Compton]

No, this is what Ed did:
its is spelled with a U
Its is? :wink:

Commenting on the fact I had put its is instead of it is or it's. But its not a big deal so I hope this doesnt create a big deal.

To shorten the number of posts devoted to this issue, I'll provide 2 possible explanations:

If your original post said "Its is", he's giving you a (friendly) hard time because you were seeming so upset over this issue when everyone else was having a good time with it.

On the other hand, if your original post said "it's" and Ed made your quote look like it said "Its is", then that would look to me like a joke (non-insulting, but not funny either :razzing:) that you "seem" to want to put a U in lots of words that most Americans wouldn't, and so you might even spell "Its" with a U.

Either way, no one was trying to be deceptive about editing your post.

If you *do* want to discuss this further (though I'm guessing you don't), PM me about it, so we can get back to talking about U's. ;)

[JustinGTP]

Enough Surgical!

If you want me to make things crystal clear for you, this is how its supposed to look: (Im sure you couldh have figured that out!)


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Honda- Has anyone told you about adding value to threads? No wonder you have over 800 posts in a few months. It's not the quantity of the posts that matter...You know this right?

:roll: What is the matter with that, you know quite well where I am coming from.

Also, U is part of many words, like honour, neigbour, etc. This is how it is originally so I dont know why you guys are poking fun.

-Justin.

This post brought to you by the letter "F".

That is totally inapropriate, you are telling me "F U" Put two and two together, the letter "f" and "u". I wasnt born yesterday Surgical, and iif I were you I would back off. This is getting ridiculous. Lets join the more pleasant side of conversation.

-Justin.

[Kati Compton]

What?!?!? Mine werent serious or insulting.
I said that yours were the only ones that could SOUND serious or insulting.

Not funny, I was born and partly Raised in England, and to let you know, it's spelled with a U. Just like we spell tire, tyre. The americans couldn't help it that they didnt invent it so they made it different. So now, over here (N. America) it is acceptable both ways, or should be. Whenever I spell colour the right way, it is percieved differently by different individuals.)

To me, this is the only post that is either definitely serious or at least ambiguous. I mean, you started with "Not funny". There are no smilies.

[JustinGTP]

On the other hand, if your original post said "it's" and Ed made your quote look like it said "Its is", then that would look to me like a joke (non-insulting, but not funny either ) that you "seem" to want to put a U in lots of words that most Americans wouldn't, and so you might even spell "Its" with a U.

Oh no, thats because I fixed my original post to say "It's" it was previously "Its is"

-Justin.

[Kati Compton]

I think we're getting to the point, looking at that past 5-10 posts, that there's no return benefit for this arguing. ;)

Thread locked.

[Kati Compton]

This post brought to you by the letter "F".

That is totally inapropriate, you are telling me "F U" Put two and two together, the letter "f" and "u".
Footnote: I spoke with Sugical Snack and he was just doing a Sesame Street tagline because we were discussing letters, and F was a random choice. I'm not saying he wasn't arguing with you, but that connection was apparently not intended.

[Ed Hansberry]

Though Janak and I also might spell-correct front page posts when necessary... ;)
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