BronzeWailer
673 posts
Jul 01, 2012
10:54 PM
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If I worried too much about grammar and spelling too much billy_shines, I wouldn't be able to read 99% of the posts on this forum. English spelling is stuipd anyway. Mice, mikes, mics, Nikes, enough rough, bough, ought, brought...
Edited to hose down the 99% figure. Let's say, "80% of the stuff on the net". I was being loose with figures. My bad.
Last Edited by on Jul 01, 2012 11:19 PM
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Greg Heumann
1668 posts
Jul 01, 2012
11:09 PM
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The english language is so mysterious. Miking comes from the word microphone - so why isn't it mic'ing? You can also measure something with a micrometer. And that is also miking. Makes no sense.
To me, miking would be subjecting someone to a guy named Mike.
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SuperBee
362 posts
Jul 01, 2012
11:31 PM
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It's not an official word so there is no 'correct' spelling other than the one you choose. Also, an example of a wind-up.
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FMWoodeye
411 posts
Jul 01, 2012
11:53 PM
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Also, it's not CON-summate pro. It's con-SUM-mate pro.
CON-summate is the verb. Con-SUM-mate is the adjective.
I've been wanting to get that off my chest for a long time before the grammar police kick somebody's door down.
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STME58
197 posts
Jul 02, 2012
12:30 AM
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"I never had any large respect for good spelling. That is my feeling yet. Before the spelling-book came with its arbitrary forms, men unconsciously revealed shades of their characters and also added enlightening shades of expression to what they wrote by their spelling, and so it is possible that the spelling-book has been a doubtful benevolence to us."
- Mark Twain's Autobiography
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Steamrollin Stan
466 posts
Jul 02, 2012
1:16 AM
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6 months ago i could'nt spell engineer, now i are one, it dosen't really matter, i'm sure we can work it out.
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Leatherlips
112 posts
Jul 02, 2012
1:24 AM
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So as people remember my name, when asked I reply 'Mike one'.
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The Gloth
660 posts
Jul 02, 2012
2:51 AM
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"Those who live in glass houses shouldn't be throwing stones."
I like this expression, never heard before. I'll use it eventually !
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