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marshalla said:
Hilts said:
Fish and maths.
Anyone that says otherwise is either a w
ker or american or an american wker.
What about someone who uses "either" with more than 2 options? Anyone that says otherwise is either a w
ker or american or an american wker.There may be some mafioso on here so they're obviously correct.
If a fly is called a fly, why isn't a flea called a jump?
And if an orange is called an orange, why isn't a banana called a yellow?
Nissan Leaf....2 Nissan Leafs of Leaves? Same re the Citroen Cactus?
And if Jenny is short for Jennifer, why isn't Connie short for Conifer?
And if an orange is called an orange, why isn't a banana called a yellow?
Nissan Leaf....2 Nissan Leafs of Leaves? Same re the Citroen Cactus?
And if Jenny is short for Jennifer, why isn't Connie short for Conifer?
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Tuesday 23 August 16:43
GetCarter said:
geeks said:
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
Impressive It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
king up basic sentences, something I later came to appreciate as a (semi) professional writer!TwigtheWonderkid said:
If a fly is called a fly, why isn't a flea called a jump?
And if an orange is called an orange, why isn't a banana called a yellow?
Nissan Leaf....2 Nissan Leafs of Leaves? Same re the Citroen Cactus?
And if Jenny is short for Jennifer, why isn't Connie short for Conifer?
The wife's currently driving a Cactus, you wouldn't want two.And if an orange is called an orange, why isn't a banana called a yellow?
Nissan Leaf....2 Nissan Leafs of Leaves? Same re the Citroen Cactus?
And if Jenny is short for Jennifer, why isn't Connie short for Conifer?
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Tuesday 23 August 16:43
227bhp said:
GroundEffect said:
Actually, Math came before maths.
How do you know this?"“Math” as a colloquial short form of “mathematics” first appeared in print quite a while ago, in 1847, although that “math” sported a period (“It rained so that we had a math. lesson indoors.”) and was thus clearly a simple informal abbreviation. “Math” unadorned appeared by the 1870s. “Maths” is a bit newer, first appearing in print in 1911."
http://www.word-detective.com/2011/05/math-vs-math...
Just an example source, not my original one.
GroundEffect said:
The first recorded usage of the abbreviation of mathematics was math. Read about it a while ago.
"“Math” as a colloquial short form of “mathematics” first appeared in print quite a while ago, in 1847, although that “math” sported a period (“It rained so that we had a math. lesson indoors.”) and was thus clearly a simple informal abbreviation. “Math” unadorned appeared by the 1870s. “Maths” is a bit newer, first appearing in print in 1911."
http://www.word-detective.com/2011/05/math-vs-math...
Just an example source, not my original one.
AWOOGAH AWOOGAH American source. A proper one would have called it a full stop."“Math” as a colloquial short form of “mathematics” first appeared in print quite a while ago, in 1847, although that “math” sported a period (“It rained so that we had a math. lesson indoors.”) and was thus clearly a simple informal abbreviation. “Math” unadorned appeared by the 1870s. “Maths” is a bit newer, first appearing in print in 1911."
http://www.word-detective.com/2011/05/math-vs-math...
Just an example source, not my original one.
xRIEx said:
Digger said:
If it hasn't already been asked could someone kindly explain the differences between flammable and inflammable?
Thanking you kindly.
One of them comes about form heating, the other comes from preheating.Thanking you kindly.
So. . . the preheated one (which one is that?) has become volatile, whereas t'other wont react well when heated or near a source of heat/fire?
Edited by Digger on Tuesday 23 August 23:31
Digger said:
ArsE92 said:
Digger said:
If it hasn't already been asked could someone kindly explain the differences between flammable and inflammable?
inPersonally, I use flammable and non-flammable, as I believe is becoming the convention
Digger said:
xRIEx said:
Digger said:
If it hasn't already been asked could someone kindly explain the differences between flammable and inflammable?
Thanking you kindly.
One of them comes about form heating, the other comes from preheating.Thanking you kindly.
So. . . the preheated one (which one is that?) has become volatile, whereas t'other wont react well when heated or near a source of heat/fire?
Edited by Digger on Tuesday 23 August 23:31
Loads of people abuse 'pre', even to the point of "pre-prepared" - it's already got 'pre' at the beginning of the word, it doesn't need another!
xRIEx said:
I was just venting my bugbear about people using the word "preheat" to mean "heat"; 'pre' means 'before', so 'preheat' means 'before heat' - the usage of e.g. "preheat the oven" is exactly the same as "heat the oven".
Loads of people abuse 'pre', even to the point of "pre-prepared" - it's already got 'pre' at the beginning of the word, it doesn't need another!
That's preposterous.Loads of people abuse 'pre', even to the point of "pre-prepared" - it's already got 'pre' at the beginning of the word, it doesn't need another!
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