Reply With Quote... but we'd lose nuances of derivation. I *hate* it when I've lost my nuances of derivation, almost as much as I hate losing my keys...
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02-21-2007, 10:51 AM #1
pedal pedAL PEDAL!!!
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For all you spelling/grammar police...
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...you know who you are!!!
A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling, by Mark Twain:
For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x" would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all.
Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and "th" rispektivli.
Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.I am a nobody; nobody is perfect, and therefore I am perfect.
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02-21-2007, 01:17 PM #2
Sue
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02-21-2007, 01:59 PM #3
Ooo, talk tri to me!
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Yes, that's much better!
Originally Posted by bouncybouncy
I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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02-21-2007, 05:55 PM #4
Head up. Shoulders down.
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OUCH! Originally Posted by bouncybouncy
I think I just hurt something!2007 Seven ID8 - Bontrager InForm
2003 Klein Palomino - Terry Firefly (?)
2010 Seven Cafe Racer - Bontrager InForm
2008 Cervelo P2C - Adamo Prologue Saddle
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02-21-2007, 07:31 PM #5
"She's a little dense"
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I love it. Thanks for posting.
Living life like there's no tomorrow.
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02-22-2007, 10:49 AM #6
in denial
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Ahhhh! Where's my eye-bleach?!
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02-22-2007, 11:48 AM #7
Lanky Lass
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Aren't we actually close to being at this point, what with txtspk and l33t?
Or is that
East Hill
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02-22-2007, 12:35 PM #8
Home of pea gravel
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What's l33t?
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02-23-2007, 07:42 AM #9
Sue
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Yup, I think UR right - even more right than Mr. Clemens. We R ther.
There's this discussion on my college-tutors list about "is there correct English or not?" and finally somebody brought up the inherent difference between an prescriptive and descriptive approach to language. They're still batting back and forth whether or not asking for "standard" English degrades anybody who didn't grow up speaking it.
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02-23-2007, 08:57 AM #10
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this is great! I'm gonna go torment my newspaper editor friend with it...
There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
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04-17-2007, 09:22 AM #11
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1337, or "leet" is short for 31337, or "elite." It's hax0r05pee|< ("hacker speak").
n its tru, txt abrvs r ttlly tkng ovr. Vwls? Dnt nd vwls whn thr r prfctl gd cnsnts.
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04-17-2007, 11:02 AM #12Kitsune06 Guest
OMFG! l337 FTW! H4xx0rz un173!
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04-17-2007, 11:57 AM #13
Grizzled
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Oh come on. You're just doing that to make me feel old. Originally Posted by Kitsune06
OMFG! l337 FTW! H4xx0rz un173!
(Actually, I have most of the abbreviations down pat, after way too much time spent on net forums when I was a student. But not l337.)Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
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04-18-2007, 09:25 PM #14
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1ph, u \/\/1|| |3ar|\| 500|\| 3|\|0ugh
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04-20-2007, 05:24 AM #15
Home of pea gravel
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stop
I'm too old to understand
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