cant/can't

[sweetnpetite]

I had to force myself not to put the apostophy in cantdog's name (can't) and I finally managed to get it right. Now I keep leaving the apostrophy out when I try to write the word can't!

 

[minsue]

This place is hell on spelling. I've had a number of people point out over the past few months words that I now find myself spelling the way the English (and the rest of the world ) spell them as opposed to the American way.

 

[Boota]

Well, you have to speak to at least languages fluently to get by on this board. English and Internet English.

 

[cantdog]

It's a hourse of a different colour!

 

[Guest]

I read through typos

 

[cantdog]

I can spell, though. Welcome.

 

[Boota]

Hmm. I speak on being fluent in English, get distracted and post THAT sentence. LOL.
<voice of the guy from the Guinness commercial: "Brilliant!">

 

[minsue]

It's a hourse of a different colour!

The bad part is I can no longer remember which is the American spelling - defense or defence?

 

[cantdog]

Brit and Oz spelling pollution! Where's homeland security? This is at least yellow.

cantdourg

 

[minsue]

Brit and Oz spelling pollution! Where's homeland security? This is at least yellow.

cantdourg

 

[BlackShanglan]

It's a hourse of a different colour!

Yes?

 

[BlackShanglan]

The bad part is I can no longer remember which is the American spelling - defense or defence?

Buggered if I know. It's a damned poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word.

I actually like the word "cant" and was rather deflated on discovering that cantdog's name appears to come from a lumberjack's tool. I thought it was a chic reference to canting hounds of the linguistic variety. Or is it?

Shanglan

 

[tolyk]

The bad part is I can no longer remember which is the American spelling - defense or defence?

According to my American dictionary it is "defense" though I'm quite certain thats how we spell it in Canada, but up here we seem to have a hodpodge mixture of English and American spelling.

 

[TheEarl]

The bad part is I can no longer remember which is the American spelling - defense or defence?

Defence is the correct spelling .

The Earl

 

[minsue]

According to my American dictionary it is "defense" though I'm quite certain thats how we spell it in Canada, but up here we seem to have a hodpodge mixture of English and American spelling.

I looked it up and I do believe you're right.

 

[hotchkiss]

I looked it up and I do believe you're right.

But only in America!



What difference does it make anyway? I write in English English But I'm almost clever enough to read in American English, Australian English and even Scottish English though I don't know all the wee swearies (Im sure Haldir can sort that out fer me though)

shit mispelt or mis spelled scotish, oh bugger Scottish

 

[BlackShanglan]

oh bugger Scottish

I keep trying, but they keep running away.

God, I love a man in a kilt.

Shanglan

 

[hotchkiss]

I keep trying, but they keep running away.

God, I love a man in a kilt.

Shanglan

Come to the UK south meet up with us, if Haldir gets as pissed as he says he will you never know!

He'll probably kick the shit out of me now!

 

[jeanne_d_artois]

Defence is the correct spelling .

The Earl

But both really mean 'attack', as in 'Attack is the best form of defense (US)/ defence (UK)/ pissing off as many people as possible (both).'

jeanne_d_artois

 

[hotchkiss]

But both really mean 'attack', as in 'Attack is the best form of defense (US)/ defence (UK)/ pissing off as many people as possible (both).'

jeanne_d_artois

Except in Jamaica where it can mean neither (sittin on defence)

 

[BlackShanglan]

Come to the UK south meet up with us, if Haldir gets as pissed as he says he will you never know!

He'll probably kick the shit out of me now!

I hope not. If it's any help to you, I already found him intensely delectable before you mentioned him

Shanglan

 

[hotchkiss]

I hope not. If it's any help to you, I already found him intensely delectable before you mentioned him

Shanglan

NUDGE, NUDGE, WINK WINK SAY NO MORE

 

[brightlyiburn]

The bad part is I can no longer remember which is the American spelling - defense or defence?

This supports my theory that Americans don't speak English. Americans speak American. And there is a difference.

 

[BlackShanglan]

NUDGE, NUDGE, WINK WINK SAY NO MORE

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat.

 

[SeaCat]

This supports my theory that Americans don't speak English. Americans speak American. And there is a difference.

Reminds me of a sign I saw on a shop in London. (A book shop of course.)
"English spoken here, American understood."

Cat