Sneaky Brits!

[Colleen Thomas]

One of you, who shall remain nameless, but has my thanks for editing, sent me a profed draft of a story. Don't know how, but my copy of word is now british! It keeps marking stuff as spelled wrong, Like color and fovor and insists on adding u's to everything!

Not really complaing, but I have to admit I was purely stumped at first as to how I could mispell so much when I was actually trying to type halfway decently

 

[BlackShanglan]

*snicker*

I think the method to switch back is up under "tools" somewhere. There should be an option to choose what dictionary to use. Do be careful and don't end up with Serbo-Croatian.

 

[TheEarl]

*snicker*

I think the method to switch back is up under "tools" somewhere. There should be an option to choose what dictionary to use. Do be careful and don't end up with Serbo-Croatian.

Why would she want to change back when she's finally convinced her copy of Word to start spelling things correctly? I know people who've tried for years to persuade it that it's spelt colour.

The Earl

 

[Colleen Thomas]

*snicker*

I think the method to switch back is up under "tools" somewhere. There should be an option to choose what dictionary to use. Do be careful and don't end up with Serbo-Croatian.

With my typing? It might be an improvement

 

[carsonshepherd]

Why would she want to change back when she's finally convinced her copy of Word to start spelling things correctly? I know people who've tried for years to persuade it that it's spelt colour.

The Earl

no, it's spelt spelled.

 

[matriarch]

One of you, who shall remain nameless, but has my thanks for editing, sent me a profed draft of a story. Don't know how, but my copy of word is now british! It keeps marking stuff as spelled wrong, Like color and fovor and insists on adding u's to everything!

Not really complaing, but I have to admit I was purely stumped at first as to how I could mispell so much when I was actually trying to type halfway decently

I don't know how that happened, because I always have to change my spell check to 'English-USA' before I can edit anything of yours, and as far as I know it is returned to you in that format.

Wierd. It must be a plot to reinstate correct spelling to the 'civilised' world.

 

[Guest]

Someone forgot their badge and stuff.

http://warcrafty.com/spiff/grammarpolice.gif

Debbie

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Someone forgot their badge and stuff.

http://warcrafty.com/spiff/grammarpolice.gif

Debbie

ROFL!

 

[Colleen Thomas]

I don't know how that happened, because I always have to change my spell check to 'English-USA' before I can edit anything of yours, and as far as I know it is returned to you in that format.

Wierd. It must be a plot to reinstate correct spelling to the 'civilised' world.

Wasn't you love

But you probably set me up by acciendt, since you never change it on me

 

[matriarch]

Wasn't you love

But you probably set me up by acciendt, since you never change it on me

Well that's a relief. 'T'were'n't me.

 

[BlackShanglan]

no, it's spelt spelled.

*snicker*

 

[TheEarl]

no, it's spelt spelled.

It was 3:00am when I wrote that. Did you really expect it to be correct?

The Earl

 

[Boxlicker101]

Quote:
Originally Posted by carsonshepherd
no, it's spelt spelled.

It was 3:00am when I wrote that. Did you really expect it to be correct?

The Earl

According to my dictionary, either is correct. "Spelled" is preferred, but the other is not wrong.

(Clicks heels and goosesteps away)

 

[gauchecritic]

Quote:
Originally Posted by carsonshepherd
no, it's spelt spelled.




According to my dictionary, either is correct. "Spelled" is preferred, but the other is not wrong.

(Clicks heels and goosesteps away)

Also they are homonyms (in that context) if you speak English properly.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Also they are homonyms (in that context) if you speak English properly.

They're not really homonyms since they mean the same thing. A pair or group of homonyms would be two or more words that are pronounced the same but spelled (or spelt) differently and with different meanings. They're, there and their are examples. So are cum and come, or hear and here, or but and butt.

(Clicks heels again)

 

[Guest]

It was 3:00am when I wrote that. Did you really expect it to be correct?

The Earl

Poor Earl, so picked on. I never guarantee spelling or grammar after 11 pm EST.

Spelt is a word. It just refers to a kind of grain (There's a jar of spelt flour in my kitchen).

I've gotten into a fissy hit with someone over a Brit vs 'merkin spelling and ended up with my Merriam-Webster vs his OED. Funny part was, the particular word was listed with both spellings in my reference, but only the British (according to him) in the OED.

I'm always confused. I was born and raised in the US, but was taught to read by a British woman (my dear Auntie Gladys and her daily half of Guiness...for medicinal purposes, mind you). My spelling has never fully recovered.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Poor Earl, so picked on. I never guarantee spelling or grammar after 11 pm EST.

Spelt is a word. It just refers to a kind of grain (There's a jar of spelt flour in my kitchen).

If the flour was spelt, it wouldn't still be in the jar. It would be on the floor or a table or whereever else it was spelt to.

 

[LadyPolgara]

HAHAHAHA this is so funny. Everyone knows the British spell words correctly.
I find it infuriating to have the US version of words forced upon me by my old ISP (I used AOL).But does it really matter in the long run. No. Each to their own.
As the great bard Shakespeare would have said if alive today

"To spell or not to spell that is the question.
Whether tis nobler to spell English or US who really cares
so long as the story is good."

HAHAHA
(sorry warped sense of humour)

 

[TxRad]

HAHAHAHA this is so funny. Everyone knows the British spell words correctly.
I find it infuriating to have the US version of words forced upon me by my old ISP (I used AOL).But does it really matter in the long run. No. Each to their own.
As the great bard Shakespeare would have said if alive today

"To spell or not to spell that is the question.
Whether tis nobler to spell English or US who really cares
so long as the story is good."

HAHAHA
(sorry warped sense of humour)

Then you will fit in around here quite nicely... some of our best people are warped....

Me, I speak Texan which is another language altogether....Any resemblence to English or US is totally accidental....

Oh and welcome to the Ah....

 

[Guest]

HAHAHAHA this is so funny. Everyone knows the British spell words correctly.
I find it infuriating to have the US version of words forced upon me by my old ISP (I used AOL).But does it really matter in the long run. No. Each to their own.
As the great bard Shakespeare would have said if alive today

"To spell or not to spell that is the question.
Whether tis nobler to spell English or US who really cares
so long as the story is good."

HAHAHA
(sorry warped sense of humour)

Now, Shakespeare -- there was a fella who could spell creatively!

 

[Guest]

Poor Earl, so picked on. I never guarantee spelling or grammar after 11 pm EST.

Spelt is a word. It just refers to a kind of grain (There's a jar of spelt flour in my kitchen).

If the flour was spelt, it wouldn't still be in the jar. It would be on the floor or a table or whereever else it was spelt to.

That would be spilled or spilt, and I'm not EVEN gonna go there. I'll go here instead.

And now me and my confusion headache are going for a walk...yeah...a walk.

 

[matriarch]

no, it's spelt spelled.

Damn, you beat me to it.

(Edited to add.....Minsue posting under Mat's ID, BTW...Just realized it. Doh!)

 

[Svenskaflicka]

When i find out how it's done, I'm gonna start a conversion back to the Chaucer-time spelling.

That's more logic to a Swede. (Why on earth do you spell words in a completely different way than they are pronounced? "Light" isn't ornounced "ligg-huh-tt", so it should be spelled "lajt".)

 

[oggbashan]

When i find out how it's done, I'm gonna start a conversion back to the Chaucer-time spelling.

That's more logic to a Swede. (Why on earth do you spell words in a completely different way than they are pronounced? "Light" isn't ornounced "ligg-huh-tt", so it should be spelled "lajt".)

It should be spelled "lajt" only if you are Swedish. We Brits have changed the language significantly since Anglo-Saxon and Chaucer. Chaucer's language was Mercian, so the Pilgrims to Canterbury probably wouldn't have understood his barbarous Midlands accent...

Og

 

[chris 44]

Not much changed since the Middle Ages then ...