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[freeagent]

Doesn't the UK also use (their) imperial units?

Pretty sure we all use both.. I know when we make metric parts we just convert to imperial because that’s how the machines are setup to run.

 

[64K]

I grew up speaking English so I'm used to it but it must seem bizarre to a lot of people. A good example is tomb, bomb, comb. All spelled with a "omb" but all 3 pronounced differently.

 

[R0H1T]

No I'm specifically talking about UK imperial units. They are different from the US right, like gallon?

 

[Why_Me]

I grew up speaking English so I'm used to it but it must seem bizarre to a lot of people. A good example is tomb, bomb, comb. All spelled with a "omb" but all 3 pronounced differently.

I was told in school that English is complicated yet on my trips to eastern Europe including Russia, I've met people who speak near perfect English although they've never stepped foot in an English speaking country. That always blows my mind.

 

[Wirko]

I am a grammar nazi. Well.. maybe not that extreme. I correct anyone who uses poor or incorrect grammar under my roof much to the annoyance of everyone. It’s a bad habit. The same goes for spelling. I usually won the class spelling bee.. a girl beat me once. She was pretty smart though, maybe even smarter than me.. but shh. There is always going to someone smarter than you anyways right?

I actually wanted to be an English teacher when I was younger.. I should have followed through with it, but nearly half of a lifetime of poor choices awaited me instead lol.. yay..

Two dots make a two-dots operator in some programming languages. Also, parent directory.
Three dots make an ellipsis in human languages. But an increasing number of people aren't (isn't?) aware of that.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I grew up speaking English so I'm used to it but it must seem bizarre to a lot of people. A good example is tomb, bomb, comb. All spelled with a "omb" but all 3 pronounced differently.

Worst is there, their and they're. or where, wear, and we're, the two groups all sound the same, try explaining them to a non English speaker.

 

[BlaezaLite]

Good luck to anyone who enters.

 

[Courier 6]

oh man, that would be so nice for me right now, but I'm probably not good enough for the task, well, good luck to the participants

 

[Wirko]

No I'm specifically talking about UK imperial units. They are different from the US right, like gallon?

Yes. Must be confusing to people that actually use gallons. If I'm allowed to quote myself,

Knowing some differences between UK and US spelling, I think it would be highly logical to rename either the US gallon to galon or the UK gallon to gallonne.

I grew up speaking English so I'm used to it but it must seem bizarre to a lot of people. A good example is tomb, bomb, comb. All spelled with a "omb" but all 3 pronounced differently.

To make it seem bizarre to everyone else too, I suggest reading this.

English is tough stuff

This poem by the Dutch writer Gerard Nolst Trenité is called The Chaos and is a frequent floater around the Internets in a slightly simplified form, sometimes attributed to "personnel at …

appliedabstractions.com

 

[Why_Me]

Yes. Must be confusing to people that actually use gallons. If I'm allowed to quote myself,



To make it seem bizarre to everyone else too, I suggest reading this.

English is tough stuff

This poem by the Dutch writer Gerard Nolst Trenité is called The Chaos and is a frequent floater around the Internets in a slightly simplified form, sometimes attributed to "personnel at …

appliedabstractions.com

You'd think English was difficult and it should be according to that link but if it was so complicated how does the rest of the world manage to master English so easily. I have a theory on that. If you look at the central and eastern European languages such as the Slavic languages and the Turkic languages (Hungarian, Estonian and Finnish) ... those languages are harder than h3ll to learn. So I'm thinking English is nothing to them after they've mastered their own native language. On the western European side ... Old English is a Germanic language that derives from Old Frisian hence the reason the likes of the Germans and Dutch master English so quickly.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

The Brits, Canadians and Aussies write 'theatre, centre, and colour' just for an example which makes no sense.

That was the correct spelling before Webster changed them for us Amuricants.

Megabit/Megabyte, I guess. Motherboards are rarely abbreviated to MB. Mobo is a lot more clear and used more often.

I know what Mb/MB is, was the humor lost? Abbreviations depend on who is using them, sometimes on context.

 

[bobsled]

I grew up speaking English so I'm used to it but it must seem bizarre to a lot of people. A good example is tomb, bomb, comb. All spelled with a "omb" but all 3 pronounced differently.

Clangers! Reminds me of this:

 

[ir_cow]

oh man, that would be so nice for me right now, but I'm probably not good enough for the task, well, good luck to the participants

Sometime the "best" isn't always the best for TPU. So everyone who thinks they would like to do this job should apply.

For context Wiz straight up told me others who applied as a reviewer were "better", but I was chosen anyways. Why, well Wiz is the only one that truly knows. I personally think my overall attitude and willingness to learn from my mistakes goes a long way. However the flip side for an editor is being a grammar nazi would make reviews more legitimate. Nothing like a glaring spelling error that puts into question if the person who wrote it even knows what they are talking about. Now I read a lot of translated sites, so reading these types of errors do not bother me. It does to some though. When reading a review, I only care that the review reports things correctly. Spelling is secondary to my decision making for a purchase.

 

[caroline!]

I'd send my résumé just for the lulz but then I'd literally dox myself and that's bad. Though I'm literally working for $0.75 an hour using today's exchange rate, gotta love using worthless monopoly money

 

[R-T-B]

I'd send my résumé just for the lulz but then I'd literally dox myself and that's bad. Though I'm literally working for $0.75 an hour using today's exchange rate, gotta love using worthless monopoly money

You'll do better doxing yourself to w1zz. He ain't gonna hurt you.

My brothers an english/philosophy major looking for work (insert meme here lol), I will tell him about this.

 

[64K]

I only care that the review reports things correctly. Spelling is secondary to my decision making for a purchase.

I don't know why some people get worked up over an occasional spelling or grammar error. This is a tech/gaming site anyway. That's the priorities imo.

 

[sam_86314]

This would be a perfect little side-gig for me, being a tech-savvy grammar Nazi and all.

I have a nasty tendency to strive for near perfection when it comes to grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Maybe I go overboard sometimes.

I probably spend more time trying to proofread and edit my posts than I do actually typing them.

Grammarly is a good tool to use passively, but you shouldn't rely on it.

 

[Wirko]

You'd think English was difficult and it should be according to that link but if it was so complicated how does the rest of the world manage to master English so easily. I have a theory on that. If you look at the central and eastern European languages such as the Slavic languages and the Turkic languages (Hungarian, Estonian and Finnish) ... those languages are harder than h3ll to learn. So I'm thinking English is nothing to them after they've mastered their own native language. On the western European side ... Old English is a Germanic language that derives from Old Frisian hence the reason the likes of the Germans and Dutch master English so quickly.

Yes, English is difficult.

In English, at a basic level, you need to know very little grammar to make yourself understood. But that's about all. At an advanced level, correct use of tenses is complicated. Correct use (if such a thing exists) of prepositions is complicated. Phrasal verbs and phrases in general are ... ugh. Well, like in many European languages. Pronunciation is more irregular than in many other languages I've come across - combined. As someone who understands at least a bit of many European languages, I believe even Germans don't have a big advantage compared to, say, Portuguese or Slovenians when trying to master English grammar.

 

[Eskimonster]

I can speak danish , engrish, swedish, norvegian and german.
Wonder if its an advantage.

 

[Wirko]

I probably spend more time trying to proofread and edit my posts than I do actually typing them.

So do I. Not to achieve perfection but to learn. As an example, I may write "wait for" but then ask Elgoog what is the difference between "wait for" and "wait on".

I can speak danish , engrish, swedish, norvegian and german.
Wonder if its an advantage.

Ja.

 

[Outback Bronze]

No chance ere ay cob : )

 

[lexluthermiester]

No it's obviously this guy, someone forgot an (i) in there MiB

Not at all. Mb is commonly known as Megabit and MB is commonly known as MegaByte. Most articles on TPU are not going to tread into the Mebibyte vernacular.

 

[Wirko]

Worst is there, their and they're. or where, wear, and we're, the two groups all sound the same, try explaining them to a non English speaker.

Yeah, these examples follow the French habit of having many different words that are pronounced the same.

 

[dalekdukesboy]

That's the plan

Good idea... Ir_cow is kinda killing me with his posts here.

 

[Outback Bronze]

This would be a perfect little side-gig for me, being a tech-savvy grammar Nazi and all.

I have a nasty tendency to strive for near perfection when it comes to grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Maybe I go overboard sometimes.

I probably spend more time trying to proofread and edit my posts than I do actually typing them.

Grammarly is a good tool to use passively, but you shouldn't rely on it.

You should apply matey.

My shit is English : )