*smack self*

[Artha]

So, on the landing thought net, someone spelled color with a u. Someone said it wasn't correct. Someone corrected the correcter and called the person who spelled it with a u she. This is what followed:
Talonas [subdued]: "im a he by the way :)"

I wish hill trolls would move to mule :(

[Jolena]

K.. maybe it's just me.. but I'm lost on what this is about hehe. I don't see the problem lol

[Edited on 9-29-2003 by Jolena]

[Khaitiff]

Its him slapping himself for being in the landing to hear such mindless shit on the thought net.

[Artha]

K.. maybe it's just me.. but I'm lost on what this is about hehe. I don't see the problem lol

1. You're hearing the thoughts. You can't tell if color is spelled C-O-L-O-R or C-O-L-O-U-R.

2. Emoticons are just plain retarded in GS. Do you walk around saying, "Colon closing parenthises!", or "Semi-colon closing parenthises!"?

I'm sort of glad for the landing, it keeps all these idiots out of decent towns, but I'm sad it's pretty much the only place I can go if I want to do a guild skill that requires hiding and critter reps.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

I'm curious, if you hate the landing *NET* so much, why listen?

[Zir]

Pretty sure the British use the extra "U" in some words. Colour or honour, either is correct.

[Edited on 9-30-2003 by Zir]

[Grandsome]

Nah, it's those damn Canadians invading Gemstone.

Mason, not from Canadia

[Jolena]

Originally posted by Grandsome
Nah, it's those damn Canadians invading Gemstone.

Mason, not from Canadia

Not to be picky..or anything..but Canada.

[Grandsome]

Yeah yeah, I did that on purpose, so Nyah. I work at a hockey rink and we call it Canadia to piss off the hockey director who's from Toronto.

Mason

[Jolena]

*grins* okay hehe, sorry!

[Adhara]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the original (British) spelling is with the U. It is the American people who later got rid of the U to distinguish their language from the original.

As for Canada, it is taught differently depending where you grew up. I personally learned the American spellling but I have friends who learned the British spelling.

[Edited on 9-30-2003 by Adhara]

[Khaitiff]

::walks in and pokes each individual in the eye with a shaft being used to make an arrow::

Weeeee!

::walks out::

Who cares, his post has a deeper meaning.

[Chadj]

Im Canadian! I live in Canadia! :-D I learned it the british way.

[Halfsilver]

THAT explains alot.

hehe.

-grays/d

[Betheny]

This is why I don't listen to the Landing amulet. This is also why people don't rescue me, and they yell at me when I do rescues and call them on the grey net. Apparently you're supposed to hang out on t he black net and lower your IQ in order to be a productive member of the clerical comunnity there. Or, be in Voln.

[More Lean]

i use short hand on the net

i say

hlo ppl im gng hntg n i jst wntd 2 tel u n case i die thx

[longshot]

Yeah, brits say Colour.

If anyone here ever sees someone say Corea instead of Korea, kill them immediately.

I will pay part of your fine.


edited to fix a type

[Edited on 9-30-2003 by longshot]

[Sweets]

I am from Canadia *snicker* For all you Americia's that wouldn't know, we do spell it colour. Adhara has the right of it, it's all where you're from.

But does that really make a difference over the amulet? Nope. That smiley face was a bigger offence.

Didn't you guys (Americia's) have a president that corrected someone on the spelling of potato?

"Sorry, that's potatoe?" :moon:

[Warriorbird]

It's the Landing. Expect it.

[StrayRogue]

Originally posted by longshot
Yeah, brits say Colour.



And its ARMOUR!:!:

[longshot]

We may forgive your quirky spelling,

but Ali G is irreconcilable.:barf:

well come on now we have to look at this logicly.... canada... what country has a mapel leaf for their nation symbol i mean come on of course they are going to be a little weird... ah?

[StrayRogue]

You can keep Ali G kthx. He is NOT our united nations representative this year.

[Warriorbird]

:thinks Teddy Roosevelt rocked for clearing up those extra letters:

[StrayRogue]

I know some people get really ansty about the whole thing. I've never really cared. I generally try to adopt a more "Americanised" way of typing when dealing with you guys. I don't mind spelling it Armor, or Color etc.

[Warriorbird]

:nods: I see why he did it at the time, but it totally doesn't offend me when I see the British versions....except for Armour....because that looks like Amour....and that's just silly.

[Sweets]

Why would it offend anyone to see a different version of spelling than they are used to?

(not pointing a finger at Warriorbird, they said it didn't offend...it just got me thinking)

Pretty narrow in the international perspective if it does. It's not wrong, just different.

[Artha]

I remember spelling Color colour on a fifth grade spelling test and getting it wrong :'(