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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 12:42:10 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 12:43:37 GMT -5
(I've got another one, but I don't want to insult our American friends…) Oh, don't stand on ceremony. (You'll get footprints all over it.) Insult away!  |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 12:45:37 GMT -5
It's the llama. She forced me.   |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 12:48:04 GMT -5
It's the llama. She forced me. Oh,that pic has been posted by me and my progressive political brethren endlessly since it first surfaced years ago.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 12:50:11 GMT -5
It's the llama. She forced me. Oh,that pic has been posted by me and my progressive political brethren endlessly since it first surfaced years ago. Oh, good. So nobody will feel insulted. What a relief. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 13:02:44 GMT -5
Oh,that pic has been posted by me and my progressive political brethren endlessly since it first surfaced years ago. Oh, good. So nobody will feel insulted. What a relief. Probably not. "Moran" has become an ironic epithet among American lefties, sort of like saying "the Google." |
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Post by Suzy on May 6, 2014 13:15:35 GMT -5
OOPS, I read 'Morin' Sorry, Pete...  |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 13:21:20 GMT -5
Out of curiosity, where are you from? I'm British, so I'm biased. In terms of purely personal preference, I like "realise" better than "realize" but I admit that "color" makes more sense than "colour". I wouldn't recommend mixing and matching, though. I think readers will accept one or the other but not both. I'm in America but spent a few years as a military brat, and love Britcoms in general. If not for automatic spellcheck, I'd never know which dictionary I was typing from. I end up getting notified fairly often that I'm using British spelling but it's mostly for little things. Before reinstalling Firefox the British dictionary was the default for some reason and I left it that way for months. Because of this I learned that I do tend to mix and match a bit without noticing. It just seems... natural. Editors may have problems with it but I think it would be great to see spelling matched to character's dialogue! I've always loved it when I found writers that break conventional expectations, though. Especially knowing they would have to fight pretty hard to make it happen if they were going through a major publisher. That's one reason I like how accessible self-publishing can be! You can get away with something like that and just see how it plays out! Some people may not like it while others find it delightful. ^_^ |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 13:40:45 GMT -5
I have another one, but I'd hate to insult our black American friends.  |
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Post by Suzy on May 6, 2014 13:43:19 GMT -5
I have another one, but I'd hate to insult our black American friends. Anyway,, according to our rules, that wouldn't be allowed. |
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Post by vrabinec on May 6, 2014 13:54:27 GMT -5
It's the llama. She forced me. Yeah, well, if Brits were so smart, you'd think they'd figure out a way to cook a decent meal by this time.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 13:59:56 GMT -5
[Yeah, well, if Brits were so smart, you'd think they'd figure out a way to cook a decent meal by this time. As we say in Europe: Hell is where the police are German, the lovers Swiss, the mechanics French, the chefs British, and it is all organized by the Italians. |
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Post by Becca Mills on May 6, 2014 14:00:39 GMT -5
It's the llama. She forced me. Oh,that pic has been posted by me and my progressive political brethren endlessly since it first surfaced years ago. Yep, we love that one over here.  |
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Post by Becca Mills on May 6, 2014 14:01:23 GMT -5
It's the llama. She forced me. Yeah, well, if Brits were so smart, you'd think they'd figure out a way to cook a decent meal by this time. Their beer is so good, they can live off pints alone! |
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Post by lindymoone on May 6, 2014 15:49:48 GMT -5
I'm editing an anthology right now, and making sure the spellings remain true to each author's usage. There are about 1/3 using UK spellings, including the one Dane. The rest use American spellings. I find that Americans sneak in a British spelling from time to time, just because they like it better. ("Grey" seems to be a popular spelling "mistake" among us Americans. Hmmm... Wonder what they've been reading.) I'm putting the authors' nationalities on their "about the author" pages, but I suppose I'll still need some sort of disclaimer for readers who don't realise/realize that some words can be spelled correctly two ways...
Now, if only the Welshwoman had written in Welsh...
I wanted to keep the single quotes for dialog for the Brits' stories, too, but they outfoxed me, and all but one used the American style double quotes! (You Brits are too considerate, sometimes!) I sadly decided it would take too much time to change them, so the stories with single quotes ended up changed. Can't wait to get complaints from across the globe!
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Post by lindymoone on May 6, 2014 15:57:39 GMT -5
(I've got another one, but I don't want to insult our American friends…) Go ahead, insult us! We're either too dumb to get it, or able to laugh at the ones too dumb to get it ourselves. Or we send in the drones. Or the evangelists. It's all good. If we couldn't laugh at ourselves, would the Simpsons have been on the air this long? Or South Park? And now I've accidentally double-posted, so I feel so dumb. (I just got too excited!) |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 16:04:44 GMT -5
(I've got another one, but I don't want to insult our American friends…) Go ahead, insult us! We're either too dumb to get it, or able to laugh at the ones too dumb to get it ourselves. Or we send in the drones. Or the evangelists. It's all good. If we couldn't laugh at ourselves, would the Simpsons have been on the air this long? Or South Park? Frankly, this isn't the insulting one. This is just dissing irresponsible parents who put shirts on their kids without knowing what is printed on them. Or something. And I hope you were joking, as was I. Finally: you're right. Though the British are also masters at taking a piss at themselves. Not only in their sitcoms, but also in shows like QI and Have I Got News For You. |
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Post by Victoria on May 6, 2014 16:16:48 GMT -5
Go ahead, insult us! We're either too dumb to get it, or able to laugh at the ones too dumb to get it ourselves. Or we send in the drones. Or the evangelists. It's all good. If we couldn't laugh at ourselves, would the Simpsons have been on the air this long? Or South Park? Frankly, this isn't the insulting one. This is just dissing irresponsible parents who put shirts on their kids without knowing what is printed on them. Or something. And I hope you were joking, as was I. Finally: you're right. Though the British are also masters at taking a piss at themselves. Not only in their sitcoms, but also in shows like QI and Have I Got News For You. Oh, cool, you get those in Belgium? |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 16:29:13 GMT -5
Frankly, this isn't the insulting one. This is just dissing irresponsible parents who put shirts on their kids without knowing what is printed on them. Or something. And I hope you were joking, as was I. Finally: you're right. Though the British are also masters at taking a piss at themselves. Not only in their sitcoms, but also in shows like QI and Have I Got News For You. Oh, cool, you get those in Belgium? We get everything. We produce nothing, but we consume a lot. We like it that way. ETA: Well, we produce the best beer and the best chocolate. |
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Post by Victoria on May 6, 2014 16:33:44 GMT -5
Oh, cool, you get those in Belgium? We get everything. We produce nothing, but we consume a lot. We like it that way. ETA: Well, we produce the best beer and the best chocolate. Mmm, Belgian chocolate... I'm not so surprised about QI, but I wouldn't have thought that Have I Got News For You would be a good export. It's one of the most British things I can think of! It's awesome that people in other countries are enjoying it, though. |
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