Why do American copyeditors have such issues with the word "theatre?"
It's correct, peoples!
Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'
Xander ,'Selfless'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Barb - Apr 29, 2010 12:56:17 pm PDT #26306 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
Cass - Apr 29, 2010 1:03:32 pm PDT #26307 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Castr-r-roneves!
He won Alabama. Clearly evil, I tell you.
Amy - Apr 29, 2010 1:07:58 pm PDT #26308 of 30001
Because books.
After catching up, I don't know whether I want cheesecake or Cheetos now.
Cashmere - Apr 29, 2010 1:08:00 pm PDT #26309 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I think combining cheesecake and pancakes is gross.
Cheesecake and French toast on the other hand? Brilliant!
Aims, I'm always a little boggled by why some of the fast food items are the way they are. But then I remember the cheesey tots at Burger King and smile.
Jesse - Apr 29, 2010 1:10:20 pm PDT #26310 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Cheesecake and French toast on the other hand? Brilliant!
Stuffed French toast is a thing, right?
billytea - Apr 29, 2010 1:12:24 pm PDT #26311 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
He won Alabama. Clearly evil, I tell you.
NASCAR prizes have improved since I was there.
§ ita § - Apr 29, 2010 1:22:10 pm PDT #26312 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Barb, you sent me here, and my consensus is: I cannot spell. Sad, and at this advanced age, probably unfixable.
Jesse - Apr 29, 2010 1:26:43 pm PDT #26313 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
From that page, an awesome line about places named XYZ Centre:
Sometimes these places were named before spelling changes took effect, but more often the spelling merely serves as an affectation.
Jessica - Apr 29, 2010 1:29:42 pm PDT #26314 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Working for Auntie Beeb has ruined me for American spell-checkers. Colour. Theatre. Programme.
§ ita § - Apr 29, 2010 1:32:47 pm PDT #26315 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
HOW DID I NOT NOTICE YOU GUYS WRITE IT MUSTACHE? That's so ugly.
A couple months ago I was hanging out with a Canadian and a Scot transplant and I was regaling them with tales of American horror spelling, even though the Canadian swore he'd adopted the way of the masses. The Scot was all "traveler???? For real???" It was very traumatic for us all. I still play a strange juggling game with the word "favorite" since it's a label in the web application I work with. When I describe it, I often spell it favourite, but I quote it "favorite." Which is different from my previous jobs in the US, where I stuck faithfully to US spelling in business documentation. Not sure why that changed.