I had a lot of Canadian spellings from my parents that lasted until Firefox got the built-in spell check and my hate of the red squiggles beat them out of me.
Well, okay. Beat the autobackspace when doubling into me.
You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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.
P.M. Marc - Apr 29, 2010 2:06:34 pm PDT #26339 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Connie Neil - Apr 29, 2010 2:07:41 pm PDT #26340 of 30001
brillig
I thought the first syllable of mustache rhymed with muss. That's how everyone I know has said it. Or is that the Appalachian in me? (which is pronounced Appa-lay-chin, not Appa-lat-chin, I grew up there, I can say)
Hil R. - Apr 29, 2010 2:09:54 pm PDT #26341 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Or is that the Appalachian in me? (which is pronounced Appa-lay-chin, not Appa-lat-chin, I grew up there, I can say)
I always thought it was Appa-lay-chin, but then I saw a few documentaries on TV (one on PBS, one on the History Channel) that pronounced it Appa-lat-chin. So now I'm confused.
Sheryl - Apr 29, 2010 2:12:53 pm PDT #26342 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Speaking of cos/zies, this weekend is Malice Domestic. (Ok, it's a convention focusing on traditional mysteries, but there is a good bit of overlap) Mmmm, books...
Connie Neil - Apr 29, 2010 2:17:19 pm PDT #26343 of 30001
brillig
So now I'm confused.
I'm not sure if there's a reason for the change other than stylistic, or if there's some alleged linguistic reason. It's like how the stressed syllable in Caribbean changed from Care-a-BEE-an to Ca-RIB-bean.
I cling to the pronunciations of my youth.
§ ita § - Apr 29, 2010 2:26:14 pm PDT #26344 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am ardently adding to the dictionary of my browsers. Soon they will be nigh useless.
But hey--Castiel doesn't get a red wiggly anymore either.
Apparently insurance is still pending approval of my charges for the k-hole, but I'm still supposed to check in on Monday. Way to go to not adequately resolve the status. Ah, well. I'll tell boss to mark those two days off my calendar, unless I do show up in the end.
Hil R. - Apr 29, 2010 2:27:46 pm PDT #26345 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
It's like how the stressed syllable in Caribbean changed from Care-a-BEE-an to Ca-RIB-bean.
Huh. I always heard Ca-RIB-be-an as a kid, but I've been hearing Car-a-BEE-an a lot more lately.
§ ita § - Apr 29, 2010 2:29:00 pm PDT #26346 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Just say West Indies and stay safe.
amych - Apr 29, 2010 2:29:02 pm PDT #26347 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
AppaLAYshin = north; AppaLATCHin = south. The dividing line seems to be about halfway into Virginia, from what I can tell.
Cass - Apr 29, 2010 2:29:21 pm PDT #26348 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.
But hey--Castiel doesn't get a red wiggly anymore either.
Mine had to learn that as well. The wiggly red line is my bane and I feel slighted when it doesn't comprehend a perfectly cromulent (whoops, have to add that one too) word.