Anyone ever hear Beowulf in its original?

That's English for you.

Quote a good read too, I was throwing an idea around the other day, wondering if I should make an epic poem for Lusternia.

Anyway: I love how all of these threads get ninja'ed.

Wait...how do the Americans pronounce revocation?

Spanish >>> English

kthxbai

rev-oh-kay-shun

Shiri, you're a moderator, can you please start banning people who derail every alternate thread into being about the history of the English language, please?

Yes, I'm suggesting Shiri be the one to do this on purpose.

I'll think about it, but Genevieve and Fallen deserve another chance.

Pssh.

Well I can if you REALLY want...

Well, we spell it 'aluminum,' so I can't see the rationale in pronouncing it the same as 'aluminum.' Anyway. *cough*

Probably peak is about 4-10 PM EST, or 9 PM - 3 AM GMT, I think.

Actually, aluminum didn't get its spelling changed in the normal way. It was typoed in some book or pamphlet or something, I don't remember exactly, but somehow it kept coming up, and eventually people didn't even know that it was being spelled wrong. But the actual element is aluminium.

While I'm all for arguing the superiority of the British when compared to the Americans in pretty much everything that was ever done (even though both nations are almost as rediculous as the Dutch, when you think acout it) this doesn't really belong in the general forum. Feel free to argue all the way from the french revolution to the vietnam war now that it's been moved.

QFT

But you must all be all good little RPers and speak with thou's and thee's like bad Shakespeare characters Modern english, be it american or british doesn't have so much style

Half a forum cookie to the people that actually know the difference between "thee" and "thou" without Googling it. (Side note: contribute to the genericization of Google's trademark and exert more influence over our language!)

Actually, considering I started this thread and its purpose has been served (between 8 and 11, right...) I don't actually mind... considering I dislike the Americanisation of our language...


Just one thing: Don't you dare change the official spelling of 'sulphur' to 'sulfur'. That's just WRONG.

And to end, the salvation of the internet: the following is a footnote on a walkthrough to Canis Canem Edit by CandiedSkull:
"I am a writer. I write in english and I appreciate those that respond to
me in english, do it correctly. I do not respond to "internet shorthand".
Do not write "r" instead of "are". Do not write "4" instead of "for". Do
not write "2" instead of "to" and for God's sake, don't write "knoe"
instead of "know". I took the time to write using proper english, you
will take the time to respond to me in proper english. I believe
"internet shorthand" is an abomination of the language and simply goes to
demonstrate INCREDIBLE laziness. I also used capital letters, punctuation
and sentence structure. I expect you to do so as well. The idea here is
that if you can read it correctly, then you ought to be able to write it
correctly too. This is a major pet peeve of mine and I will not bend on
it. Any e mail sent to me like this will simply get this paragraph,
copied and pasted, in return."

i knoe how U feel. i feel like U 2.

"I am a writer. I write in English and I appreciate those that respond to
me in English, do it correctly. I do not respond to "internet shorthand".
Do not write "r" instead of "are". Do not write "4" instead of "for". Do
not write "2" instead of "to" and for God's sake, don't write "knoe"
instead of "know". I took the time to write using proper English, you
will take the time to respond to me in proper English. I believe
"internet shorthand" is an abomination of the language and simply goes to
demonstrate INCREDIBLE laziness. I also used capital letters, punctuation
and sentence structure. I expect you to do so as well. The idea here is
that if you can read it correctly, then you ought to be able to write it
correctly too. This is a major pet peeve of mine and I will not bend on
it. Any e-mail sent to me like this will simply get this paragraph,
copied and pasted, in return."

The irony in that caused me actual pain. Thanks. Also, I was forced to drop out the U in colour because of this inferior American BBCode.

Also, Aiakon, I love pointing the Period = Menstruation thing too. It always makes people who've been reading too much American literature blush. So satisfying.

Umm.... it means the same thing in American english. Infact there are a few tampon commercials that use the pun often.

*blink*

*point aiakon*

*duck*

Period can also refer to a period of time.

It CAN'T refer to full stops though.