JUST BEING SNARKY

[UtahPete]

Hahaha.......a most enjoyable thread.....it has brightened my day significantly... It’s strange though.....I can’t recall ever seeing “brake” spelt “break” on the Aussie forums, only on the American ones. I wonder why Pete

It might be because we enjoy 'freedom of expression'. That has led to great innovation in the use of the english language

[BoilerAnimal]

A learning moment. Thanks to Google.


PS: WTH is a participle?

Something that you don't want to leave dangling!

[billybovine]

Something that you don't want to leave dangling!

I agree. If your participle is dangling. That sounds like a serious medical condition to me!

[Bob Denman]

...Not to even mention all of the embarrassment that it can cause!

[BilltheDiver]

A learning moment. Thanks to Google.

Spelt, past participle of spell.

also

Spelt, also known as dinkel wheat.

PS: WTH is a participle?

It is what's left dangling when you don't know where you are at.

[oldguyinTX]

I got prepositioned once on a NYC subway. And my participle wasn't even dangling.

[pegasus1300]

You just got busted! Peddle is to try to sell sonething. Pedal is a foot operated throttle, clutch or brake control on a motor vehicle.

Snark snark

[Bob Denman]

I got prepositioned once on a NYC subway. And my participle wasn't even dangling.

Now that's just bragging...

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

We can forgive the British Commonwealth countries for mispronouncing "aluminum" as AL-U-MIN-EE-UM since they spell it that way, "aluminium"! But how the heck do they get "LEFT TENANT" out of "lieu........"?

[cognaccruiser]

I got prepositioned once on a NYC subway. And my participle wasn't even dangling.

I know you really meant propositioned, but accidentally hit the wrong key since a preposition is something else altogether

[cognaccruiser]

We can forgive the British Commonwealth countries for mispronouncing "aluminum" as AL-U-MIN-EE-UM since they spell it that way, "aluminium"! But how the heck do they get "LEFT TENANT" out of "lieu........"?

While we are at pronunciations, can someone explain to me how the name Brett Favre has come to be pronounced Brett Farve ? I know he even says it that way. I think I know why but always have been curious about that.

[KosherKid]

You just got busted! Peddle is to try to sell sonething. Pedal is a foot operated throttle, clutch or brake control on a motor vehicle.

Busted too ..... sonething??

[UtahPete]

We can forgive the British Commonwealth countries for mispronouncing "aluminum" as AL-U-MIN-EE-UM since they spell it that way, "aluminium"! But how the heck do they get "LEFT TENANT" out of "lieu........"?

Probably because to them, a 'loo' is a toilet?

"In British slang, of which there is a great deal, the word loo refers to a toilet. I assume they do not want to give the impression that a leftenant is a resident of a toilet as in loo-tenant."

[Mazo EMS2]

What is the difference between break and brake as applies to a Spyder? And, does this make me the spelling police?

Misspelled words drive me crazy too. I'm a grammar cop too, can't help it

[Navvet]

So we Brake to not Break ????

[Bob Denman]

That is the plan...

[oldguyinTX]

No, we Brake to not Break.

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[Holly]

Misspelled words drive me crazy too. I'm a grammar cop too, can't help it

To bad you can't even put a period at the end of your sentence...…… You grammar police need more training...…….

[oldguyinTX]

To bad you can't even put a period at the end of your sentence...…… You grammar police need more training...…….

Now don't be nasty. This is a snarky thread, not a punching bag thread. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it should be "too bad", not "to bad" The grammar police are watching...............