JUST BEING SNARKY

[SpyderAnn01]

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 :hun:

Pete

In the US we say “spelled” not “spelt”.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: But he isn't...
So I guess that it's okay! :thumbup:

 

[DGoebel]

isn't Spelt a small fish?? Oh no that's smelt, liek this thread, smelt something something strange Ah drat, I gotta go mow my lawn.

 

[Chasinsparks]

Ha ha trust me I'm the worst and rarely ever proofread before hitting the send button. Sometimes my text look like a new take on morse code.

:roflblack: I learned how to type in high school and was quite good at it, I can not type on my phone though and I need to add a disclaimer that says “if something I typed doesn’t look right just replace the letters in question with the letter closest to it on the keyboard.

 

[billybovine]

A learning moment. Thanks to Google.

Spelt, past participle of spell.

also

Spelt, also known as dinkel wheat.

PS: WTH is a participle?

 

[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 :hun: Pete

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

 

[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]

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

 

[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:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

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

Now that's just bragging... :bowdown: :thumbup:

 

[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........"?

:roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack:

 

[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 :thumbup:

 

[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........"?

:roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack:

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?pps:pps:

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

 

[Navvet]

So we Brake to not Break ????