Grammar Geek wrote: Not that this is on topic, but I'm intrigued. A posting outside a building is called a label in BrE? What is a sign? Well, GG, it's in NnsE - Non-native speaker's English! In other words, using label is a sign that you're

Hey Dex 17, I'm so glad you told that 14 year old all of that. I was wanting to after reading that racist drivel. I couldn't agree more, intelligence is not really race specific as it is people specific, and even then it's touch and go. There

On 28 Jan 2005 20:09:37 -0800, R H Draney Bob Cunningham filted: When we were in elementary school, the teacher taught us ... the vowels in "peck", "pick", "pock", and "rut" were short. That's

As spelling mistakes go, it's quite a logical one. An ... "dis" of "dissatisfied". dissect 286,000 disect 29,200 Ratio 10:1 I don't quite follow this. In my world, "dissect" is pronounced as it's spelt,

1) The use of X'mas in place of Xmas is not correct. This error isprobably based on the misconception that Xmas is a contraction of "Christmas". It is not. Apostrophes are used to mark omissions in contracted words. According to

On 22 Dec 2004 23:22:43 +0800, Lee Sau Dan Tony> My pronunciation would be "buff fay" for the food line, "boo Tony> fay" for the Texas high school cheerleader's ... Tony> turbulent conditions. Does anyone pronounce

Tony> My pronunciation would be "buff fay" for the food line, "boo Tony> fay" for the Texas high school cheerleader's hairstyle, and Tony> "buff it" for being bounced around in an airplane in Tony>

I'm getting confused what list? Russian? A second ago it was French loanwards in English. "Buffet" has multiple pronunciations, depending on meaning and location. My pronunciation would be "buff fay" for the food line,

Bill> In Russian, it is 'ballet' with the final t ... is interesting, I Bill> suppose. Add "buffet" to the list. I'm getting confused what list? Russian? A second ago it was French loanwards in English.

If you want guidelines, just use whatever version of spelling and pronunciation you were taught in school. Well, that doesn't work for long, does it? Language changes over time and new words and usages keep creeping in. My old schoolbooks stay