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Please proof read my report

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:40:06 GMT

I am dyslexic and find proof-reading really hard. Please proof-read my work. I know that its kind of long, but its all in 3rd person and under the right headings etc. its only the prose and silly spelling mistakes I am conserned with which would be obvious to others. Thankyou so much. Obviously the stats arent relevent at all but thought that it might be really annoying reading something so out of context.

Introduction

Due to social and media pressures the ideal body shape is becoming thinner and this contributes to eating disorders in both males and females Harrison & Cantor (1997).

Anorexia nervosa is defined by the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) as being 15% under recommended weight for height, age and gender. The patient also has to have a distorted body view and a drive to become thin.

Gordon, (2000) states the ratio of females suffering from an eating disorder compared to males at 9-1. He recognises a gender difference in eating disorders but urges people to acknowledge the existence of the male sufferers. He describes a male patient had visiting a doctor, who had replied to the patients anorexia as âa problem that only happens to girlsâ. He claims that being labelled as suffering with a âfemaleâ disorder can lead to the male feeling ashamed and emasculated and therefore more hesitant to get help, and for this reason some believe that male anorexia is largely unreported. Gordon claims this feeling of shame is enhanced when even female anorexics are judgemental at group therapy.

This negative attitude towards male anorexia causes health risks. It may result in professionals and the males themselves not recognising their early symptoms and therefore may develop chronic anorexia nervosa before they are diagnosed. (Margo, 1987, cited in BMA publication 2000)

Whitney et al (2005) studies individual experiences of people who carers of anorexic people. The femalesâ reports were more emotional than the males who appeared to be less attached with a less sympathetic viewpoint, suggesting males have a more negative attitude towards anorexia nervosa than females do.

Support that males have unhealthy eating patterns in addition to females comes from Forman-Hoffman (2004) who conducted a study involving 9,118 adolescents, 7.3% of females and 3.1% of males reported unhealthy eating patterns over the previous week.

However, theory correlates with the attitudes as many eating disorder theories are specific to women. For example some psychoanalysists argue that anorexia nervosa is developed during whilst females experience separation anxiety from their mothers. (Darvell, BMA, 2000)

Literature on male anorexia nervosa is limited and there does not appear to be any prior research into the difference between attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa and gender. Furthermore, there appears to be a fair amount of ignorance when it comes to male anorexia nervosa, present in medical professionals as well as psychological theories not even accepting its existence might be suggesting that additional education about male anorexia needs to be put into place.

To clarify an attitude is a negative, positive or neural feeling towards an âattitude objectâ, which does not have to be a physical object; it could be an event for example. Attitudes are formed by affective and cognitive responses and behavioural intentions. The following study only examines explicit attitudes, which are attitudes which are self-reported, which can be easily measured on a likert scale.

The aim of this study is to investigate the different attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa between males and females by use of a questionnaire will remain reliable over time.

The hypothesis for this study is gender will affect attitudes towards males suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Method

50 male and 50 female students were selected by opportunity sampling to be participants for the study. Each participant was asked to fill out two questionnaires a week apart. The males were either part of a university football club or an engineering society, while the females were psychology students.

A 5-point likert scale was used.. The questionnaire used 18 affective, 18 behavioural and 14 cognitive. 25 of the questions were testing for a negative attitude, and 25 for a positive attitude.

The first questionnaire conducted had 50 questions but after the analysis had been carried out questions were removed from the questionnaire. Below is a table showing the removed items and why they were removed.

Item Number deleted

Item Question

Exclusion Method

I would not find it odd if a straight male told me he longed to have the body shape of another male.

I believe any man with an eating disorder is not a âreal manâ.

3,4

It would not affect me if I heard a close male friend had dealt with anorexia alone

If a male told me he desired to be a underweight body size it would be fine with me.

1,3

I would be more worried about a female who was not eating than I would a male.

1,3

I would feel more uncomfortable discussing a maleâs body shape with himself than I would a femaleâs body shape with herself.

I would be equally worried about a male who wasnât eating just as much as I would a female.

1,3

I would feel unsympathetic to a male with anorexia.

1,3

The gender of a person would not affect how much I would intervene if they were suffering with anorexia.

I believe males who suffer from anorexia are effeminate.

I believe all males with anorexia are attention seeking.

I would actively try to discourage a male friend that I was worried was anorexic.

I would be equally likely to assume a male had an eating disorder than a female.

1,3

I would be just as likely call a female friend âfatâ as I would a male friend.

1,3

I would try to be supportive to any friend or family member with anorexia.

I would reassure a female friend that she is not overweight just as much as I would a male.

I would feel ill at ease if a male told me he desired to be a worryingly underweight weight.

1,3

I believe only homosexual males suffer from anorexia.

I would not be supportive to any friend or family member with anorexia.

1,3

I believe it is unlikely that a male that suffers with anorexia would be good at football.

1,3

I would spend as much time with a clinically underweight male as I would with a male of normal weight.

I would feel upset if I felt a close male friend or family member had suffered from anorexia alone.

I believe anorexic males should be treated differently than anorexic females.

I would reassure an insecure average/ underweight male that he is not overweight as much as I would a female.

2,3

I do not believe male anorexic is related to testosterone levels.

I would be more likely to call a male friend âfatâ in a jokey manner.

I would be faster to assume an underweight female has an eating disorder than I would a male.

1,2,3

I believe anorexic males should be treated the same as anorexic females.

It is just as normal for a male to suffer with anorexia as it is a female.

I believe it is weirder for a male to suffer from anorexia than it is for a female.

1, 3

Table 1 â A table showing the deleted items and reason for exclusion, 1 = Excluded due to mean, 2=Excluded due to standard deviation 3=Excluded due to item total correlation, 4= Other reasons, mainly qualitative (ie: Participants commented question was unclear or did not appear attitudes towards anorexia well)

The overall design was a survey. The independent variables (IVs) of this study were gender of the participant and which questionnaire was completed. Gender is a between subjects IV, which has two levels; male and female. Which questionnaire completed is within subject IV, as each participant completed both questionnaires. This IV has two levels, the first questionnaire and the second questionnaire. The dependent variable (DV) is the scores on the questionnaire. The predictor variable (PV) in this study was the scores of the first questionnaire, while the criterion variable (CV) in this study was the scores of the second questionnaire.

The participantsâ details were anonymous and were only identified by their mothersâ maiden name and consent was gained from all participants involved who were briefed beforehand and understood that they could withdraw at any time.

First a questionnaire was constructed by brainstorming statements indicated positive and negative attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa and a mixture of affective, behavioural and cognitive, (18,18,14 respectively) with 25 negative attitude questions and 25 positive attitude was deliberately used. Then the questionnaire was typed up with a 5-point likert scale, with the options of â1. Strongly Disagreeâ, â2. Disagreeâ, â3. Neither Agree Nor Disagreeâ â4. Agreeâ â5. Strongly Agreeâ beneath each question. A brief and a form of keeping the participants details anonymous by using their motherâs maiden name, was also constructed and then potential participants were approached and asked to partake in the study. Once 50 male students and 50 female students had completed the questionnaire the results were coded into numbers as shown above. Then the negative attitude questions were recoded so that 5=1, 4=2, 3=3, 2=4 and 1=5, and then the questionnaires were both qualitatively and quantitatively analysed.

Qualitative analysis was done by looking at the questionnairesâ results and seeing if there was any reason why any particular question shouldnât be there. For example, if most people selected âneither agree nor disagreeâ then the question clearly did not serve its purpose. Quantitative analysis involved looking at the mean, and deleting any items which lay considerably outside 2.5-3.5 margins. Any items with a significantly larger standard deviation or lower correlation figures were also deleted. Then with the questions deleted new quantitative analysis was conducted to check that the results were significant. Then the questionnaire was handed out to the same participants to complete. The second set of data was then reanalysed and a t-test was carried out to compare the totals of each participant for either questionnaire to check the questionnaire was reliable over time, and Leveneâs test was perform to check for a homogeneity of variance. None of the participants where told we were comparing male and female attitudes until after the questionnaires were completed at which point they could disagree for their data to be used.

Results

Descriptive Statistics from 1^st Questionnaire after items removed

Item

Mean

Std. Deviation

item4

3.57

1.07

item6

3.76

1.00

item8

3.35

0.98

item14

3.41

1.03

item21

3.33

1.00

item22

3.25

0.86

item27

3.15

1.09

item28

3.45

1.13

item30

2.95

1.11

item31

2.92

0.99

item32

3.03

1.13

item33

3.43

1.07

item36

2.96

1.03

item41

2.47

0.94

item42

3.38

0.81

item43

2.65

0.99

item44

3.39

1.03

item46

2.73

0.96

item47

2.97

1.01

item48

2.59

0.81

Table 2 â A table showing the descriptive statistics for each item of the first questionnaires after items removed (to 2dp.)

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Range

Maximum / Minimum

Variance

N of Items

Item Means

3.137

2.470

3.760

1.290

1.522

.124

Item Variances

1.011

.648

1.282

.634

1.977

.033

Table 3 â A table summarising the descriptive statistics for 1^st questionnaire.

The item means statistics are as would be expected when testing two opposing attitudes on a 5-point likert scale. From table 2 it is clear that all the means and standard deviations are similar. With the standard deviation being around 1. The item means are as they should be, with the mean around 3, (M = 3.137) with a few deviations, (Range = 1.290, Variance = 0.124,) no items having a mean of much less than 2.5, (Min = 2.470), or much higher than three point five, (Max = 3.760). The item variance is fairly low (M=1.011) and deviates little (Range = 0.634, Variance = 0.33)

Descriptive Statistics from the 2^nd Questionnaire

Item

Mean

Std. Deviation

t2item4

3.60

1.082

t2item6

3.75

1.029

t2item8

3.36

1.020

t2item14

3.40

1.110

t2item21

3.33

1.045

t2item22

3.22

0.894

t2item27

3.20

1.110

t2item28

3.46

1.141

t2item30

2.96

1.127

t2item31

2.91

1.036

t2item32

3.00

1.181

t2item33

3.43

1.057

t2item36

2.94

1.127

t2item41

2.43

0.987

t2item42

3.38

0.862

t2item43

2.61

1.043

t2item44

3.38

1.033

t2item46

2.68

1.062

t2item47

2.97

1.029

t2item48

2.54

0.904

Table 4 â A table showing the descriptive statistics obtained by the 2^nd questionnaire (to 2dp.)

Summary Item Statistics

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Range

Maximum / Minimum

Variance

N of Items

Item Means

3.128

2.430

3.750

1.320

1.543

.136

Item Variances

1.096

.743

1.394

.651

1.876

.029

Inter-Item Correlations

.270

-.164

.750

.914

-4.576

.028

Table 5 â A table summarising the descriptive statistics for 2^nd questionnaire

These show similar results to those found in the 1^st questionnaire. Standard deviation are around 1. Means are around 3, (M = 3.128) with a few deviations, (Range = 1.320, Variance = 0.136,) These very similar results would suggest that the questionnaire had consistency over time; however this is tested for and discussed further later.

Reliability analysis of 1^st and 2^nd questionnaires

A reliability analysis of the items of the first questionnaire was performed to explore to what extent the scale was internally consistent. The results showed strong internal consistency in both questionnaires (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.891). The result suggest that the scale is not unidimensional (Inter-Item Correlation = 0.289) Similar findings were found with the reliability analysis of the second questionnaire, there was a similar strong internal consistency (Cronbrachâs Alpha = 0.882) and the scale still appeared to be multidimensional (Inter-Item Correlation = 0.270)

Test-Retest Reliability

The results above show that both tests are internally consistent but to discover if the test was consistent over time a test-retest correlational analysis was conducted, scores from the same individuals, on the same items on both questionnaires should be similar to indicate reliability over time. Each participantsâ total score was calculated for questionnaire one and questionnaire two and then the relationship between the two variables was examined. A significant strong correlation between scores on the two questionnaires was found (R = 0.949, p = 0.001). These results indicate that the test was reliable over time. The strong correlation between the two tests is illustrated below in a scatter-graph.

Criterion Statistics

Gender

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error Mean

TOTAL2

55.06

10.25

1.45

70.04

7.34

1.04

The hypothesis for this study was 1-tailed. The females scored a mean of 70.04 while males scored a mean of 55.06. An independent t-test was conducted to explore the influence gender had on attitudes towards male anorexia. A Leveneâs test of homogeneity of variance was carried out and found to be non-significant (p = 0.183) and therefore it can be assumed that there are no significant differences between variances. Gender was shown to have a significant effect on attitudes towards male anorexia, (df = 98, t = 8.045, p = 0.001).

Discussion

To summarize the results, internal consistency and consistency over time were present in the questionnaires; homogeneity of variance was assumed an independent t-test yielded significant results indicating that there is a difference between male and female attitudes towards male anorexia with males holding the negative viewpoint, while the average female has a more positive attitude towards male anorexics. This is supports the hypothesis that gender affects attitudes towards male anorexic.

Although these findings are highly significant it would be beneficial to conduct research where the scale was unidimensional as opposed to multidimensional.

These results support that Gordonâs viewpoint (2000) was correct that males suffering with anorexia nervosa are stigmatised, however Gordon also expected females to have negative attitudes towards anorexic males which this study does not find supportive evidence for. To ensure that it is not just female anorexics that stigmatise male anorexics a study could be conducted to investigate the difference between female who are suffering with anorexia nervosa and females who are not.

Negative attitudes towards male anorexia may be due to males being undereducated about anorexia as the condition is mainly associated with females. These results could be the consequence of a lack of media coverage. Female bias in academic publications about male anorexia may also contribute (Darvell, 2000). According to Margo, (1987) this will indirectly cause anorexic males health to become worse.

All the participants where students, with no mature students included, which served as a control, however further research to see if the results can be generalised would be worthwhile.

All the participants completed the questionnaires in similar conditions and the use of a questionnaire meant all the questions were standardised. Opportunity sampling was a suitable method for this study due to limitations on time, and the results were highly significant, but if a random sampling method was used for similar research in the future it would reduce possible criticisms. Because none of the participants where told we were comparing male and female attitudes until after the questionnaires were completed, the likelihood of demand characteristics was minimised.

To conclude, the results show a significant difference between male and female attitudes towards anorexia. Males showed a more negative attitude. The questionnaires internal consistency and reliability over time, along with homogeneity of variance of the results can all be assumed. The negative attitudes theorists suggest could be affecting the sufferersâ physical and mental health (Margo, 1980; Gordon, 2000) so it is a vitally important area of study to as evidence will in itself raise awareness and encourage other means of doing so.

Re: Clause!

Clive — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:23:08 GMT

Hi,

I have a question about clauses.

Halema'uma where the legendary Pele, Hawaiian goddess of fire, is said to live. (relative clause, as it defines Halema'uma???)Yes, it's a relative clause that is adjectival. I assume you know that this whole utterance is not a proper sentence, as it lacks a main clause.

I thought Pele was the Brazilian god of football .

and cools where is lands (adverbial clase, as it modifies verb cools?) The front part of this sentence fragment seems to be missing. Can you supply it to us? The words you have given us here make no sense. Are you sure you have no typos? eg should 'is' be 'it'?

It was where harmless fairy tale witches threw their eyes of newt and toes of frog. (I have no idea for that one. I doubt its a noun clause!!!) Why do you doubt that? It seems like a noun clause to me.

If you'll permit me to say so, you should get into the habit of checking your spelling after you type a post.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: British versus american expressions

Lil' Ruby Rose — Sun, 06 May 2007 21:01:16 GMT

Flyover overpass
Flyscreen window screen - not a common feature in UK homes.
Fondle handle, touch - distinction becoming obsolete. Fondle nowadays has sexual overtones, and is used less often
football rugby, soccer - NO! Football and rugby are two different sports. Americans call football soccer, but they call rugby rugby
footway sidewalk - obsolete. Pavement has been used in BrE for at least 50 years
fortnight two weeks
Fount font, typeface - obsolete. Typeface used in BrE now
franking machine postage meter
free phone toll free
Frisson shiver - both words current in BrE, with slightly different nuances of meaning
full age legal age - obsolete
full stop period
Fused burnt out - obsolete distinction. Fused in BrE means welded together - different from burnt out
gangway aisle - becoming obsolete. Aisle used more often in BrE
Gaol jail - Jail becoming more usual spelling in everyday BrE
gear box transmission
gear lever gear shift - obsolete. Current BrE is gear stick (and has been for at least 40 years)
geyser water heater - obsolete. Boiler is current BrE
Ginnel alley - regional and obscure. Alley commonly used in BrE
Glass mirror - virtually obsolete
goggle-box boob tube - old-fashioned slang for television. Boob tube in BrE is a kind of women's top with no sleeves.
good few good many, large number - obsolete distinction. All phrases used in BrE, good few/many becoming less common
grammar school high school - obsolete distinction. Grammar schools were largely replaced in the 1960's by comprehensives after a reform of the school system. In some areas grammar schools still exist, and high school is still used as part of traditional names of some schools.
Griff news - obsolete slang
ground floor first floor
Gum glue or paste - Good grief! Obsolete. Both BrE and AmE use 'glue'
gum boots rubber boots - obsolete. BrE uses wellington boots or wellies for short
hair wash shampoo - obsolete. Shampoo used in BrE
handbag purse - Purse in BrE is an AmE wallet.
hard lines bad luck - obsolete slang
headlamps headlights - obsolete. Headlights used in BrE
headmaster principal - more often Headteacher in UK these days
held up delayed (held up means robbed in American)
Hide leather - obsolete
hooter horn - obsolete
ice lolly Popsicle
in-built built-in - obsolete. Built-in is current BrE
infant's school kindergarten - becoming obsolete. Infants (not infant's school) now known as Key Stage 1 (KS1)
interval intermission
invalid chair wheel chair - obsolete. Wheelchair is current BrE
ironmonger hardware store - both used in BrE, though with 'shop' rather than 'store'
Jam jelly
Jelly Jell-O, gelatin
jotter notebook - obsolete. Notebook used in BrE
Jug pitcher
key money security deposit - becoming obsolete. Deposit more often used in BrE
knickers panties
knock up waken or rouse (means impregnate in American) - obsolete. Also means impregnate in BrE these days.
laddering my tights a run in my stocking
ladybird ladybug
Lag insulation - becoming obsolete. Only used now in 'lagging' = insulation around water tanks and pipes. Loft insulation is never referred to as lag/lagging
lead (dogs) leash
lead (electric) cord, wire
lending library public library - obsolete. Library only used.
lettings apartments for rent
library ticket library card - obsolete. Library card used in BrE
Lift elevator
loads lift freight elevator - obsolete. More usually 'service lift' in BrE
lollipop lady crossing guard - still used informally, but politial correctness means this job is now more often referred to a crossing supervisor
Long-case clock grandfather clock - Incorrect distinction. Grandfather clock has been used for generations in BrE
Loose covers slipcovers - obsolete distinction. Both used in BrE
Lorry truck
m and r um and er, hem and haw
macintosh raincoat - virtually obsolete - see below
mack raincoat - usually mac, but raincoat also used in BrE
Mad insane (means angry in American)
made redundant laid off - both used in BrE
maize corn - virtually obsolete. Corn used more often in BrE
maize cob corn on the cob - obsolete. Corn-on-the-cob used in BrE
marrow squash - both words used to describe different vegetables in BrE nowadays.
match game - both used in BrE, often interchangeably in a sports context
mean stingy - both used in BrE
means test need analysis
mend repair - both used in BrE
metalled road paved road - obsolete
midden garbage dump - obsolete. In UK now we use dump or tip, but the official term is household refuse and recycling centre!
milliard billion - obsolete
minced meat ground beef
moggy cat, kitty
monkey nuts peanuts - both used in BrE. Monkey nuts still sometimes used if the shells are on.
motor spirits fuel, gas, gasoline - obsolete. 'Petrol' has been the common BrE term since at least 1935!
muesli granola
nappies diapers
Nose to tail bumper to bumper - both used in BrE

Re: Canadian Vocabulary vs American and British

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:28:26 GMT

this sort of sounds like geography of language... or perhaps my major is coming through!

1. Which way of spelling do U prefer: odour/odor, colour/color, centre/center, foetus/fetus, licence/license, dialogue/dialog, jewellery/jewelery, criticise/criticize, formulae/formulas, tyre/tire, program/programme

2.Do U ever use any of these words (if yes how often): serviette, chesterfield Yes, and quite frequently

3. Which words do you use in everyday life: autumn/fall, biscuit/cookie (interchangibly(, chemist's/drugstore, crisps/chips, football/soccer, garden/yard, lift/elevator

Thx also for filling these info:

Age: 20

Sex: f

Province OR territory (if you are a Canadian): Columbie Brittanique (heh. BC)

Town: BC

Education (primary/secondary/ higher education): almost completed BSc. One more year! Whoo!

Re: Canadian Vocabulary vs American and British

Clive — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:58:52 GMT

Hi,

I beleive there is quite a lot of literature available on this topic. This includes the Canadian Oxford Dictionary that I have in front of me here, and which claims to define Canadian English. Are you hoping to add something new?

Good luck, Clive

My practical section of this dissertation is to involve the analysis of Canadian Vocabulary and I do need your help (especially of Native CANADIANS). I'm a Canadian. We use the term native Canadian to refer to what you might call Canadian Indians. I would be REALLY grateful if U could give me answers to the following survey:

1. Which way of spelling do U prefer: odour/odor, colour/color, centre/center, foetus/fetus, licence/license, dialogue/dialog, jewellery/jewelery, criticise/criticize, formulae/formulas, <<< both, depending on context.- the former in a math context tyre/tire, program/programme

2.Do U ever use any of these words (if yes how often): serviette, chesterfield No and No

3. Which words do you use in everyday life: autumn/fall, biscuit/cookie, chemist's/drugstore, crisps/chips, football/soccer, <<< both, depending on which of the two games I am speaking of garden/yard, lift/elevator

Thx also for filling these info:

Age:

Sex: M

Province and territory (if you are a Canadian): Ontario

Town: Toronto

Education (primary/secondary/ higher education):

Re: Canadian Vocabulary vs American and British

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:17:58 GMT

1. Which way of spelling do U prefer: odour/odor, colour/color, centre/center, foetus/fetus, licence/license, dialogue/dialog, jewellery/jewelery(which i say jewl-ree), criticise/criticize, formulae/formulas, tyre/tire, program/programme

2.Do U ever use any of these words (if yes how often): serviette(as often as napkin), chesterfield(never)

3. Which words do you use in everyday life: autumn/fall(both but fall more comonly), biscuit/cookie(biscuit but not to mean a cookie, cookie to mean a cookie), chemist's/drugstore, crisps/chips(meaning potato chips, not french fries), football/soccer(football means american football, soccer means everyone else's football), garden/yard(garden has flowers, yard you mow), lift/elevator(as was said, of course i saw lift but it doesn't mean an elevator)

Thx also for filling these info:

Age: 21

Sex: m

Province and territory (if you are a Canadian): BC

Town: Kamloops

Education (primary/secondary/ higher education): University Student

Re: Canadian Vocabulary vs American and British

Grammar Geek — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:02:13 GMT

1. Which way of spelling do U prefer: odour/odor, colour/color, centre/center, foetus/fetus, licence/license, dialogue/dialog, jewellery/jewelery, criticise/criticize, formulae/formulas, tyre/tire, program/programme

2.Do U ever use any of these words (if yes how often): serviette, chesterfield Never

You need to provide the definition you were looking for in #3. Biscuit, in American English, has its own defintion, and so does football. Likewise, garden and yard, etc. If I followed the question directly ask asked, I'd choose all of them except crisps and chemists. Likewise, others will choose chips to mean "French fries."

3. Which words do you use in everyday life: autumn/fall - both, but probably fall more often, biscuit - this is a type of bread - I do use it, but not to mean cookie/cookie, chemist's/drugstore, crisps/chips, football - I call American football just "football"/soccer to mean what everyone else calls football, garden - these have flowers/yard - this you mow, lift - of course I use the word "lift" but not to mean elevator/elevator

Thx also for filling these info:

Age: 40

Sex: F

Province and territory (if you are a Canadian): And if we're not Canadian?

Town:

Education (primary/secondary/ higher education): master's

Canadian Vocabulary vs American and British

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:02:09 GMT

Hello everybody:-) I'm currently writing MA thesis concerning Canadian English. My practical section of this dissertation is to involve the analysis of Canadian Vocabulary and I do need your help (especially of Native CANADIANS). I would be REALLY grateful if U could give me answers to the following survey:

1. Which way of spelling do U prefer: odour/odor, colour/color, centre/center, foetus/fetus, licence/license, dialogue/dialog, jewellery/jewelery, criticise/criticize, formulae/formulas, tyre/tire, program/programme

2.Do U ever use any of these words (if yes how often): serviette, chesterfield

3. Which words do you use in everyday life: autumn/fall, biscuit/cookie, chemist's/drugstore, crisps/chips, football/soccer, garden/yard, lift/elevator

Thx also for filling these info:

Age:

Sex:

Province and territory (if you are a Canadian):

Town:

Education (primary/secondary/ higher education):

Re: What do you think about Turkish Football ?

W-inter — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:14:34 GMT

the teams in Turkish i have ever heard of are Fenerbah and Galatasaray,the two all made their appearance and did well in Champions League. as to the famous players,it is Emere(a right spelling?),because he once played for Inter(i like Inter most worldwide),as well as another short player who played in a Germany football club and they played but lost the final in Champions League.sorry i can not spell out his name right,it is a tough job to write foreigners' names 100% correctly due to their big differences from chinese names.

Re: What do you know about soccer in Russia?:)

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:37:16 GMT

Im from Russia, Kaliningrad!!! I like football too! But boys always say that there are too little girls who like it!! And they don't believe me, that I like it and started to ask me a lot of questions about it! I hate it!

I like Diniyar!! I don't know the english spelling of his name, and russian is ÐÐ¸Ð½Ð¸ÑÑ (Lokomotiv)!!!