Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The one that sets my teeth on edge is, by now probably acceptable, collectible instead of collectable I find this spelling terrible, or that too should probibly be spelt ( spelled dammit) terrable. Douglas brad daly schrieb: > > On May 9, 2004, at 11:25 AM, John Collier wrote: > >> Or the use of decimated to imply reduced to a tenth rather than the >> correct meaning of reduced by a tenth. > > > this used to bug me to death, as well. but i've come to accept that > "decimated" has been used often enough in the new way that it's now an > acceptable definition. > > the you're/your and its/it's thing bothers me as well, especially when > i'm the guilty party, but i think this is most often a typo rather > than an ignorant mistake. nearly everyone knows the difference, but, > when typing, we frequently type the wrong word. > > -- > brad daly brad@bradbrad.com > http://www.bradbrad.com > > What Would Bill Hicks Say? > > "Poverty is the worst form of violence." > --Mohandas Gandhi > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ihre bevorzugten Shops, hilfreiche Einkaufs-Hilfen und gro?artige Geschenk Ideen. Erleben Sie das Vergn?gen online einzukaufen mit Shop@Netscape! http://shopping.netscape.de/shopping/