Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]why not agree on: mistake: photo rat?e misstake: photo rat?e d'une belle gonzesse qui m?ritait plus que ?a. --- > From: "Douglas M. Sharp" <DouglasMSharp@netscape.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 19:36:30 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] "Even us natives don't write English good" > > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >