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1. It's called ENGLISH for a reason. 2. I'm just messing with you. *A strange variety of Dictionaries are sold in vast numbers in this country INCLUDING "Webster's English Dictionary" (originally published by the guy mentioned in your link), "Collins' English Dictionary" (a Scottish guy) and "Chambers Dictionary" (probably the best single volume English Dictionary there is - used for the official world Scrabble contest rules) amongst the foremost. But the definitive, and ridiculously HUGE (it comprises 20 volumes), Oxford English Dictionary is generally treated as law, is updated yearly, and includes definitions for "American English". "The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), published by the Oxford University Press, is by a considerable margin the largest dictionary of the English language. Work began on the dictionary in 1857[2]:103–4,112 but it was not until 1884 that it started to be published in unbound fascicles as work continued on the project under the name A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles; Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by The Philological Society.[3]:169 In 1895, the title The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) was first used[4] unofficially on the covers of the series and in 1928 the full dictionary was republished in ten bound volumes. In 1933, it fully replaced the name in all occurrences to The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its reprinting as twelve volumes with a one volume supplement[4] and more supplements came over the years until in 1989 when the second edition was published in twenty volumes.[4] As of 24 March 2011, the editors had completed the third edition from M to Ryvita. With descriptions for approximately 750,000 words, the Oxford English Dictionary is the world's most comprehensive single-language print dictionary according to the Guinness Book of World Records." "The OED is the focus of much scholarly work about English words. Its headword variant spellings order list influences written English in English-speaking countries." Last edited by MrMuse; 10-23-2013 at 12:08 PM. |
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Language is a living organic creature, and it changes in ways to suit the people who speak it. In that way, it can never be incorrect, as long as the majority of people decide on they think is correct. You want to live someplace where they take the notion of what's correct in language seriously like a heart attack? You want to live in France, then. |
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*di·a·lect (noun) "a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially." also "a language considered as one of a group that have a common ancestor". Last edited by MrMuse; 10-23-2013 at 12:18 PM. |
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Heh, I hope you stick around, Mr. Muse. I find you quite aMuseing.
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Bru, you are beMused!
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10-23-2013, 08:18 PM | #50 |
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@zoomzilla: You quote my post but did you actually read it? Because you clearly missed point 2. there. Well there's always the Concise Oxford English Dictionary (which costs what I imagine is around $15) if you ever want to learn to speak and write correctly in English. In the meantime I'll enjoy the show .
Some people have no sense of humour (see the two U's there? Sweet huh?) [huh as a question; pure Americanism, sweet meaning 'good' (as in "the sweet spot"); also pure Americanism]. In all seriousness I couldn't argue with what chucksabr wrote because it's true and variety in language is all part of its beauty. I just don't mind fkn with people when they jump at me. [couldn't resist this but: fkn with someone and "fk u": You would logically think those were good things right? If someone rages at me in an online game my usual response to the latter is something like "thanks for the offer but you aren't my type" - this often gives rise to the "huh?" response.] p.s. I'm not English. Calling a Welsh person English is like calling a person from Belgium French or a Canadian American. So I can hardly be biased. American writer and novelist Dorothy Parker was famous for being able to make witty comments in response to even a single word. One Time she was challenged to say something witty about the word "horticulture" by a journalist. She quickly responded "You can lead a whore-t(o)-culture but you can't teach her manners". Last edited by MrMuse; 10-23-2013 at 09:14 PM. |
10-24-2013, 12:20 AM | #51 |
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Mr Muse:
You will find that you have some traditional tried and true English (language)...errrr Welsh allies from the Commonwealth in the Canadian players/posters on this site. Honour, colour etc. And most of use HP sauce! We do however add "eh?" to every conversational point that we make and some my Montreal Expos friends may still hold allegiance to Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. Nonetheless, God Save the Queen Last edited by '94 EXPOS; 10-24-2013 at 12:23 AM. |
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Hmm, can't say as I like her so much any more. I'm out of work and she uses way too much of my toilet paper every time she comes to visit.
You've seen Braveheart right? Of course you have...everyone has. What people outside of the UK fail to realise is that most British people who are not English despise them as a nation whether they have English friends or not. Whilst American history swings both ways between Oppressor and Freedom Fighter, historically the English have been just Oppressors. [and never more so than since they forced our current idiot PM upon us] But I appreciate your support all the same. Last edited by MrMuse; 10-24-2013 at 09:21 AM. |
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Mr. Muse, I await the dynasty thread of your first All-Wales Baseball League. One of the most intriguing aspects of this league will be whether you can squeeze some of these place names into the slots allotted for team locations in OOTPB! I know, however, that you will spell them all correctly, for sure.
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Look towards the bottom of that map...Neath and Swansea. That's where I live.
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Loved this post. Interesting read.
If you are looking for history and story as a way to understand baseball, I highly recommend the documentaries Ken Burns' Baseball. I have no idea if they are available in Wales, but they made a baseball fan out of my girlfriend who had zero baseball knowledge going into it. To me, the appeal of baseball (and OOTP as well) is its sense of history and its susceptibility to narrative. |
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Unless it's people using text language on forum posts, emails and such in which case they should be rounded up and put on an island somewhere we can forget about them.
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I recommend tat you ready my dynasty report and nothing else! It is currently in hibernation. I am totally immersed in CK II at the moment but I'll be back.
You always come back to OOTP. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I quite enjoyed it. Especially the lunatic asylum part. HA! I'm sure there's a politically correct way to call someone a nut-job.
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