Forum: Philosophy
06-05-2009, 09:33 PM
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Forum: Philosophy
06-05-2009, 08:49 PM
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An interesting word (it is the only common root...
An interesting word (it is the only common root word with the sequence aigh), but I do not have an issue with this particular spelling.
The reasons are to do with pronunciation in regional accents...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-22-2009, 08:41 PM
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You're close but not quite right. Sorry about...
You're close but not quite right. Sorry about that, so I'll clarify this.
The letters u and v were once the same letter, which looked a bit like this: capital letter V, minuscule letter u. Around...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-22-2009, 08:00 PM
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Forum: Philosophy
05-20-2009, 07:49 AM
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Oh you poor baby!! You didn't have any problem...
Oh you poor baby!! You didn't have any problem when several posters did the same to me: they made personal remarks directed at me, my ability to spell, my intelligence and a few other libellious...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-20-2009, 07:14 AM
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Forum: Philosophy
05-20-2009, 06:53 AM
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The only stubbornness in this thread are those...
The only stubbornness in this thread are those people who get too precious when their views on the immutability of spelling are challenged, and who resort to puerile name-calling and other gutter...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-15-2009, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 200
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If the available context was good enough for...
If the available context was good enough for Shawnee123 to avoid "eating a smilie", it is good enough for you.
Proper nouns always begin with capital letters, and can be easily disambiguated from...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-15-2009, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 200
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Don't misrepresent what I say.
It would be...
Don't misrepresent what I say.
It would be spelt on a similar pattern to words like sit, him, dish? Do you have trouble with these words?
Again, you are misrepresenting what I have said.
The...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-15-2009, 06:38 PM
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Forum: Philosophy
05-13-2009, 04:51 AM
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Forum: Philosophy
05-12-2009, 08:35 AM
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Forum: Current Events
05-12-2009, 06:55 AM
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Enquiry into bushfires is underway
The Enquiry into the Black Saturday bushfires is underway.
Some links:
Ash Wednesday warnings convinced me to leave: witness (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/12/2568233.htm)
No...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-12-2009, 05:41 AM
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Stretchiiiiiiiiiiiiiii *snap*. Sorry, you...
Stretchiiiiiiiiiiiiiii *snap*. Sorry, you stretched too much and it broke. You are seriously scraping the bottom of the barrel with that one.
Come back when you know how proper nouns are spelt.
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Forum: Philosophy
05-12-2009, 05:34 AM
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Thank you for your post. It is this kind of...
Thank you for your post. It is this kind of well-thought out post that I was seeking when I chose to post this thread.
I also did not give you sufficient credit at the time in your previous post,...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-12-2009, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 200
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I encountered an article on Wikipedia on the...
I encountered an article on Wikipedia on the weekend about the upcoming Magic:the Gathering expansion Zendikar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendikar). It reads in part: "Zendikar (codenamed Live) is...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-09-2009, 12:15 AM
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Forum: Philosophy
05-08-2009, 11:10 PM
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Forum: Philosophy
05-08-2009, 08:26 PM
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Not true for the most part. We can muddle along...
Not true for the most part. We can muddle along most of the time. However, in some cases it is easy to demonstrate that the current standard spellings are not optimum and we would be better off with...
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Forum: Philosophy
05-05-2009, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 200
Views: 37,124
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Forum: Philosophy
05-05-2009, 07:02 AM
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Views: 37,124
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Forum: Image of the Day
05-05-2009, 06:14 AM
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Views: 5,785
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Forum: Philosophy
05-01-2009, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 200
Views: 37,124
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Forum: Image of the Day
05-01-2009, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 35,416
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Forum: Image of the Day
05-01-2009, 07:07 AM
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