JR2000Z Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 Yay. I survived my trip to Canada. I'll tell you all about it when I feel like it. (And no, I didnt bring back any gifts.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 Originally posted by JR2000Z: (And no, I didnt bring back any gifts.) Then you aren't my favorite forum member anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 you suck. we don't want you, only presents. ------------------ "Dulce bellum inexpertis." (Sweet is war to those who have never experinced it.) Roman Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 it's spelled favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadPilot Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 No it isn't, it's spelled favourite. With a 'U' dammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 Exstrainious letters are a sign of european inefficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkshake Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 Well I'm glad I'm not european then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rosencrantz Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 <font color="purple">*blink blink*</font color="purple"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 Hi Rosie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rosencrantz Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 hiya. *looks around* boy you guys sure dont keep this place tidy anymore. *HIHIHI* i have to go now :B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 Bye Rosie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 These brief visits can't tide us over... We want more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 We need more rosie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Jimbo Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 yeah im back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 Leave, fag0t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadPilot Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 Originally posted by Nute Gunray: Exstrainious letters are a sign of european inefficiency. A Guide to the Founding of a Nation - The American Way. Step 1. Adopt the language of another country as your own. Step 2. Forget how to spell all of the words. Step 3. Ignore everyone who tells you that this is wrong. [This message has been edited by MadPilot (edited August 26, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jabba The Hunt Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 I dont want to alarm any of you people but Ruddster 2K1 is more commonly know as The Duke. ------------------ "Its Going down his leg i think we are going to have to amputate. "No, dont take the leg, dont let them take the leg, they cant take the leg!!!" "Its heading for his testicles" "Take it, take the leg!!!" jabbathehunt@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 Apparently you're not familar with Webster's ideas for the English language. He removed all the useless letter from words to simplify them. He did it in the interest of EFFICIENCY. My point stands. I did not say you spelled them incorrectly. I said they were inefficient, which they are. Why use a letter that doesn't affect the prounciation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 Guys, I think if we want to talk about efficiently spelled words in languages, we might want to stay away from English all together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 Nothing is efficient, but we OPTIMIZED it for more efficiency. It's like putting...adding a GT2 decklid that to the 95 Porsche 911T that is the English language. I need to play Porsche Unleashed less. Odd I used a German car in an odd analogy to a Germanic language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 Actually, grammer wise, English is the most f***'ed up language in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRogue 3000 Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 Damn straight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 Can some one explain the Ph=f sound (why not just use an f) and why silent letters. If they are silent the aren't pronounced hence not needed. ------------------ "Dulce bellum inexpertis." (Sweet is war to those who have never experinced it.) Roman Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted August 28, 2001 Share Posted August 28, 2001 It adds mystery to our ever-facinating language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Beastie Posted August 28, 2001 Share Posted August 28, 2001 I make the point (*thinks*) at least twice, in separate WIPs, that the English language serves a truly unique (and necessary) purpose for the human race. If you've ever tried to learn another language (or even if English is your second or third language), you'll find that languages have rules. In Irish, frex, mangling the grammar of a sentence will rob that collection of words of any meaning that it might have had, or maybe reverse it entirely. Watch a Star Wars movie dubbed into any language, and note how Yoda speaks. Odds are he'll use proper grammar, speaking like a native _______-speaker, just with a gravelly voice. It's only in English that Lucas could get away with changing Yoda's grammar and still have his dialogue mean anything. You could probably do the same with Jar Jar, now that I think of it, because many languages just don't have the "word-flexibility" for gungan futhork to be even as intelligible as it was to English-speakers. English doesn't have rules; it has suggestions. I think this is much more important than many people realize. English is like a non-language; it can assimilate ideas and concepts from any other language, making them accessible even if neither Speaker nor Listener has a "good" grasp of the language. I believe that this sort of language is a necessary tool for a civilization. In my fantasy stories, there's a lot of "really bad Latin" drifting around, because I think that Latin, in its day, would have served the same purpose as English does today. If you went back to ancient Rome, I'd be willing to bet that, despite what linguistics teachers say, you could play havoc with "proper" grammar and still be understood (at least by somebody). In my far-future story, English becomes the "trade-language" of various aliens because it's easy to learn and flexible. I'm not saying that English is an inherently superior language, of course, but that it plays by a different set of rules. If I could go back in time and change things, it's fully possible that French could have ended up like this (actually, it did, just not to the same extent). ------------------ "Don't f_ck with the Jedi Master, son." --Mark Hamill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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