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This thread reminded me of this:

@Sven Groot: "The Dutch speak four languages and smoke marijuana."

So that's the secret to being multi-lingual!

13 hours ago, cbae wrote

Yes, there are a milliard other things with which to take issue.

The only time I have ever come across the term "milliard" irl is when reading Jules Vern. 

@Maddus Mattus: So that this doesn't happen.

@elmer:In written English. But in spoken English most of those errors wouldn't occur. I have a much bigger problem with things that read wrong, sound wrong inherently than a one off error. If they're writing the error consistently then yes, no excuse.

But she's not here to do so!

I think Bas would make a good champion, his avatar looks somewhat pirate - like - ARGH MATIES!

BTW - UK folks Shatner hosted this week's HIGNFY!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01j9g15/Have_I_Got_News_for_You_Series_43_Episode_7/

A similar thing that drives me round the bend is people incorrectly prefixing words that begin with "h" with "an" when they don't drop the h in the pronunciation (or "shouldn't" drop the h".

 "An historic" and  "an hotel" being prime examples. It's not as bad if they drop the h, but most people don't drop the h for those words. It is "a historic" or "an 'istoric". 

EDIT: The BBC do this all the time, I do wonder whether it may be part of their official pronunciation guide. (or whether they're supposed to say "an 'istoric" but the reporters slip up)

You're suggesting that Microsoft will patch flash independently of Adobe? Surely that creates a whole host of problems in itself as the MS Flash and Adobe Flash begin to diverge?

(and avoid the whole email attachment style sharing that Microsoft has advertised they want to help people do away with).

They do this with office/web apps I believe? But Office's integration with SkyDrive is completely separate to the SkyDrive's app afaik? 

2 hours ago, cbae wrote

superfluous vowels seem to colour the language. 

Really? I just thought there was no "u" in the American alphabet.

(I'm not sure they are superfluous - we don't say col - or; the pronunciation is closer to cul - ur. Not sure why the "o" is there though... and mostly I think we say either fave - rut (when being sloppy) or fave - ur -ut. And "aluminium" we do actually pronounce as we write.) 

Probably Apple refers? Since Apple is singular?

*hangs head in shame*