DDL on 11/10/2012 at 08:55
Quote Posted by Renzatic
I dunno, Sulpre. It's pronounced "er", it makes more sense to spell it the way it's pronounced. Spelling those words with an "re" is like a halfassed attempt to speak French with certain English words.
Helps with conjugations and stuff, though. Fibre-->Fi
brotic, Metre-->Me
tric. Centre-->Cen
tral.
Plus it looks cool.
Renzatic on 11/10/2012 at 09:08
Quote Posted by DDL
Plus it looks cool.
I'm willing to concede on this point.
Al_B on 11/10/2012 at 09:27
You may be right, Ernzatic, but I defy you to explain why it's acceptable for Aluminium to be pronounced "Aluminum".
SubJeff on 11/10/2012 at 10:20
Would you believe that they spell it that way! Guffaw!
It's just not cricket.
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... while it's nice to be inclusive, I guess, what is the bloody point in the 'haven't played it' option someone added to the poll?
I thought the same. If I vote that I haven't played it, which I haven't, how can I vote to tell you it's the finest thing ever (if it is) when I play it upon the morrow?
Gryzemuis on 11/10/2012 at 10:44
When people see polls, they wanna vote. No matter what. If the best option for them isn't included, they'll take the next best option. They'll take any option in the end, as long as they can participate. There is no stopping. This is psychology. This will make any poll less reliable.
With the "haven't played" option, you can make the poll a little more precise. I think it makes sense. Everyone can feel part of the group. Even the losers who don't have the game (yet), and thus are not really part of the group. :p Community-building !
faetal on 11/10/2012 at 11:47
Aluminium was called aluminum originally and later changed to aluminium to be more consistent with other elements. The yanks didn't update it because.....well let's face it, they still use imperial measurements.
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june gloom on 11/10/2012 at 13:31
'aluminium' sounds stupid anyway
N'Al on 11/10/2012 at 13:38
as does 'aluminum'.
let's call it whizz-bang instead.
fett on 11/10/2012 at 22:27
This thread went from awesome to sucky in two pages. TTLG ftw!
