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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:54 pm
by IRT_BMT_IND
I was looking trhough the O&M archives, And I noticed that when Llewellyn speaks, Simpson writes the European spelling of words. For example, in <a href='
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/1999/om19990805.html' target='_blank'>This Strip</a>, when he says the word "centimeters", it's spelled centimetres, even though north americans spell it with an "er". <br><br>If i find more examples of them, i'll post this(Maybe it just was an accidendal spelling mistake)
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:37 pm
by Foxchild
actually, somehting like that had been noticed before, but the connection to the European spellings had not been drawn... i believe it was over the word "Chilie". hmm, this deserves some further investigating.
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 6:27 pm
by norsenerd
Not me *puts my finger to my nose*
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 6:33 pm
by erikbarrett
That would be an alternative spelling, not a misspelling. I'd hate for someone to tell me I can't spell or count because I cross my Z's and 7's.
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 6:36 pm
by norsenerd
sweet. *high fives erikburning with my free hand* I cross my z's and b's. My b's look exaclty like my 6's.
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 7:45 pm
by IRT_BMT_IND
I pointed it out because i thought it ight have something to do with Llewellyn being from the UK(because the use different spellings there)
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:33 am
by Zylo
Things like meter and metre are the same, it's just that the US uses "meter" more frequently, which is kinda egotistical of us to try to change the spellings of a system our nation doesn't use.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:26 am
by Elscire
DraganFox, not <i>quite</i> true.<br><br>I'm not quite sure about in the US, but 'met<b>re</b>'here is exclusively a unit of distance, whereas 'met<b>er</b>' can be either a distance, or a measuring device.<br><br>As for centimeters and centimetres, I didn't notice that at all when I read that strip myself, as I only know the latter spelling =P
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:48 am
by hdofu
Personally I thought it had something to do with his being alive before dictonarys were offering standardised spellings<br><br>Stupid numismatic trivia time, the original spelling of Dimes was dismes, and they were prounced like the eam in team.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:37 am
by Burning Sheep Productions
Wow, that's really detailed.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 9:59 pm
by Dr. Doog
metre measuring device? thats a meter stick. i think it has something to do with changing the rudiments to go with new words. hey, i'm the 2004 2nd place 5th-6th grade speller of my county. couldn't have done it if i didn't understand rudiments. so would you doubt me?
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:34 am
by Elscire
<!--QuoteBegin-Dr. Doog+Mar 24 2004, 09:59 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Dr. Doog @ Mar 24 2004, 09:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> metre measuring device? thats a meter stick. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> No, i said that a met<b>er</b> was a measuring device (of any sort, you know, a radiation meter, etcetera)<br><br>metre stick or metre rule is yes, a stick a metre long!<br><br>If you are argue with me, at least read what I'm writing <!--emo&;)--><img src='
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:17 am
by Dr. Doog
oh, that. but thats like they're there and their. doesn't matter a poop for this occasion.
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by Henohenomoheji
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 12:06 pm
by Dr. Dos
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