Oh dear – not quite right – again!

[John Doe 2Participant @johndoe2]

Posted by Zan on 17/05/2023 13:32:59:

Well Tim if you don’t like the articles there’s two solutions.

Stop reading it

write something which isn’t steam or locomotive based.

The editor can only publish the copy which is sent to him

Not having a go in any way, because we all make mistakes, (as the Dalek said, climbing off the dustbin)………, but a published magazine would, we hope, have some basic fact checking and spelling checks of pieces submitted.

As I'm sure MEW does, and this was a rare glitch.

[GreensandsParticipant @greensands]

Delage as in the film "Genevieve", the car driven by John Gregson!

[Michael Johnson 6Participant @michaeljohnson6]

Sorry, I must have clicked into the wrong forum. I thought this was a Model Engineering Forum, but it seems to be an English language revision forum. If you want to question the literacy of people I suggest you go to Facebook. Almost every post there has spelling or grammatical errors. Some to the point of being almost unintelligible.

How does that oft quoted (mis-quoted?) line from the bible read? "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" (John chapter 8 v3-7)

[Anonymous]

So you despise the grammatical discussion and give us bible-thumping instead?

rotfl

[Mike LondonParticipant @mikelondon]

At the risk of being pedantic, the car driven by John Gregson in the film "Genevieve" was a Darracq.

[Tim StevensParticipant @timstevens64731]

Thanks, Mike London

I was thinking of a response, but …

Cheers – Tim

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Delage, Delarge. What's an "r" between friends?

Unless you are a pirate.

Edited By Hopper on 19/05/2023 11:41:14

[vic neweyParticipant @vicnewey60017]

Pirates say Arr not Are

[CirclipParticipant @circlip]

Yes but the wokemaniacs will have a problem with the incorrect spelling of a car name.

Regards Ian.

Especially if it's relating to size of said vehicle.

Edited By Circlip on 19/05/2023 11:51:17

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

One of the problems with computer based text, is the computer isupposedly magines that it knows best and uses predictive spelling to "clarify" matters. When in fact it errs, and causes confusion!

(Not unlike the unwanted emojis that it inserts, unless a human being inserts a space before the bracket, to thwart it. )

Howard

[geoff walker 1Participant @geoffwalker1]

…..and my golf club has a sign near the practise putting green,….."PRACTICE PUTTING GREEN"

geoff

[GeorgineerParticipant @georgineer]

Posted by John Doe 2 on 17/05/2023 11:51:18:

Also :

Your = Your house.

You're = You're going to renovate the house. (You're = you are).

Often seen confused with each other.

We never had this problem in days of yore.

George

[NealebParticipant @nealeb]

Posted by geoff walker 1 on 19/05/2023 14:15:59:

…..and my golf club has a sign near the practise putting green,….."PRACTICE PUTTING GREEN"

geoff

But is that not correct? "Practise Putting Green" sounds to me like an instruction to employ ecologically-sound techniques when putting.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Posted by vic newey on 19/05/2023 11:48:16:

Pirates say Arr not Are

I wonder if you have missed the point of the cartoon?

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi, although Tim has two errors in his opening post (I've not included any of the names he has mentioned in it, as they may be correct or not) the word "Its" is incorrect, in the place it is used, there should be an apostrophe between the t and the s. Whereas, "Its" means belonging to or associated with someone or something, It's on the other hand, means It is, which he could have used instead. Wikepedia, should be Wikipedia. There is nothing wrong with the number of commas.

Tim, I'm not having a go, just saying, as proper spelling and grammar doesn't really matter on here as long as what is written can be understood, and I did understand what you wrote.

Regards Nick.

[Graham MeekParticipant @grahammeek88282]

A few casual observations.

I was always told good engineers can't spell, by my Tutors.

Plus, something my Grandson said, "When are they going to fix the English Language, it is broken". In his world each word should only have one meaning. I do have to agree with his comment about it being broken. English Grammar was certainly a foreign language to me in my school days.

The old "i" before "e", except after "c" rule, falls down with with the word "Foreign". They clearly forgot to include that dreaded "r" again.

Regards

Gray,

[Grindstone CowboyParticipant @grindstonecowboy]

Hope this is allowed… A poem from the excellent Brian Bilston.

Rob
Heinous Deficiencies
A Statement from The Decaffeinated Protein Surveillance Society (Atheist Branch)

I before E except after C
is one of those weird and ancient rules
to which beige obeisance gets paid
when you’re at school

but it’s time it reigned no longer,
the rule being of little use –
it’s counterfeit, a sleight of hand,
and only serves to veil the truth.

The phrase makes us feel all ogreish,
a different species altogether,
for its heinous deficiencies
forfeit a life of leisure.

Surely a rule that’s conscientious
should therein bear its weight.
Yes, a few exceptions can reinforce
but not eight hundred and eight.

Sorry to inveigh so feistily
and deign to perpetrate this heist
but let’s seize the day (and cease this phrase) –
it’s time to get with the zeitgeist.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Is this the sort of English with which we should not put?

Howard

[Rod RenshawParticipant @rodrenshaw28584]

UP with which we should not put?

[Anonymous]

… ending a sentence with a preposition is a grammatical error up with which we should not put.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

As long as it's clear and unambiguous it's correct in my book. Most of these so called rules are made up by academics, most of whom just want to show off their 'superior' education.

Edited By duncan webster on 20/05/2023 20:02:52

[Anonymous]

Quite …. which is what the above sentence demonstrates: if you say it the (technically) correct way, it sounds awful.

(And my "preposition" should have been "conjunction" I think – I'm sure, around here, someone will let me know).

Edited By Peter Greene 🇨🇦 on 20/05/2023 22:56:42

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