tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post206143028818042388..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: US Entertainment Industry Cannot Resist Threatening Us With Un‑American ThingsSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-67794077303749682682013-05-29T09:42:26.946-05:002013-05-29T09:42:26.946-05:00Strunk and White would hang you for that, c... but...Strunk and White would hang you for that, c... but there seems to be <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010629" rel="nofollow">no consensus even among grammarians</a> on the matter. Actually, I have no objection to the Queen's English in its own context, but I do believe that, as the Queen does not rule here, neither should Her English.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-45213322442325292152013-05-29T09:29:44.745-05:002013-05-29T09:29:44.745-05:00"Mozilla wants you to spell honor like honour...<i>"Mozilla wants you to spell honor like honour and stuff?"</i><br /><br />"She offered her honour, he honoured her offer, and all of the night..." somehow it just isn't the same!Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-90025589880612253182013-05-28T16:59:52.167-05:002013-05-28T16:59:52.167-05:00Yep, I still cringe when I hear 11ty dimensional.Yep, I still cringe when I hear 11ty dimensional.karmanothttp://adgitadiaries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-80001814071122652062013-05-28T11:05:51.776-05:002013-05-28T11:05:51.776-05:00It's taken me decades to mostly stop listing t...It's taken me decades to mostly stop listing things as "firstly, . . . ; secondly, . . . ; thirdly, . . ."<br /><br />One would think Mozilla would stick to whichever language one had chosen . . .<br /><br />Pity that.cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-30924728001609867382013-05-28T10:54:40.955-05:002013-05-28T10:54:40.955-05:00Mozilla wants you to spell honor like honour and s...Mozilla wants you to spell honor like honour and stuff? We'll all write better if we use the Queen's English, you know. Pip Pip cheerio and what what!<br /><br />(And I buy DVDs and CDs from garage sales... what does that make me? AAarrrrr)ellroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.com