Req: Remove command that ends parties and forces guests to leave
Ancient Sim:
Quote from: veilchen on 2005 August 02, 11:33:31
Every time I use words, such as color instead of colour, it seems to me that there is something missing :DG.
Of course there is something missing, the YOO is missing! And going back to what JM said, it's interesting insofar as there are still die-hard academics in America who continue to spell the British way (the way Americans always used to spell) and also to punctuate the British way. It would appear that academics are 'allowed' to do this, but the rest of America are not. Joking apart, the main reason so many Americans genuinely don't KNOW that they spell and punctuate differently to everyone else is because they are no longer taught this at school. In the days of the WORLD wide web, this is totally ridiculous. If you follow the link on my article to the more serious one written by Tina Blue, the American English professor, and read her series of articles, you will learn rather a lot, I think. Her piece about the reason for the difference in punctuation is particularly informative (not to mention hilarious, at least to me!).
Oddysey:
Yeah, it's funny that Americans don't seem to realize that most people who use English also use punctuation. Bit of a culture shock online, for many people in this country. ;-)
veilchen:
True, because that applies to my University as well. Most of my Ph.D's. and Psych Doc's don't mind anyone using proper english spelling and actually encourage british punctuation. As a matter of fact, as long as you use the APA manual for formatting they are happy. They don't allow waffling, meaning you can't switch between the styles once you commit to one, other than that they have no issues. I will try the link in your page. I was planning on it anyway, but my time-management is sadly lacking :D
G.
J. M. Pescado:
I wasn't aware there was a specifically British style of punctuation, unless you count the fact that a growing number of Americans simply don't *USE* punctuation at all, preferring instead to form giant run-on sentences with neither capitalization nor punctuation.
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