25-07-2014, 04:49 PM
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OT Spelling & Grammar
In message , Jim S
writes
On Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:33:52 +0100, David Rance wrote:
In message , David Hill
writes
On 24/07/2014 17:05, wrote:
Malcolm wrote:
In article , 'Mike'
writes
I ain't no good at spelin or grammer and I know that there are some
experts here and those that converse with me off line who are both good
at spelin and gramer, but I have a problem with a piece I am trying to
write.
When to use 'spilt' and when to use 'spilled'.
Hhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeellllllllllpppppppppppppppppp
They're interchangeable. Use which you like whenever you like. However,
some uses have become conventional, e.g. spilt milk not spilled milk,
but it really doesn't matter as long as it is comprehensible.
In much the same way as spelled and spelt are interchangeable.
These don't bother me half as much as ........
the now common usage of "For Free"
the use of "Times it by..." instead of multiply it by
and the use of "Faux" instead of Fake
Or those people, when you ask them how they are, say, "I'm good"!
I'm asking after their health, not their behaviour!
David
I quite like that as I'm not the slightest bit interested in their health,
nor are you I fancy.
I only ask people I know well. But I do object to someone young enough
to be my grandson and whom I've never met before demanding (yes,
demanding!) to know how I am, and they get very sniffy if I don't
answer.
David
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David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France
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