Color is spelt wrong everywhere...

jack · Post by **jack** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:10 am

it never ceases to amuse me, how the trivial things bring out the fighting spirit in people, while serious issues are completely ignored.

Post by **Dare2** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:17 am

PB · Post by PB » Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:44 am

> it never ceases to amuse me, how the trivial things bring out the fighting
> spirit in people

Reporting this as a "bug" is not trivial -- Fred comes here to read about legit
bugs, not trivial things like the global spelling of words. This should have been
posted in "Feature requests" or "General discussion", and not in "Bug reports"
where serious and real bugs are supposed to be discussed.

Post by **Dare2** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:11 am

@PB - seems you did a fair bit of the discussing yourself.

Anyhow, relax and be contented as I am sure Fred will give you a gold star and let you clean the blackboards today.

PB · Post by PB » Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:34 am

> Anyhow, relax and be contented as I am sure Fred will give you a gold star
> and let you clean the blackboards today.

Stick that remark where the sun don't shine.

Post by **Dare2** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:06 am

USCode · Post by **USCode** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:08 am

Fangbeast wrote:1. No, they were not. While they like to take credit for a great many things...

We like to take credit for a great many things? Can you back that up very broad assertion with FACTS? And who's "they"? In fact in this case it was an Australian making that statement. All the historical material I've ever seen acknowledges the contributions of all the countries you mentioned. However it is undeniable that early on the computer was heavily evolved in the United States.

3. I have no anti American issues personally...

I'd say you do.
[edit] Oops! Removed European reference, mistakenly thought AustraliaHungarianBrit Fangbeast was from Europe.

:roll:

Post by **Dare2** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:15 am

USCode wrote:I'd say you do. America-bashing is rampant there in much of the European media and politics, I guess it's always easier to deflect blame to someone else.

:roll:

Australia is a long way from Europe.

Post by **Berikco** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:01 am

:roll:

Fangbeast · Post by **Fangbeast** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:53 am

PB wrote:> A good case comes to mind from the Company "Nestle" where the word
> originally meant to snuggle up to something/someone

I beg to differ. "Nestle" means snuggle, but "Nestlé" doesn't (note the accent
mark, which means the "le" is pronounced "lay"). The company doesn't spell
it as "Nestle" so it shouldn't be pronounced as "nessel".

When I was a young boy (A long time ago!) I don't beleive they had the accented mark on the e but I could be wrong. Still, 15 years or more of pronouncing it as "nessel" got me used to the idea.

Fangbeast · Post by **Fangbeast** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:58 am

USCode wrote:
Fangbeast wrote:1. No, they were not. While they like to take credit for a great many things...
We like to take credit for a great many things? Can you back that up very broad assertion with FACTS? And who's "they"? In fact in this case it was an Australian making that statement. All the historical material I've ever seen acknowledges the contributions of all the countries you mentioned. However it is undeniable that early on the computer was heavily evolved in the United States.

3. I have no anti American issues personally...
I'd say you do.
[edit] Oops! Removed European reference, mistakenly thought AustraliaHungarianBrit Fangbeast was from Europe.

:roll:

Tsk, tsk, take a valium or 3!! This part of your argument "computer was heavily evolved the United States" might very well be trtue, but it was never invented there. Do your research and don't accuse me or anyone else of having "Anti American" sentiment merely because I mentioned a fact. It wasn't an attack on your country, it was an empirical, historically proven fact, not a personal issue.

Grow up and think before you make such childish comments in the future. It's blatantly offensive.

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:00 am

i keep on telling everyone it's KLEUR not COLO(U)R, when do finally learn to spell things properly?

Post by **Dare2** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:28 am

Fangbeast · Post by **Fangbeast** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:33 am

blueznl wrote:i keep on telling everyone it's KLEUR not COLO(U)R, when do finally learn to spell things properly?

Isn't KLEUR spelled H-A-M-S-T-E-R?

DarkDragon · Post by **DarkDragon** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:44 am

Fangbeast wrote:
blueznl wrote:i keep on telling everyone it's KLEUR not COLO(U)R, when do finally learn to spell things properly?
Isn't KLEUR spelled H-A-M-S-T-E-R?

No, it's spelled T-3-H-W-A-R-G-H.