How many people here get irritated by 'normals'?
Mar 6, 2009 at 7:11 AM Post #106 of 220
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Originally Posted by fordgtlover /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Maybe it is just humorous consequences. Either way, I got a chuckle out of it. As for being annoyed, nope. And, of course, my intention was certainly not to offend or annoy you or others. And, the crappy picture was all I could find quickly.

I've derailed the thread a little bit. Sorry.
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I think I'll leave the thread and go and solder some stuff.


it never got off on the right foot in the first place.
 
Mar 6, 2009 at 7:31 AM Post #107 of 220
I'll try on topic this time.

Rudeness is the single thing that I do tend to respond to. I went to the art gallery today and while standing in line for a ticket these two ladies walked straight past the line and up to the counter. Given that I was next to be served, I said in a rather stern voice 'excuse me' and gestured to the line. They looked at me like I was the one in the wrong. I wasn't being rude. There was clearly a queue. The bollards, ropes and people lined up in an orderly fashion should have been enough. Sigh...

As for rudeness in internet forums. I choose not to respond these days ... mostly.
 
Mar 6, 2009 at 7:50 AM Post #108 of 220
exactly the kind of thing that irks me. I'm not the kind to act on it though (although I did just rant in some thread on here). Out of curiosity, what art gallery?
edit: Cheers mate @ post below.
 
Mar 6, 2009 at 11:31 AM Post #110 of 220
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Originally Posted by fordgtlover /img/forum/go_quote.gif
The National Gallery to see the Degas exhibition.


If I were Degas, I would have smiled at the two rude ladies, and asked them if they cared to pose nekkid for a painting.
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Laz
 
Mar 6, 2009 at 12:19 PM Post #111 of 220
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Originally Posted by acidbasement /img/forum/go_quote.gif
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I has this.

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Originally Posted by shigzeo /img/forum/go_quote.gif
capitalization is spelled incorrectly. if you want to use the english language, it needs to be capitalisation.

you could change your sentence to say the american language if you want but that would defeat the rant.


Not necessarily. I don't know about this particular case, but the OED prescribes the Z spelling rather often. It's not that words SHOULD be spelt with a Z in English, just that people in England generally do so. OED argues that the Z is preferable as it is more etymologically conservative.
 
Mar 6, 2009 at 12:50 PM Post #113 of 220
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Originally Posted by Lazarus Short /img/forum/go_quote.gif
If I were Degas, I would have smiled at the two rude ladies, and asked them if they cared to pose nekkid for a painting.
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Laz


Perhaps he used the line 'would you like to come back to my place and see my etchings. Oh, they're not done yet ... strip off and I'll do one of you'.

It appears he had no shortage of models. Perhaps many of them were ladies of the evening.

BTW - I want to get me one of them there joke tellin' shirts.
 
Mar 6, 2009 at 1:13 PM Post #116 of 220
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Originally Posted by jonathanjong /img/forum/go_quote.gif
It's not that words SHOULD be spelt with a Z in English,
just that people in England generally do so.


Really? Where did you hear that? No one I know in the UK 'generally' uses -ize endings at all. And I never see it written like that in the British media either. That doesn't mean it's incorrect, since either spelling is accepted - but -ize is definitely not in common usage here, not yet anyway.
 
Mar 6, 2009 at 1:22 PM Post #117 of 220
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Originally Posted by soozieq /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Really? Where did you hear that? No one I know in the UK 'generally' uses -ize endings at all. And I never see it written like that in the British media either. That doesn't mean it's incorrect, since either spelling is accepted - but -ize is definitely not in common usage here, not yet anyway.



To the best of my knowledge -ize is not in popular use in Australia either. However, pronunciation of Z as 'zee' is creeping in. I blame a generation raised on TV shows like Sesame Street.
 
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