formulae vs. formula??

[Domski]

I don't know what either a snicket or a ginnel is...

It's a Yorkshire thing. They're a bit odd but mostly okay.

Dom

 

[SuperFerret]

It's a Yorkshire thing. They're a bit odd but mostly okay.

Which classification do I come under then?

 

[JamesW]

I don't know what either a snicket or a ginnel is...

A Ginnel is a small alleyway between 2 houses, usually seperated by fence panels.

I assume a Snicket is the same... I'm unsure as I'm a Lancashire lad, none of that Yorkshire rubbish!

 

[Jon von der Heyden]

None of youz lot speak proper English!

 

[SuperFerret]

At least no-one here uses text speak *shudders* a horrific insult to language.

 

[Nalani]

Can't believe I read that whole thread, there's an hour of my life I won't get back...

ME TOO ! !

After the thread title started changeing between Tails and Todd Bardoni and a few others on the use of an apostrophe, capitalization, spelling,etc.

It brought to mind the following. So why not "hy-jack" this thread again.

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too

Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

Simple Example:
1. waaht is the frmla for divsion
2. how many formlae

 

[sous2817]

At least no-one here uses text speak *shudders* a horrific insult to language.

I read an article about this, wish I could find it so I could link it. The crux of it was this is the same arguement that has been used every time language goes through an evolution. Text speak is here to stay, might as well get used to it. Or I to appease our new language overlords: "txt spk S hre 2 stay, myt as wel gt uzd 2it"

 

[Jon von der Heyden]

ugh I hate text speech!

 

[mikerickson]

People who use "formulae" are unlikely to get used to text speech.
(People who use "formulae" are unlikely to refer the abbreviations used in texting as "speech".)

 

[Taul]

Text speech is the avoidance of thumb fatigue