__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 15 December 2006 14:23 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 15 December 2006 09:30 \__
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> <snip>
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>> One-character typo, one long speech. *smile*
>>
>> I actually knew that licensing (as in the verb) comes with as 's', but I
>> just tend to write things quickly, so it was overlooked. This was a good
>> lesson nonetheless.
>>
>
> I thought you did, but this error is so commonly made that I thought it
> worth pushing out some assistance. I'm not interested in the flame wars
> with people who'll argue the toss, only those who want to know how to do
> it right!
[voice tone="gentle" /]
Frankly, I think you have gone a little too far this time. It is an informal
forum, not a peer-reviewed paper. Others have pointed out that you are
sensitive to mistakes in people's English (I think it was Oliver who said
that). Having just run my spellchecker I realised that it would have weeded
out that typo...
I can understand your frustration when you see typos recur so often that they
become acceptable... and almost a norm... example: duel-core... seen the
following in Yahoo and grabbed a screenshot...
http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/07/12/duel-core/
This may initially be written as a joke, but other people adopt this as a
standard spelling. In due course, vocabularies mutute, evolve, and change.
As you say, some dictionaries have gone quite far... accepting "google" as a
verb...? (trademark issues aside)
Also see /this/, from OSDL...
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/04/0457205&from=rss
This article annoyed quite a few people. Pet peeves are dangerous...
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