Am I being pernickety?

[Peabody]

I am certainly not being anti American but this being an English board that welcomes all, it does concern me when English contributors spell centre as center and use terms like off season instead of close season or offense instead of offence. I know, I know, it is only words but we will be calling Maurice Maureece or Bernard Bernaard next. Just having a moan, I'll be happier when we get our next win.

[ToodlesMcToot]

Being a colonial, I guess I've been mistaken all these years spelling it persnickety.  :005: 

[H4usuallysitting]

You should of written this in a different color

[filham]

We have an international society that is affecting our language and new words are being introduce informally and officially at a fast rate and it can be hard to discard the words we are familiar with in favour of new words.

However, we must remember that English has evolved over a long time and but for continual change and the introduction  of new words we would not have the rich language we have today.

However, I too find the adoption of American spelling a little disturbing and tend to stick stubbornly to the proper English version.

Program is a word that irritates me but am pleased to see Fulham maintain the  proper English spelling on the match day programme. All is not lost.

[Peabody]

You should of written this in a different color


What would you suggest, tomaato red?

[clarkey]

I hate it when people say "you should of done this"
rather than "you should have done this."
Use of new or slang English is fine if it improves meaning but that is just so stoopid

[H4usuallysitting]

Do the math

[rogerpbackinMidEastUS]

Not having a pound sign on my keyboard when sending an email or letter to the UK.
But, it is a US keyboard that I'm using in the US so for now I'll have to write
25 pounds (which could be dosh or weight)

[Neil D]

It is annoying when the spellcheck flags up the correct English spelling rather than the US one.  British English should be the default spelling for this board.

[cmg]

I'd suggest taking a look at 'Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States' by Bill Bryson before deciding which side of the water is using the original English (ex-French, of course) -or/-our endings.

Shakespeare, as originally published, used both fairly indiscriminately.

[HatterDon]

spelling shouldn't be a problem; it helps identify the country of origin in any case

[Barrett487]

I am certainly not being anti American but this being an English board that welcomes all, it does concern me when English contributors spell centre as center and use terms like off season instead of close season or offense instead of offence. I know, I know, it is only words but we will be calling Maurice Maureece or Bernard Bernaard next. Just having a moan, I'll be happier when we get our next win.

Perhaps you should analyze this Mr P. It's just 'bad sport' in my opinion... how dare they, we invented the language after all  :005:

[nose]

i love a good pedant type debate so here is my outlook.

this is an english MB commenting on an english game featuring the world's greatest football (not soccer) club called fulham. it would seem entirely reasonable and polite that the venacular used as common paralnce here was actually english, not the US variant. I am not sure why the american's have to change the language for this at all, it was totally unnecesary because football has its own international vernacular.

I wouldn't go to a baseball game and call the bat a stick of the absurd headwear a hat or call the field a pitch. so why change the currency of the game from proper english to a less good alternative.

That is my opinion but i woudn't fall out over it, but i do feel it strange the american's can't cope with the real words spelt properly.

[HatterDon]

does correct spelling include capitalization?

[Peabody]

I have already mentioned Maureece and Bernaard, what is that all about?

[Blanco]

I don´t think it matters. We all talk the way we have learnt throughout our life. That depends on where we live and how we learnt the language. I don´t think it matters how things are spelt or said. Especially these days with the internet and all different sports expanding all over the world and sporting terms being mixed and matched.

[RaySmith]

I think it's very sad if the English spelling is lost-as a result of the internet, and everything becoming the same.

Once it's lost it will never return, along with other distinctive aspects of our language and  culture.

[Barrett487]

i love a good pedant type debate so here is my outlook.

this is an english MB commenting on an english game featuring the world's greatest football (not soccer) club called fulham. it would seem entirely reasonable and polite that the venacular used as common paralnce here was actually english, not the US variant. I am not sure why the american's have to change the language for this at all, it was totally unnecesary because football has its own international vernacular.

I wouldn't go to a baseball game and call the bat a stick of the absurd headwear a hat or call the field a pitch. so why change the currency of the game from proper english to a less good alternative.

That is my opinion but i woudn't fall out over it, but i do feel it strange the american's can't cope with the real words spelt properly.

As previously mentioned the z instead of an s irrites me.... adopt our language and then desicrate it why don't you? And (apologies for starting a sentence with and) unfortunately, 'americanisms are creeping in to our daily language'.

[filham]

Not having a pound sign on my keyboard when sending an email or letter to the UK.
But, it is a US keyboard that I'm using in the US so for now I'll have to write
25 pounds (which could be dosh or weight)

Try ponds sterling and Kg.

[filham]

Not having a pound sign on my keyboard when sending an email or letter to the UK.
But, it is a US keyboard that I'm using in the US so for now I'll have to write
25 pounds (which could be dosh or weight)

Try ponds sterling and Kg.

Sorry typing error should have been pounds sterling and Kg.