Comments on: 29 days in Febuary http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/14/29-days-in-febuary/ The opinion blog of The Daily Pennsylvanian Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:59:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: The Spin » Blog Archive » Talking in maths http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/14/29-days-in-febuary/#comment-3076 The Spin » Blog Archive » Talking in maths Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:35:55 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=927#comment-3076 [...] has somewhat of a math crisis on its hands. We’ve already covered how Americans can’t spell; turns out they’re not so hot at basic math either. This report, for example, says that 50% [...] [...] has somewhat of a math crisis on its hands. We’ve already covered how Americans can’t spell; turns out they’re not so hot at basic math either. This report, for example, says that 50% [...]

]]> By: F http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/14/29-days-in-febuary/#comment-2955 F Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:36:21 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=927#comment-2955 sorry meant to say shouldn't refuse to adapt ... just because the British do sorry meant to say shouldn’t refuse to adapt … just because the British do

]]> By: F http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/14/29-days-in-febuary/#comment-2954 F Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:35:21 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=927#comment-2954 I agree with speller. You should seriously check your sources before criticizing. On the other hand, the article is quite obnoxious. It is one thing to be bothered by a spelling mistake, but seriously Eric, someone as smart as you shouldn't fall into the trap of blindly critiquing Americans because the say donut instead of doughnut, or color instead of colour (kinda funny that my spell check didn't like the British spellings on those). That's just the way the language has adapted here. You may not like it, but Americans shouldn't adapt their language to their culture and to changing times just because the British don't. I understand that the Brits will forever look down on America as the retarded child it wishes it had had an abortion for, but at the end of the day - the US and the UK are no longer linked - how about just thinking about english and american as 2 different languages. Maybe it will help you sleep at night. I agree with speller. You should seriously check your sources before criticizing. On the other hand, the article is quite obnoxious. It is one thing to be bothered by a spelling mistake, but seriously Eric, someone as smart as you shouldn’t fall into the trap of blindly critiquing Americans because the say donut instead of doughnut, or color instead of colour (kinda funny that my spell check didn’t like the British spellings on those). That’s just the way the language has adapted here. You may not like it, but Americans shouldn’t adapt their language to their culture and to changing times just because the British don’t. I understand that the Brits will forever look down on America as the retarded child it wishes it had had an abortion for, but at the end of the day - the US and the UK are no longer linked - how about just thinking about english and american as 2 different languages. Maybe it will help you sleep at night.

]]> By: Speller http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/14/29-days-in-febuary/#comment-2899 Speller Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:09:08 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=927#comment-2899 Maybe you two should have looked it up in the dictionary before saying he's wrong. http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/spell.html Maybe you two should have looked it up in the dictionary before saying he’s wrong.

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/spell.html

]]> By: Wowwwwwww http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/14/29-days-in-febuary/#comment-2862 Wowwwwwww Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:47:28 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=927#comment-2862 This has to be a joke, right? Spelt? In a post about spelling mistakes? This has to be a joke, right?

Spelt? In a post about spelling mistakes?

]]> By: Student http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/14/29-days-in-febuary/#comment-2824 Student Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:22:26 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=927#comment-2824 You can't seriously write a post complaining about spelling and use "spelt". It's "spelled" and the Indian perversion of the word is about as accurate as the ice rink perversion of February. It's one thing to be a grammar Nazi, but at least be consistent. You can’t seriously write a post complaining about spelling and use “spelt”. It’s “spelled” and the Indian perversion of the word is about as accurate as the ice rink perversion of February. It’s one thing to be a grammar Nazi, but at least be consistent.

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