Question........

[Paul ford]

I can't hold back any longer.... every time I see it I seethe.....and I had to witness it about 650 times this morning.

It's outrageous !!!.........

But does anyone know what I'm talking about ????...........:wink:

Clue:....... I'm British

[Mel]

Nope, what is it?

[Sue]

Giz a clue,Paul!!

[Paul ford]

Your clue is I'm British ........ and had to witness the source of my ire 650 times this morning ........GRRRR

[Mel]

more clues? please?!

[Sue]

I'm British too but still clueless,lol!!

[Sue]

OOOOH I turned into a bulldog!! Is that coz I said 'British'??? lol

[Sue]

Now I'm Pauls dog....I'm gonna be quiet now,lol

[jcschopper]

I can't hold back any longer.... every time I see it I seethe.....and I had to witness it about 650 times this morning.

It's outrageous !!!.........

But does anyone know what I'm talking about ????...........:wink:

Clue:....... I'm British

Does it have anything to do with the usage of the words British, English, United Kingdom, England, Britain, Great Britain, or spellings?

[Mel]

Now I'm Pauls dog....I'm gonna be quiet now,lol

Hey, that's my pic! Is the system glitching again?

[Paul ford]

Chopper might just be on the right track............:cute:

[jcschopper]

Chopper might just be on the right track............:cute:

If Chopper is me, that's the first time I've been called that!:biggrin:

I've been called Shopper before, but the name is not pronounced the way it looks. (It would be Shopper with a long 'O' Sound.)

I remember a long time ago in some geography class learning the difference between all the words I've mentioned. I've never been to your country, so if you don't use something, you often lose it.

I've been wondering about the usage of those words since I started on here.

[Paul ford]

Sorry JC........... :err:

[jcschopper]

Sorry JC........... :err:

That's fine! I was highly amused. I was a former teacher, and my students massacred my name! How about just calling me Jenny!

[jcschopper]

Okay, I love mysteries, but you can't leave me hanging! So, I'm on the right track, but I'm not there yet? How about a little help please!!! I'm curious here.

[Paul ford]

OK Jenny ................ You being a former teacher you will know what I'm on about as soon as you think of the answer.......... hint:... I Love Spelling.....:tongue:

[April]

:O Did I do it, Paul? ;-;?

[Paul ford]

No its nothing that you did April............ not many guesses yet though

[jcschopper]

OK Jenny ................ You being a former teacher you will know what I'm on about as soon as you think of the answer.......... hint:... I Love Spelling.....:tongue:

Spelling was my weakness!!!!! I rely on spell check, and I'm probably one of the ones who is driving you nuts!

Hey, is it the name myFarm? It really should be My Farm?

[Paul ford]

No not myFarm Jenny .........think about what I said about witnessing it 650 times this morning.........:biggrin:

[jcschopper]

No not myFarm Jenny .........think about what I said about witnessing it 650 times this morning.........:biggrin:

I'm lost:confused:

650 times this morning. Where?
The forum? The game? At home? T.V.?

[jcschopper]

No not myFarm Jenny .........think about what I said about witnessing it 650 times this morning.........:biggrin:

Is 650 an exact number? Is it an over or under estimation?

[jcschopper]

You said, "I'm British." Is it a spelling that varies between the British and Americans and or Australians?

[Paul ford]

You're nearly there .......... now what's the answer ????

[Mel]

ok, usually I'm really good at these type of stumpers, but yamit, I'm baffled!:to_pick_ones_nose:

[jcschopper]

You're nearly there .......... now what's the answer ????

AAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!!!:arghh:

There's you're answer!!!!!!:biggrin::biggrin:

[Paul ford]

Can't believe it........... the fact that it was spelling should have led you to it , then the '''''' 650''''''' should have nailed it ....... I'm disappointed....:wink:

[jcschopper]

Can't believe it........... the fact that it was spelling should have led you to it , then the '''''' 650''''''' should have nailed it ....... I'm disappointed....:wink:

I'm having fun! 650 is not a time right? It's a real number?

[jcschopper]

Okay, now I'll be nit picky. You're last name isn't capitalized.:rolleyes:

[jcschopper]

I have scoured the forum and game for the #650. The only time I saw that number was for the price of the plum trees! I've asked other players. I know you're having fun with the whole "I know something you don't know." Can I give up? I don't know how you spell stuff differently from me! Will you ever tell us the answer?!?

[jcschopper]

Is it labourer or laborer.

[Paul ford]

Ok Jenny I'll retire undefeated..........

The answer is the word Plough............ a lovely well rounded word used in this country for 1000yrs without the spelling changing at all..........

and then a few people got into the Mayflower for a trip abroad ..... we all know the rest.

Except whether or not they took a school teacher with them ........:biggrin:

I blame the schools in Southampton.........:wink:

[jcschopper]

Ok Jenny I'll retire undefeated..........

The answer is the word Plough............ a lovely well rounded word used in this country for 1000yrs without the spelling changing at all..........

and then a few people got into the Mayflower for a trip abroad ..... we all know the rest.

Except whether or not they took a school teacher with them ........:biggrin:

I blame the schools in Southampton.........:wink:

Okay, you win. I never would have guessed that! I guess that it's like the bough of a tree. Right, I hope!

I'm too American, with good excuse!

[JayG]

Ok Jenny I'll retire undefeated..........

The answer is the word Plough............ a lovely well rounded word used in this country for 1000yrs without the spelling changing at all..........

and then a few people got into the Mayflower for a trip abroad ..... we all know the rest.

Except whether or not they took a school teacher with them ........:biggrin:

I blame the schools in Southampton.........:wink:

Hmm no Plowman's lunch for us! *DUCK*

[matty]

I blame the schools in Southampton.........:wink:
Hey, now what did we do wrong??:biggrin:
I can spell plow just fine:arghh:
:yes2:

[Sarah©]

Well you shouldn't spell 'plow' wrong then... LOL

Plough Man!

[matty]

Well you shouldn't spell 'plow' wrong then... LOL

Plough Man!
I never did.....and you cant prove it either LOL
:dance3::crazy_pilot::lol:

[Paul ford]

I blame the schools in Southampton.........:biggrin:

Sorry .... I meant ' I blame the schools in Southampton 400 years ago '

..............................:biggrin:

[matty]

Sorry .... I meant ' I blame the schools in Southampton 400 years ago '

..............................:biggrin:
LOL dont....they aint doing much better now....still using the same teachers :biggrin::laugh:

[Gia McElroy]

Ugh...

[Scarlet]

Ok Jenny I'll retire undefeated..........

The answer is the word Plough............ a lovely well rounded word used in this country for 1000yrs without the spelling changing at all..........

and then a few people got into the Mayflower for a trip abroad ..... we all know the rest.

Except whether or not they took a school teacher with them ........:biggrin:

I blame the schools in Southampton.........:wink:

You know I hate to tell you this, Paul, but the spelling "plough" only came into England's English in about 1700 (at the earliest), and it looks to me as though it came from the Scots. So the North Americans (Canadians - do you duse "plow" as well?) might have it right as far as 400 years ago in Southampton is concerned!

The Oxford English Dictionary has "ploh" as spelling in English in 1440; "plowes" in 1460; "plowe" in 1556; "plugh" in Lowland Scots in 1597; "pleuch" in Lowland Scots in 1636 and 1682; "plough" used by David Hume (who after all was a Scot) in 1761.

[Gemsie]

I give up! Sat here for half an hour trying to think...Snowflakes is all I can up with cos your a labourer...and the snow fell 650 flakes then stopped, but ruined your day anyway....

[Scarlet]

Aaahhh - you need to read further. The answer is plow/plough (in post 32 - also quoted in my post just above yours...). I like the snowflakes though - maybe there are 650 snowflakes on a Christmas tree. One snowflake short of a blizzard.

[Ani]

I have wondered which spellings I should use around here.
Usually if Im on a forum with mostly Brits, Aussies and/or Canadians I try to use British spellings when I can. Mostly Americans means I use our simplified, however butchered, spellings ;)
I never know which to use here so I end up shifting between the two. :P

[HJRanchero]

Allright Mate, quite the bloody cryptic stuff and have out with it. What are you on about?

[Paul ford]

Allright Mate, quite the bloody cryptic stuff and have out with it. What are you on about?

I quit the bloody cryptic stuff about four days ago ..... see post #32

[Gia McElroy]

I have wondered which spellings I should use around here.
Usually if Im on a forum with mostly Brits, Aussies and/or Canadians I try to use British spellings when I can. Mostly Americans means I use our simplified, however butchered, spellings ;)
I never know which to use here so I end up shifting between the two. :P

Alright everyone...quit picking on Americans! All cultures have their linguistic evolutions! I am an American...and, frankly, pretty darn bright! I may not spell adequately but I am super attractive...lol...and that is really all that matters anyway!...lololololol...Ugh...

[Jane]

Actually Paul, I looked at your profile, and thought it was Middlesbrough... I thought it might have been spelled Middlesborough.... obviously WRONG (I checked on Google lol)... and I'm British too... that's pretty pants spelling for me then (much apologies) http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-ashamed002.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

[Scarlet]

Alright everyone...quit picking on Americans! All cultures have their linguistic evolutions! I am an American...and, frankly, pretty darn bright! I may not spell adequately but I am super attractive...lol...and that is really all that matters anyway!...lololololol...Ugh...

And you have most of the authentic medieval spelling anyway... :smile:

[Gia McElroy]

And you have most of the authentic medieval spelling anyway... :smile:

Thank you Charlotte.

[Gaia]

I am a spelling fanatic myself. As a Canadian I see the differences between the way we spell things and the way Americans do ie: colour/color both perfectly valid.

[Gia McElroy]

I am a spelling fanatic myself. As a Canadian I see the differences between the way we spell things and the way Americans do ie: colour/color both perfectly valid.

Exactly...:cute:

[Jettatura]

I am a spelling fanatic myself. As a Canadian I see the differences between the way we spell things and the way Americans do ie: colour/color both perfectly valid.

So is that why it is Labourer and not Laborer?

Labourer ( adj. ~ chiefly British )
Laborer (noun ~ no country listed )

[lunamom50]

Its ok. Either spelling of words works well for me, and its a moot point anyway because in a few years time everyone will eliminate vowels completely and change over to textese.
gr8t, ys?

Hey Paul? Here, have a few of our unused U's.. UUUUUU... put them where most needed. ;)
and mwah!

[Ani]

So is that why it is Labourer and not Laborer?

Labourer ( adj. ~ chiefly British )
Laborer (noun ~ no country listed )

If it's not listed, then odds are you were on an American site ;)

I tend to prefer some of the British spellings, even though I'm Texan. I became accustomed to things like colour and faerie and now color and fairy look right, but some how incomplete, lol!

[April]

If it's not listed, then odds are you were on an American site ;)

I tend to prefer some of the British spellings, even though I'm Texan. I became accustomed to things like colour and faerie and now color and fairy look right, but some how incomplete, lol!

Lol. I'm a mixture of both too, I prefer color and faerie.

[Starcatcher]

Plough would sound like "ploog" to this American if I wasn't so interested in the dialect differences in the English Language.

[Scarlet]

Plough would sound like "ploog" to this American if I wasn't so interested in the dialect differences in the English Language.

But why "ploog"?

I take it you already know
Of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble but not you
On hiccough, thorough, slough and through.
Well done! And now you wish perhaps,
To learn of less familiar traps?

Beware of heard, a dreadful word
That looks like beard and sounds like bird.
And dead, it's said like bed, not bead-
for goodness' sake don't call it 'deed'!
Watch out for meat and great and threat
(they rhyme with suite and straight and debt).

A moth is not a moth in mother,
Nor both in bother, broth in brother,
And here is not a match for there,
Nor dear and fear for bear and pear,
And then there's doze and rose and lose-
Just look them up- and goose and choose,
And cork and work and card and ward
And font and front and word and sword,
And do and go and thwart and cart-
Come, come I've hardly made a start!
A dreadful language? Man alive!
I learned to speak it when I was five!

:dance3: :dance3: :dance3:


NB: I cannot find any author or copyright attribution for this poem which can be found in slightly different versions on many spelling websites.

[Serenity Farm Queen]

To Scarlett...

How simply marvelous...where did you find this wonderful ditty...or did you write it yourself...

I was sixteen when I moved to the US from England and had already learned to spell once, then had to relearn so that my teachers stopped marking my papers w/Spelling Error! lol

Thanx for sharing..
Happy Farming

[Scarlet]

To Scarlett...

How simply marvelous...where did you find this wonderful ditty...or did you write it yourself...

Sadly not; my talents don't run at all in that direction. :sad1: I was shown it when I first moved to Germany in a German English book (if you see what I mean - for teaching English to German school kids). But it is all over the place on spelling pages on the internet. Glad you enjoyed it!