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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote:
"Hannah" wrote in message ... patronising You need a dictionary. Why so? -- John Bean Times fun when you're having flies (Kermit the Frog) |
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"John Bean" wrote in message
... On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote: "Hannah" wrote in message ... patronising You need a dictionary. Why so? -- John Bean "Patronising" is spelled that way in the UK and Australia and New Zealand and maybe some other countries. Cathy |
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John Bean wrote in
: On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote: "Hannah" wrote in message ... patronising You need a dictionary. Why so? Spelling of 'patronizing'. -- Eric Babula Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
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On 15 Apr 2005 20:46:09 GMT, Eric Babula wrote:
John Bean wrote in : On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote: "Hannah" wrote in message ... patronising You need a dictionary. Why so? Spelling of 'patronizing'. You need a dictionary - unless you're in the US in which case your misspelling is excused. Think global, and remember that "English" does not mean "American". -- John Bean It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine (Heraclitus) |
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:44:45 -0400, Cathy wrote:
"John Bean" wrote in message ... On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote: "Hannah" wrote in message ... patronising You need a dictionary. Why so? "Patronising" is spelled that way in the UK and Australia and New Zealand and maybe some other countries. Yes I know, Cathy. I suspect it's easier to say "It's spelled 'patronizing' in the US and maybe some other countries". -- John Bean To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so (Robert Orben) |
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"Eric Babula" wrote in message
0... John Bean wrote in : On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote: "Hannah" wrote in message ... patronising You need a dictionary. Why so? Spelling of 'patronizing'. It looks like Hannah is from the UK, so patronising is the correct spelling for the UK and Australia/New Zealand and even once in a while in newspaper articles in Canada where I am located due to our early British historical influences. Cathy |
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"John Bean" wrote in message
... On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:44:45 -0400, Cathy wrote: "John Bean" wrote in message ... On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote: "Hannah" wrote in message ... patronising You need a dictionary. Why so? "Patronising" is spelled that way in the UK and Australia and New Zealand and maybe some other countries. Yes I know, Cathy. I suspect it's easier to say "It's spelled 'patronizing' in the US and maybe some other countries". Well, I didn't say it quite that way. Its just the different ways its spelled in different countries. I thought you were serious when you say "why so" so I wasn't sure what you meant. I'm in Canada, and we mostly spell words with the "z" like patronizing, agonizing, analyzing. At one time here, probably 25 years ago, they quite often spelled those words with an "s" but as time went by and with our close proximity to the US and because most books and magazines here originate in the US. we gradually put a "z" in those words. I am originally from Scotland, so grew up in school using "s" in those words. As long as we know what each other is talking about, thats the main thing Cathy |
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Hannah wrote:
"Grumps" wrote in message ... Hi All I've spent a while searching for a pocket-sized camera for the wife. Mostly The wife. How awfully old fashioned, patronising and disrespectful. It really winds me up when people like you treat your better halves as mere possessions. Like "I've been searching for a zoom lens for the camera". "I need a radio for the car". Hannah. And yes, I AM in a bad mood tonight, but by God I get the respect I deserve at home. Enlighten us, oh PC one. How should he have phrased it? I want a camera for the 'old bag'? Perhaps; The slut I live with wants a camera? Some people can find the strangest things to get upset over? -- Ron Hunter |
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Cathy wrote:
"Hannah" wrote in message ... "Grumps" wrote in message ... Hi All I've spent a while searching for a pocket-sized camera for the wife. Mostly The wife. How awfully old fashioned, patronising and disrespectful. It really winds me up when people like you treat your better halves as mere possessions. Like "I've been searching for a zoom lens for the camera". "I need a radio for the car". Hannah. And yes, I AM in a bad mood tonight, but by God I get the respect I deserve at home. I don't see whats wrong with him saying "the wife"? Would it have sounded better if he said "my wife"? Lots of men say "the wife" in North America (US and Canada). Its common. How is it any different from women saying "I'm getting something for "the husband" or "my husband"? Cathy Unless, of course, you have more than one, in which case a name would be better. ..... -- Ron Hunter |
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"Ron Hunter" wrote in message
... Hannah wrote: "Grumps" wrote in message ... Hi All I've spent a while searching for a pocket-sized camera for the wife. Mostly The wife. How awfully old fashioned, patronising and disrespectful. It really winds me up when people like you treat your better halves as mere possessions. Like "I've been searching for a zoom lens for the camera". "I need a radio for the car". Hannah. And yes, I AM in a bad mood tonight, but by God I get the respect I deserve at home. Enlighten us, oh PC one. How should he have phrased it? I want a camera for the 'old bag'? Perhaps; The slut I live with wants a camera? Some people can find the strangest things to get upset over? haha. I don't think you should say any of those things to your wife Ron or she might hit you . Cathy |
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