Am I asking too much?

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote:

"Hannah" wrote in message
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patronising

You need a dictionary.

Why so?

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John Bean

Times fun when you're having flies (Kermit the Frog)

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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote:

"Hannah" wrote in message
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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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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote:

"Hannah" wrote in message
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patronising

You need a dictionary.

Why so?


Spelling of 'patronizing'.

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Eric Babula
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

On 15 Apr 2005 20:46:09 GMT, Eric Babula wrote:

John Bean wrote in
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote:

"Hannah" wrote in message
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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)

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:44:45 -0400, Cathy wrote:

"John Bean" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote:

"Hannah" wrote in message
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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)

"Eric Babula" wrote in message
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John Bean wrote in
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote:

"Hannah" wrote in message
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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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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:44:45 -0400, Cathy wrote:

"John Bean" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:00 +0100, Grumps wrote:

"Hannah" wrote in message
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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

Hannah wrote:
"Grumps" wrote in message
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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

Cathy wrote:
"Hannah" wrote in message
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"Grumps" wrote in message
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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

"Ron Hunter" wrote in message
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Hannah wrote:
"Grumps" wrote in message
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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