Txtspk...
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Paul Watson wrote:
No, that isn't true. The languages that came before English and which contributed to English weren't wandering around with the intent that they would "construct" English. Frisian didn't have a goal to become English one day, it was just Frisian.
Never said it was true - English evolved from many other languages thats a fact, and that process has been continuing for 'a long time'. There was no point in history in which someone suddenly woke and said 'bloody hell - we're speaking english!'
Paul Watson wrote:
You can't apply hindsight to history
The classification, the actual point in history where english was deemed by someone to exist was I'm certain applied with hindsight, and I'm sure anyone listening to it today would find it difficult to believe it was english!
Paul Watson wrote:
carpet bomb other threads of history. They are threads in of themselves, not some building block to our almighty English language.
Carpet bombing history? How did I manage that?
Paul Watson wrote:
As for creationism, English wasn't the language of the Christians anyway. Jesus certainly didn't speak it.
What has religion got to do with it? :confused:
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
Steve_pqr wrote:
What has religion got to do with it?
You brought it up :)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
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On the other hand, a perfectly fully capitalized and spelt legal document of 18,000 words and 50 pages can still cost 'thousands of dollars' to have interpeted by people who OUGHT to understand such a thing and readily agree upon its contents and meaning - I think lawyers - come on now ... :wtf:
Blake Miller wrote:
On the other hand, a perfectly fully capitalized and spelt legal document
Another form of written communication that starts fights and has little in common with how real people talk. ;)
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
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Steve_pqr wrote:
What has religion got to do with it?
You brought it up :)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
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Creationism as applied to language rather than an evolving language was the point, although I'm sure you knew that and are just trying to wind me up...:)
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
;) Damn, stop being so level headed. This is the interwebs! I still think the "thousands of years" statement was just drama and not fact. :)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
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There's always one! Pedants, Pedants', Pedants's, Pedantses - you choose ;P
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
Steve_pqr wrote:
you choose
That would totally defeat the point of the society. Pedants don't choose, they are forced by fact and rule.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
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On the other hand, a perfectly fully capitalized and spelt legal document of 18,000 words and 50 pages can still cost 'thousands of dollars' to have interpeted by people who OUGHT to understand such a thing and readily agree upon its contents and meaning - I think lawyers - come on now ... :wtf:
Thought you were talking about the Bible for a second there.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
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;) Damn, stop being so level headed. This is the interwebs! I still think the "thousands of years" statement was just drama and not fact. :)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
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...and what would someone from 'Ireland and South Africa' know about english anyway? Steve Canada :)
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
More than someone from Canada. You big Frenchman you!
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
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Just as the language has changed from Shakesperean times to now, do you think txtspk will eventually replace English as we know it? :)
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More than someone from Canada. You big Frenchman you!
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
Perhaps I should have signed that 'England and Canada' I'm not French thank God (or should that be thank Darwin?) After thousands of years fighting with the English I think its strange how many French people here want to be english, all the time I hear "ah you are from Angleterre! My granfazza ee was Anglais, oui!" ;P
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
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pngl mglnth cthl rlh wgnngl ftgn
-- If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.
dan neely wrote:
pngl mglnth cthl rlh wgnngl ftgn
Did you just press random keys or does this actually mean something? :confused:
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Paul Watson wrote:
Homo sapiens
But we're actually Homo Sapien Sapien. And I don't like the fact that we're all bloody homo's.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Perhaps I should have signed that 'England and Canada' I'm not French thank God (or should that be thank Darwin?) After thousands of years fighting with the English I think its strange how many French people here want to be english, all the time I hear "ah you are from Angleterre! My granfazza ee was Anglais, oui!" ;P
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
I feel sorry for the Canadians, US to the South, The French Next Door and Bugger all to the North. All they have is miles and miles of barely populated unspoilt natural wilderness and clean air and good food... Right that's it, I am Emmigrating to Canada Right NOW!!! (The west, though, not near the Quebecoix):-D
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Steve_pqr wrote:
you choose
That would totally defeat the point of the society. Pedants don't choose, they are forced by fact and rule.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
Is the Plural of referendum Referendums or Referenda? Let the people decide!:laugh:
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Thought you were talking about the Bible for a second there.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Andy Brummer wrote:
Watson's law: As an online discussion of cars grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Bugatti Veyron approaches one.
At least English treats it's Verbs with respect. The way the Germans treat theirs they don't deserve to have any! Ich mussen zu mein slepftzimmer gehen. ( I must to my bedroom go).
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It seems retarded to me, but the truth is, it's just the latest version of teen speak. Teens have always had their own language, and while some of the spellings and terminologies may creep into general usage, and over time even become acceptable English, the odds of the language changing entirely to be the same as txtspeak are basically zero. The odds of no txtspeak phrases making it into everyday use are also close to zero, the language does evolve, but it doesn't just turn into another language like that. It picks up bits from all sorts of sources.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Christian Graus wrote:
it's just the latest version of teen speak. Teens have always had their own language
Much as that's a popular concept I think it's entirely false to compare "Txtspk" to teens age old use of a few slang terms.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt
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I feel sorry for the Canadians, US to the South, The French Next Door and Bugger all to the North. All they have is miles and miles of barely populated unspoilt natural wilderness and clean air and good food... Right that's it, I am Emmigrating to Canada Right NOW!!! (The west, though, not near the Quebecoix):-D
------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI
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dan neely wrote:
pngl mglnth cthl rlh wgnngl ftgn
Did you just press random keys or does this actually mean something? :confused:
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dan neely wrote:
pngl mglnth cthl rlh wgnngl ftgn
Did you just press random keys or does this actually mean something? :confused:
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here's a hint. The first word is ph'nglui, and no it's not Welsh. :laugh:
-- If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.
dan neely wrote:
here's a hint. The first word is ph'nglui, and no it's not Welsh.
I'm just no good at txtspk :( I guess you will have to talk plain English :)