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  • H Henry Minute

    Link from today's Insider Learning Lessons From 13 Failed Software Products[^]. Scroll down to the comments and the interchange between adg and **ryan.

    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.

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    Enver Maroshi
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    There is no U in color :doh:

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      There is no U in color :doh:

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      Phil J Pearson
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      No, but there's a U in colour, and color isn't even a word.

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        There is no U in color :doh:

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        peterchen
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        hint: English vs. US spelling.

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          No, but there's a U in colour, and color isn't even a word.

          Phil


          The opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of the author, especially if you find them impolite, inaccurate or inflammatory.

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          NormDroid
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          Phil J Pearson wrote:

          and color isn't even a word

          I've heard the yanks use it a few times ;)

          Two heads are better than one.

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            There is no U in color :doh:

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            Henry Minute
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            I can only refer you to the link I referred to in my original post.

            in British English its artEfacts. Since we bleedin invented the language (the clue is in the name) I would just like to point out that its also coloUr, aluminium, aeroplane, arse, moustache, pyjamas and one that you will love – Pernickety.

            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.

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            • H Henry Minute

              I can only refer you to the link I referred to in my original post.

              in British English its artEfacts. Since we bleedin invented the language (the clue is in the name) I would just like to point out that its also coloUr, aluminium, aeroplane, arse, moustache, pyjamas and one that you will love – Pernickety.

              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.

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              Pete OHanlon
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              Henry Minute wrote:

              pyjamas

              This wasn't an English word - it's derived from the Persian payjama, and we took it from the Hindustani version.

              "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

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                Henry Minute wrote:

                pyjamas

                This wasn't an English word - it's derived from the Persian payjama, and we took it from the Hindustani version.

                "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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                Mark_Wallace
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                Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                This wasn't an English word - it's derived from the Persian payjama, and we took it from the Hindustani version.

                Almost all English words are derived from other languages. That doesn't stop them being English words.

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                  There is no U in color :doh:

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                  Enver Maroshi
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                  It was mean to be a provocation, in a joke style, for Brits, but looks like people got me too serious. I don’t care much about how people write colo(u)r, i write it color, since that’s how its written in Visual Studio :) and in school i never did learn English – so i adopt to what is mostly used in my environment. Yet still there is no U in color :P

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                    Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                    This wasn't an English word - it's derived from the Persian payjama, and we took it from the Hindustani version.

                    Almost all English words are derived from other languages. That doesn't stop them being English words.

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    Pete OHanlon
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                    I was being "pernickety".

                    "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                    As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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                    • P Pete OHanlon

                      I was being "pernickety".

                      "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                      As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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                      So was I :P

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                      • P Pete OHanlon

                        Henry Minute wrote:

                        pyjamas

                        This wasn't an English word - it's derived from the Persian payjama, and we took it from the Hindustani version.

                        "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                        As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

                        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                        Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                        it's derived from the Persian payjama, and we took it from the Hindustani version

                        That's all very well but where did they get it from? I shall now don my Jodhpurs and retire to my Bungalow!

                        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.

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                        • H Henry Minute

                          I can only refer you to the link I referred to in my original post.

                          in British English its artEfacts. Since we bleedin invented the language (the clue is in the name) I would just like to point out that its also coloUr, aluminium, aeroplane, arse, moustache, pyjamas and one that you will love – Pernickety.

                          Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.

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                          fjdiewornncalwe
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                          But you forgot bollocks :doh:

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                            Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                            This wasn't an English word - it's derived from the Persian payjama, and we took it from the Hindustani version.

                            Almost all English words are derived from other languages. That doesn't stop them being English words.

                            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                            Enver Maroshi
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                            It is not English word. It can be "English loan word" but it can not be "English word". English term for a word. Ah, it's confusing me. I quit. ;P

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                              But you forgot bollocks :doh:

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                              Henry Minute
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                              Certainly not! I carry mine with me wherever I go, as I do with my pills!

                              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.

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                                But you forgot bollocks :doh:

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                                Luc Pattyn
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                                last time I checked there is no U in bollocks. That would be an anatomic anomaly. :~

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                                  It was mean to be a provocation, in a joke style, for Brits, but looks like people got me too serious. I don’t care much about how people write colo(u)r, i write it color, since that’s how its written in Visual Studio :) and in school i never did learn English – so i adopt to what is mostly used in my environment. Yet still there is no U in color :P

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                                  Luc Pattyn
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                                  we could agree on having at least one in colorful, could we? :)

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                                    Phil J Pearson wrote:

                                    and color isn't even a word

                                    I've heard the yanks use it a few times ;)

                                    Two heads are better than one.

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                                    Phil J Pearson
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                                    That proves my point. ;P

                                    Phil


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                                      It is not English word. It can be "English loan word" but it can not be "English word". English term for a word. Ah, it's confusing me. I quit. ;P

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                                      Enver Maroshi wrote:

                                      It is not English word. It can be "English loan word" but it can not be "English word".

                                      That would be foolhardy, because every single English word we use today was either: 1. Introduced to England by invaders. 2. Added to the language after all the invasions. So all words except some those that fit category 2 would have to be classed as "loan words" -- that's more than nine-point-five-tenths of the language!

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                                      • P Pete OHanlon

                                        Henry Minute wrote:

                                        pyjamas

                                        This wasn't an English word - it's derived from the Persian payjama, and we took it from the Hindustani version.

                                        "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                                        As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

                                        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                                        James Nicoll wrote:

                                        "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

                                        3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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