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  • V Vark111

    Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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    Ed Nutting
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    At last... Now Windows will truly be my favourite system ;)

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    • V Vark111

      Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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      Lost User
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      27 years late or just a normal Microsoft deadline?

      Peter Wasser Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Frank Zappa

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      • V Vark111

        Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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        Keith Barrow
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        Jolly Good!

        Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
        -Or-
        A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]

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        • V Vark111

          Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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          AspDotNetDev
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          Quote:

          Windows users in the UK have gotten by with the US English version of Windows

          Emphasis added. :)

          Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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          • V Vark111

            Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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            killabyte
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            the only reason "american" english was invented is because it was MUCH easier to change one book than educate millions of idiots that cant spell ;P

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              Windows users in the UK have gotten by with the US English version of Windows

              Emphasis added. :)

              Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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              Tom Delany
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              AspDotNetDev wrote:

              Windows users in the UK have gotten by with the US English version of Windows

              I'm from the U.S. and I say "gotten" all of the time. What else would you say? [Edit: Or is that the point? :doh: ] "Windows users in the UK have got by with the US English version of Windows?" :confused: That just sounds wrong to me.

              WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.

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              • T Tom Delany

                AspDotNetDev wrote:

                Windows users in the UK have gotten by with the US English version of Windows

                I'm from the U.S. and I say "gotten" all of the time. What else would you say? [Edit: Or is that the point? :doh: ] "Windows users in the UK have got by with the US English version of Windows?" :confused: That just sounds wrong to me.

                WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.

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                AspDotNetDev
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                Inside joke. Chris hates that word. Instead of "gotten by with", Chris might say "managed with" or "managed to get by with".

                Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                • V Vark111

                  Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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                  Tom Delany
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                  Iu doun't knouw whaut theu biug deaul ius. Iu've aulways preuferred euxtra uu's...

                  WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.

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                  • T Tom Delany

                    AspDotNetDev wrote:

                    Windows users in the UK have gotten by with the US English version of Windows

                    I'm from the U.S. and I say "gotten" all of the time. What else would you say? [Edit: Or is that the point? :doh: ] "Windows users in the UK have got by with the US English version of Windows?" :confused: That just sounds wrong to me.

                    WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.

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                    Pete OHanlon
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                    Tom Delany wrote:

                    I'm from the U.S. and I say "gotten" all of the time. What else would you say?

                    It's actually a standard CP meme in reference to a long forgotten incident, but the effect is to send Chris into paroxysms of Lycra clad angst rage. Every time someone posts this, Chris loses a hair. Before this started, this[^] was a picture of Chris. This[^] is what he's been turned into by it.

                    *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                    "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                    My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                      Tom Delany wrote:

                      I'm from the U.S. and I say "gotten" all of the time. What else would you say?

                      It's actually a standard CP meme in reference to a long forgotten incident, but the effect is to send Chris into paroxysms of Lycra clad angst rage. Every time someone posts this, Chris loses a hair. Before this started, this[^] was a picture of Chris. This[^] is what he's been turned into by it.

                      *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                      "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                      My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                      Vark111
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                      Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                      the effect is to send Chris into paroxysms of Lycra clad angst rage.

                      Youtube link, plz? :cool:

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                      • V Vark111

                        Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                        the effect is to send Chris into paroxysms of Lycra clad angst rage.

                        Youtube link, plz? :cool:

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                        Pete OHanlon
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                        This[^] was Chris back in '06.

                        *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                        "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                        • V Vark111

                          Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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                          Tom Clement
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                          Oh man, this is scary. Maybe they'll be able to provide some sort of translation utility so that us poor merkins (wait, that's a pubic wig...) kin understand if something is writ by a brit.

                          Tom Clement Serena Software, Inc. www.serena.com articles[^]

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                          • V Vark111

                            Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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                            Maximilien
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                            A lot of IOUs will be paid!!!

                            Watched code never compiles.

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                            • P Pete OHanlon

                              Tom Delany wrote:

                              I'm from the U.S. and I say "gotten" all of the time. What else would you say?

                              It's actually a standard CP meme in reference to a long forgotten incident, but the effect is to send Chris into paroxysms of Lycra clad angst rage. Every time someone posts this, Chris loses a hair. Before this started, this[^] was a picture of Chris. This[^] is what he's been turned into by it.

                              *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                              "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                              My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                              Tom Delany
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                              Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                              Before this started, this[^] was a picture of Chris. This[^] is what he's been turned into by it.

                              You're bad... :laugh:

                              WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.

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                              • P Pete OHanlon

                                Tom Delany wrote:

                                I'm from the U.S. and I say "gotten" all of the time. What else would you say?

                                It's actually a standard CP meme in reference to a long forgotten incident, but the effect is to send Chris into paroxysms of Lycra clad angst rage. Every time someone posts this, Chris loses a hair. Before this started, this[^] was a picture of Chris. This[^] is what he's been turned into by it.

                                *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                                Tom Delany
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                                What's this?

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                                User Pete O'Hanlon not found.

                                ???

                                WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.

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                                • V Vark111

                                  Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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                                  Chris Maunder
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                                  Any word on a proper Aussie version? American "spelling" is bad enough, but to have our only other choice to include, I assume, terms used by a culture that thinks Chicken Tikka Marsala is gourmet? Fair dinkum...

                                  cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                    Any word on a proper Aussie version? American "spelling" is bad enough, but to have our only other choice to include, I assume, terms used by a culture that thinks Chicken Tikka Marsala is gourmet? Fair dinkum...

                                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                    Lost User
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                                    It's in the works. Should be ready for the Sestercentennial.

                                    Peter Wasser Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Frank Zappa

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                                    • C Chris Maunder

                                      Any word on a proper Aussie version? American "spelling" is bad enough, but to have our only other choice to include, I assume, terms used by a culture that thinks Chicken Tikka Marsala is gourmet? Fair dinkum...

                                      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                      Andy_L_J
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                                      Chris Maunder wrote:

                                      Fair dinkum...

                                      Strewth! That's a Bottler... :-D

                                      I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly 'This space for rent' Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife

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                                      • C Chris Maunder

                                        Any word on a proper Aussie version? American "spelling" is bad enough, but to have our only other choice to include, I assume, terms used by a culture that thinks Chicken Tikka Marsala is gourmet? Fair dinkum...

                                        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                        Pete OHanlon
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                                        Of course, the more refined Aussie palate would only appreciate the Massala if it was smothered in Marmite. ;P

                                        *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                        "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                                        • V Vark111

                                          Queen's English to be a first-class citizen in Windows 8[^]

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                                          hairy_hats
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                                          About time too.

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