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Usenet Posted 22 years ago
English in UK
The power of Word
On a webpage at
[nq:1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/VolunteerSiteGuides-Code[/nq]
is this homily (between my pair of double angle-quotemarks):
«
It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site.
»
Quentin Burward
[nq:1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/VolunteerSiteGuides-Code[/nq]
is this homily (between my pair of double angle-quotemarks):
«
It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site.
»
Quentin Burward
Top answer
uk/dna/ww2/VolunteerSiteGuides-Code [/nq] is [nq:1]this homily (between my pair of double angle-quotemarks): « It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site. »[/nq] s/check/cheque s/writing/righting s/site/sight Any more, for consistency's(1) sake? (1) I really, really wanted to spell that 'consistencies'.
- uk/dna/ww2/VolunteerSiteGuides-Code [/nq] is [nq:1]this homily (between my pair of double angle-quotemarks): « It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site.
- »[/nq] s/check/cheque s/writing/righting s/site/sight Any more, for consistency's(1) sake?
- (1) I really, really wanted to spell that 'consistencies'.
- Giles.
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[nq:1]On a webpage at http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/VolunteerSiteGuides-Code[/nq]
is
[nq:1]this homily (between my pair of double angle-quotemarks): « It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site. »[/nq]
s/check/chequ
is
[nq:1]this homily (between my pair of double angle-quotemarks): « It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site. »[/nq]
s/check/chequ
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Quentin Burward (Email Removed) writes:
[nq:1]It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site.[/nq]
That is unlikely to detect the error in the above sentence, though. As a noun, it should be "practice". Only the verb is spelt "practise".
John Hall "He crams with cans of poisoned meat
The subjects of the King,
[nq:1]It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site.[/nq]
That is unlikely to detect the error in the above sentence, though. As a noun, it should be "practice". Only the verb is spelt "practise".
John Hall "He crams with cans of poisoned meat
The subjects of the King,
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In article
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[nq:2]It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site.[/nq]
[nq:1]That is unlikely to detect the error in the above sentence, though. As a noun, it should be "practice". Only the verb is spelt "practise".[/nq]
Except in the US, where they even spell the verb as "practice".
Cheers,
To
,
[nq:2]It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site.[/nq]
[nq:1]That is unlikely to detect the error in the above sentence, though. As a noun, it should be "practice". Only the verb is spelt "practise".[/nq]
Except in the US, where they even spell the verb as "practice".
Cheers,
To
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John Hall at says in
:
[nq:2]It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site.[/nq]
Dear John, that ain't cricket. Those wayward words aren't my words. I was quoting , and you carefully removed both the attribution and my quotemarks.
Between my two @@ rows, below, is an undoctored copy of the message tha
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[nq:2]It is good practise to spell check messages in a writing application such as Word before pasting them onto the site.[/nq]
Dear John, that ain't cricket. Those wayward words aren't my words. I was quoting , and you carefully removed both the attribution and my quotemarks.
Between my two @@ rows, below, is an undoctored copy of the message tha
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Quentin Burward (Email Removed) writes:
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[nq:1]Dear John, that ain't cricket. Those wayward words aren't my words. I was quoting , and you carefully removed both the attribution and my quotemarks.[/nq]
My apologies. That was careless of me.
John Hall Weep not for little Leonie
Abducted by a French Marquis!
Though loss of honour was a wrench
Just think how it'
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[nq:1]Dear John, that ain't cricket. Those wayward words aren't my words. I was quoting , and you carefully removed both the attribution and my quotemarks.[/nq]
My apologies. That was careless of me.
John Hall Weep not for little Leonie
Abducted by a French Marquis!
Though loss of honour was a wrench
Just think how it'
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It certainly is.
However, there is a difference in the spelling of
'practice' as a noun (which you used) and 'practise' as a verb. US spelling uses 'practise' for both.
'spell-check' should be hyphenated.
Regards, Mike.
[nq:1]On a webpage at http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/VolunteerSiteG
However, there is a difference in the spelling of
'practice' as a noun (which you used) and 'practise' as a verb. US spelling uses 'practise' for both.
'spell-check' should be hyphenated.
Regards, Mike.
[nq:1]On a webpage at http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/VolunteerSiteG
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[nq:1]It certainly is. However, there is a difference in the spelling of 'practice' as a noun (which you used) and 'practise' as a verb. US spelling uses 'practise' for both. 'spell-check' should be hyphenated. Regards, Mike.[/nq]
Some of us 'do' irony. Are you unable so to do?
[nq:2]On a webpage at[/nq]
[nq:1]
Some of us 'do' irony. Are you unable so to do?
[nq:2]On a webpage at[/nq]
[nq:1]
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Mike at (Email Removed) says in
:
[nq:1]It certainly is.[/nq]
Perhaps that's true.
[nq:1](. . .)[/nq]
Quentin Burward
:
[nq:1]It certainly is.[/nq]
Perhaps that's true.
[nq:1](. . .)[/nq]
Quentin Burward
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In article
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[nq:1]It certainly is. However, there is a difference in the spelling of 'practice' as a noun (which you used) and 'practise' as a verb. US spelling uses 'practise' for both.[/nq]
No, US spelling uses 'practice' for both. I wince every time I see the word 'practicing' in American text.
Cheers,
Tony
Tony Mountifield
Work: (Email Removed) -
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[nq:1]It certainly is. However, there is a difference in the spelling of 'practice' as a noun (which you used) and 'practise' as a verb. US spelling uses 'practise' for both.[/nq]
No, US spelling uses 'practice' for both. I wince every time I see the word 'practicing' in American text.
Cheers,
Tony
Tony Mountifield
Work: (Email Removed) -
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In article
,
[nq:2]It certainly is. However, there is a difference in the ... 'practise' as a verb. US spelling uses 'practise' for both.[/nq]
[nq:1]No, US spelling uses 'practice' for both. I wince every time I see the word 'practicing' in American text.[/nq]
So would an American, because it doesn't (usually) happen. The previous poster was correct: Merkins use "practise" fo
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[nq:2]It certainly is. However, there is a difference in the ... 'practise' as a verb. US spelling uses 'practise' for both.[/nq]
[nq:1]No, US spelling uses 'practice' for both. I wince every time I see the word 'practicing' in American text.[/nq]
So would an American, because it doesn't (usually) happen. The previous poster was correct: Merkins use "practise" fo
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