You always have ALT codes for it. Or use alt+U+[letter to be given an umlaut] if you have a Mac.Death-of-Penguins said:
Wrong 'you're'. You did get that one correct, granted, but the 'your' before 'in America' and the 'your' before 'supposed' are both incorrect. It isn't me reading things incorrectlyStoic raptor said:
Second sentence, highlighted above for convenience with [sic]. I presume of course you are meaning "you are" vis-a-vis a contraction here instead of the possessive "your" which would not be correct grammar.Stoic raptor said:
I never said which dialect of English the professor should teach. Both can be considered correct. Of course, if he is in America, he will prefer to use the American dialect. I just think it is wrong to be marked down for using one or the other. Now, if the student was mixing the two in the same piece of work, fair enough, he should be told not to do that, but I still think to be marked down for it is harsh (unless he has been warned previously, in which case it's his own fault).internetzealot1 said:Good God, get off you're high horse. You don't mean to tell me that British English hasn't changed in the 200 years since America won its independence? And that a teacher of American English should teach British English to his students? And its not even like there is any big difference between the two. I know the U.K. is fiercely bitter over America, but all you Brits in here who are acting like this teacher should be burned at the stake for doing his job correctly are making complete fools of yourselves.fordneagles said:One could argue the OP *IS* using proper grammar. Also, while we're arguing grammar, it's 'you're', not 'your'. Maybe you shouldn't be posting on this threadStoic raptor said:
I *cannot* *STAND* the terms 'British English' and 'American English'. The Chinese language has about a million different dialects, and they all have different names. I think 'British English' should be called English (because it's the proper, ORIGINAL one), and that rubbish the Americans distorted it into should be called something else. As for your professor, as long as it is considered correct in 'British English', he shouldn't have marked you down, but morons will be morons
Holy shit!!!fordneagles said:Wrong 'you're'. You did get that one correct, granted, but the 'your' before 'in America' and the 'your' before 'supposed' are both incorrect. It isn't me reading things incorrectlyStoic raptor said:
hes right, we dont use british grammar because we dont use british english, we use an amercan variant, just like aussies use their own variant.There's lots of different examples of this kind of thing world wide, mexicans don't speak quite the same spanish as spaniards, it's the same concept. There are more examples, i just don't feel like putting them here. Anyways, i think that you were trying to be snide and he called you on your BS. Either that, or you're completely fucking ignorant as to how language works and develops, in which case, the U.S. education system has failed you. Or you failed yourself.Naheal said:
"Y'all have fun now, dude."
give an example...Naheal said:
only problem with that is would you notice, an american reading a british paper (or visa versa) could easily pick up on spelling/grammar issues as they only have one version in their head. If you know both versions though it can be near impossible to notice as proof reading is just mistake checking and as both versions are correct you wouldn't notice a problem.New Frontiersman said:
Scots would be way more interesting, write out a Billy Connolly show and watch his head explodeZantos said:
It's funny and sad at the same time. Putting blind nationalism before logic is disgraceful. However, that can be found wherever one goes.poiumty said:
