FWIW firefox uses aluminum as it's official spelling ...and it's worth nothing since it uses a dictionary and it depends on the language of the dictionary you have installed. I use Firefox, and it's highlighting your spelling above as incorrect (as well as 'firefox' curiously).
Although, I have to wonder what you mean by 'official'.
Furthermore, is that a correct use of 'fast'? He probably should have used 'quickly', but I'm not sure anymore, since I myself own and use several Apple products.
I thought it was a bit cheap too. I mean, I can't afford them, but there are plenty of stores I've been to with more than that in just a pair of speakers :
"The -ium suffix had the advantage of conforming to the precedent set in other newly discovered elements of the time: potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, and strontium"
That's a good reason, isn't it?
OK, OK, so it does go on a bit further....
"Nevertheless, -um spellings for elements were not unknown at the time, as for example platinum, known to Europeans since the sixteenth century, molybdenum, discovered in 1778, and tantalum, discovered in 1802."
The '-iums' seem to vastly outnumbers teh '-ums', and I notice that the the '-iums' aren't close to the 'Al' in the periodic table at all. Perhaps that's something to do with it.
I have no objection with the American's changing the spelling to make more 'sense' - for some definition of 'sense'; but, lets face it, they completely cocked it up.
I mean, at least be thorough. Why not get rid of all silent letters for a start?
Of course, we will never know what 'would' have been.
However, initially the US was, in some capacity, a supporter of Nazi Germany, and, as I recall from 'somewhere'[1], only forced into the war when the British forces started sinking US ships and blaming it on the Germans.
Talk about sitting on the fence and rushing in at the end to be the hero.
[1] I would quote Wikipedia, but saying 'somewhere' seems to be just as authoritative.
However, unlike the Americans, in general, the English don't, in general, actually add letters so much as allow the language itself to change. Why would the English care? It's their language after all - they have nothing to prove. The Americans, of course, had to prove their independence.
Wikipedia, however, does suggest that 'aluminium' is one such example of someone choosing to add a letter. I'm not sure how reliable that information is, and I haven't followed the references.
I'm sure that's true for some words, but I wonder about 'Aluminum'. Wikipedia suggests that the first use was 'alumium' - ie kind of 'in between' and it sort of wavered thereafter.
1) 'Aluminum' predominates only in the USA. 2) It's 'prefered' by the Canadian Oxford dictionary. 3)...and everywhere else uses 'Aluminium' or analogies thereof. 4) The IUAPC recognises 'Aluminum' only as a 'varient'.
wrt 4) - that's not what I call 'swings both ways'.
More like "I'm distinctly heterosexual, but someone showed me a picture of a naked man once. I threw up, but I did see it".
While my comment may have been humourous, it was meant to draw attention to the ignorance exhibited by the use of statements such as 'British English'.
The parts of Britain other than England - ie Scotland and Wales - actually have their own *languages*.
Just because people in Scotland and Wales choose to mostly use English, doesn't change 'English' into 'British'. It also doesn't change the meaning of 'English', since it is from and belongs to the English. A more accurate term would be 'English English', but that's just tautological.
Of course, "English" is also from Britain since England is part of Britain, and so "British English" is technically correct. However, English is also from Europe, but no one calls it 'European English'.
What's next, "Terra English"? "Milky Way English"?
Oh, no - can't have those terms because the areas (volumes?) also include the USA (and other places) whose inhabitants use "forks" of the English language.
If you're accessing from a mobile phone, it doesn't give you even one link to click.
Of course, it doesn't tell you what the 10 cool gadgets are either.
When are people going to realise there are many mobile devices that can display web pages just fine, and stop trying to filter them? Do us a favour and just stop it, please.
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Although, I have to wonder what you mean by 'official'.
Sorry, but it's been too long since my maths classes at school.
I read this,
"According to the study, redoing the P2P into what they call P4P can reduce the number of 'hops' by an average of 400%."
and am confused. Surely reducing a number by 100% brings it to zero. What does reducing a number by 400% mean?
10 becomes -30?
Yeah, obviously he meant 'slowLY'.
He's probably just a simple Apple user.
Furthermore, is that a correct use of 'fast'? He probably should have used 'quickly', but I'm not sure anymore, since I myself own and use several Apple products.
not 'high-end', I think (at least in terms of price) :
http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/speakerlist.htm
I personally like these - not the most expensive, but, oh, soooo pretty :
http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/Platinum_Audio_Air_Pulse_3_.jpg
Is this speaker-porn?
I thought it was a bit cheap too. I mean, I can't afford them, but there are plenty of stores I've been to with more than that in just a pair of speakers :
http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/speakerlist.htm
For those half blind speed readers among you, it's ripples in a tank of water...
To quote Wikipedia :
"The -ium suffix had the advantage of conforming to the precedent set in other newly discovered elements of the time: potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, and strontium"
That's a good reason, isn't it?
OK, OK, so it does go on a bit further....
"Nevertheless, -um spellings for elements were not unknown at the time, as for example platinum, known to Europeans since the sixteenth century, molybdenum, discovered in 1778, and tantalum, discovered in 1802."
The '-iums' seem to vastly outnumbers teh '-ums', and I notice that the the '-iums' aren't close to the 'Al' in the periodic table at all. Perhaps that's something to do with it.
Right.
I have no objection with the American's changing the spelling to make more 'sense' - for some definition of 'sense'; but, lets face it, they completely cocked it up.
I mean, at least be thorough. Why not get rid of all silent letters for a start?
Well, the imperial system comes from there, so it's gonna take longer to switch.
That's not an excuse. They are wrong to take so long to switch too (IMO). It's just a reason.
Of course, we will never know what 'would' have been.
However, initially the US was, in some capacity, a supporter of Nazi Germany, and, as I recall from 'somewhere'[1], only forced into the war when the British forces started sinking US ships and blaming it on the Germans.
Talk about sitting on the fence and rushing in at the end to be the hero.
[1] I would quote Wikipedia, but saying 'somewhere' seems to be just as authoritative.
However, unlike the Americans, in general, the English don't, in general, actually add letters so much as allow the language itself to change. Why would the English care? It's their language after all - they have nothing to prove. The Americans, of course, had to prove their independence.
Wikipedia, however, does suggest that 'aluminium' is one such example of someone choosing to add a letter. I'm not sure how reliable that information is, and I haven't followed the references.
I'm sure that's true for some words, but I wonder about 'Aluminum'. Wikipedia suggests that the first use was 'alumium' - ie kind of 'in between' and it sort of wavered thereafter.
Not how I read it.
...and everywhere else uses 'Aluminium' or analogies thereof.
The reference says :
1) 'Aluminum' predominates only in the USA.
2) It's 'prefered' by the Canadian Oxford dictionary.
3)
4) The IUAPC recognises 'Aluminum' only as a 'varient'.
wrt 4) - that's not what I call 'swings both ways'.
More like "I'm distinctly heterosexual, but someone showed me a picture of a naked man once. I threw up, but I did see it".
Right.
While my comment may have been humourous, it was meant to draw attention to the ignorance exhibited by the use of statements such as 'British English'.
The parts of Britain other than England - ie Scotland and Wales - actually have their own *languages*.
Just because people in Scotland and Wales choose to mostly use English, doesn't change 'English' into 'British'. It also doesn't change the meaning of 'English', since it is from and belongs to the English. A more accurate term would be 'English English', but that's just tautological.
Of course, "English" is also from Britain since England is part of Britain, and so "British English" is technically correct. However, English is also from Europe, but no one calls it 'European English'.
What's next, "Terra English"? "Milky Way English"?
Oh, no - can't have those terms because the areas (volumes?) also include the USA (and other places) whose inhabitants use "forks" of the English language.
Rant, rant, etc.
I would assume they wouldn't ship with the same programming.
In any case, I have a similar view of programming in the US (with a couple of notable exceptions).
You have to go to Europe to get anything decent, but really you want vod, IMO.
If you're accessing from a mobile phone, it doesn't give you even one link to click.
Of course, it doesn't tell you what the 10 cool gadgets are either.
When are people going to realise there are many mobile devices that can display web pages just fine, and stop trying to filter them? Do us a favour and just stop it, please.
I think you mean was, as in :
'Who was this Charlton Heston'.
I'll never forget Dennis Pennis' interview with Charlton Heston (it seems to be one of the missing ones on youtube, else I'd post a link).
:D
The jokes are most likely completely lost on non-Brits, but they're totally hilarious for us
Thanks Charlton, even though you didn't know about it.
In case anyone else was wondering :
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Actually, I would have guessed it would be more black than anything...
ok, so let me put on my 'ass hat' for a moment and ask why that isn't a legitimate argument...
what authority does the uk government have over the sites i can access from within china?