Overwide? [Moved from 'Testing' as became a grammar thread!]

Post by **UBT - Mikee** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:23 pm

Sztaki comes good for a change!

One of my BIG WU's just came through. A 27 hour one with 274 credits! Get in there!

Post by **UBT - Mikee** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:23 pm

Sztaki comes good for a change!

One of my BIG WU's just came through. A 27 hour one with 274 credits! Get in there!

even as a reply?

UBT - Halifax-lad · Post by **UBT - Halifax-lad** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:29 pm

stop talking to yourself

Post by **UBT - Mikee** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:30 pm

no one else listens. At least if I talk to myself I get 100% agreement with everything I say!

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:34 pm

UBT - Mikeejones wrote:BIG WU's

No apostrophe needed :P

Post by **UBT - Mikee** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:53 pm

DJH@GB-Ro wrote:
UBT - Mikeejones wrote:BIG WU's
No apostrophe needed :P

You're right I suppose (work units not work unit's ).

Though I thought if you had a plural acronym ( Power Supply Units = PSU's or PSUs for instance) it looked more correct to have the apostrophy in rather than out.

Who want to contribute the worst use of an apostrophy/comma/other then? New thread required!

http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

3. Apostrophes are NEVER ever used to denote plurals! Common examples of such abuse (all seen in real life!) are:
Banana's for sale which of course should read Bananas for sale
Menu's printed to order which should read Menus printed to order
MOT's at this garage which should read MOTs at this garage

Post by **UBT - Mikee** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:58 pm

One in todays paper. Someone mistook a comma for a 1. £4,100 became £41100. He got 2 years in jail for spending money that he knew wasn't his!

Rockinfroggi · Post by **Rockinfroggi** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:03 pm

UBT - Mikeejones wrote:
DJH@GB-Ro wrote:
UBT - Mikeejones wrote:BIG WU's
No apostrophe needed :P
You're right I suppose (work units not work unit's ).

Though I thought if you had a plural acronym ( Power Supply Units = PSU's or PSUs for instance) it looked more correct to have the apostrophy in rather than out.

Who want to contribute the worst use of an apostrophy/comma/other then? New thread required!

http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

3. Apostrophes are NEVER ever used to denote plurals! Common examples of such abuse (all seen in real life!) are:
Banana's for sale which of course should read Bananas for sale
Menu's printed to order which should read Menus printed to order
MOT's at this garage which should read MOTs at this garage

Guilty, guilty, guilty and OMG I'm guilty's

:? :oops:

Gary.

Rockinfroggi · Post by **Rockinfroggi** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:22 pm

Hmmmm, just dusted off my copy of 'Eats Shoots and Leaves, now I'm just totally confuzzled :?
Back to school I go :oops:

Gary.

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:51 pm

DJH@GB-Ro wrote:
UBT - Mikeejones wrote:BIG WUs
No apostrophe needed :P

I'm as guilty as the next man for writing WU apostrophe s...

So, I've just added a forum "word filter" that changes any "WU apostrophe s" to "WUs".....

Now, no-one can see the errors I made

regards

Tim

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:05 pm

It works! But it may be flawed

what if you want to say 'the WU 's credits are higher than usual' or 'the WU 's very long!'? :P

Temujin · Post by **Temujin** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:12 pm

WU's :D

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:14 pm

DJH@GB-Ro wrote:It works! But it may be flawed what if you want to say 'the WU 's credits are higher than usual' or 'the WU 's very long!'? :P

Errr...don't think it's a problem really:

'the WU 's credits are higher than usual'

but this can be said as:

'the WU credits are higher than usual'

and likewise:

'the WU 's very long!'

In this case, you'd have to write:

'the WU is very long!'

regards

Tim

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:16 pm

Temujin wrote:WU's :D

Now some-one's just trying to be clever...!

regards

Tim

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:22 pm

WUs WU's, still there..... I'll be clever too: WU'ѕ 8)

I volunteer to be 'Forum Spellchecker'

I can edit spelling mistakes and grammar :geek:

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:24 pm

DJH@GB-Ro wrote:WUs WUs, still there..... I'll be clever too: WUs 8)

I volunteer to be 'Forum Spellchecker' I can edit spelling mistakes and grammar :geek:

Nope - that didn't work on 1st two - Temujin keeps the prize for figuring out how to over-ride the filter....

Re: volunteer
By all means - but you'll have your work cut-out for you....

Poor old Halifax keeps using "been" instead of "being", f'r instance...!

regards

Tim

Rockinfroggi · Post by **Rockinfroggi** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:27 pm

And all this started because some plonker broke the thread by missing out his bb code :roll: and now we end up with an English grammar and punctuation lesson.

Please note that some of us go to great lengths and have spent many years achieving a high level of ignorance and shall continue to make mistakes until they introduce on the spot fines, so there. :P :withstupid:

Gary.

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:30 pm

Rockinfroggi wrote:....Please note that some of us go to great lengths and have spent many years achieving a high level of ignorance and shall continue to make mistakes until they introduce on the spot fines, so there. :P :withstupid:

Gary.

Shhhhhh...don't mention that - old Gordon Brown is just looking for another stealth tax.....and it'll probably put "The Grauniad" out of business as well....!

regards

Tim

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:32 pm

UBT - Timbo wrote:
Nope - that didn't work on 1st two - Temujin keeps the prize for figuring out how to over-ride the filter....

Re: volunteer
By all means - but you'll have your work cut-out for you....

Poor old Halifax keeps using "been" instead of "being", f'r instance...!

regards

Tim

WU'ѕ WU'ѕ WU'ѕ WU'ѕ!!!!! :lol:

(And there instead of their :lol: ) I may change a few errors if I see fit :D though spell checking the whole foum, hmmm.... maybe too much time!

Post by **UBT - Mikee** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:41 pm

So how would you pronounce WU apostrophy s

Woos? Wuss?

It's one of them there acronyms you can pronounce.

Then it becomes wusses or woozes.

"I did several wusses"
"I did several woozes"

Wusses definately sounds wrong!

[edit] Who's messing? I said w o o s and w u s s not wot's up there!
[edit2] I blame the spellchekr 4 mesin up the lyne abuv

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:42 pm

Or perhaps 'Wuss' :?:

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:43 pm

I said w u s s too! :lol:

Tim's having fun

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:45 pm

Does it work with swear words?

*conducts test* ..... *success* yes it does, smart 8)

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:48 pm

DJH@GB-Ro wrote:Does it work with swear words?

*conducts test* ..... *success* yes it does, smart 8)

The swear word filter's been in place since day one.

Didn't want young heads to be turned....after all, this is a family-friendly forum - even if all we do all day is BOINC (sic).

regards

Tim

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:50 pm

I'd never found out, an angel like me does not use such words!

One less job for the mods then, this word filter is a robot mod

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:51 pm

DJH@GB-Ro wrote:But it didn't "correct" the Temujin workaround

So, I deleted that filter.

Try copying and pasting his text? If he did what I did: I used the Greek s rather than standard s, on 'character map', there are several identical appearance wise, but otherwise not letters.

Rockinfroggi · Post by **Rockinfroggi** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:51 pm

OMG, stop it already O'rielly, I bet I'd find less WUs, Woos and Wooze on a Chinese forum :roll:

Gary.

Post by **UBT - Mikee** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:52 pm

What happens if you do write a swear word then?

(All gramatical and speling erorrs are on porpoise - including spare apostrophy's)

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:54 pm

What's going on? :shock: I wrote that last post by 'Tim' and it came up as you, Tim!

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:54 pm

DJH@GB-Ro wrote:I'd never found out, an angel like me does not use such words!

One less job for the mods then, this word filter is a robot mod

Yup.

So, how about I set a filter to change "G a r y" to "oughtta learn how to write bb code"

:twisted: :roll:

regards

Tim

Rockinfroggi · Post by **Rockinfroggi** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:56 pm

UBT - Timbo wrote:
DJH@GB-Ro wrote:I'd never found out, an angel like me does not use such words!

One less job for the mods then, this word filter is a robot mod
Yup.

So, how about I set a filter to change "G a r y" to "oughtta learn how to write bb code" :twisted: :roll:

regards

Tim

:shock: :shock: :oops: :oops: :oops:

Guess ya neffa too old ta learn.

Gary.

Post by **UBT-mark3346** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:57 pm

eye wood saye tiss fred as bee come test'ng enugh

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:57 pm

DJH@GB-Ro wrote:What's going on? :shock: I wrote that last post by 'Tim' and it came up as you, Tim!

Just saw that - maybe we were both posting at exactly the same time and the database got messed up??

Re: Characters
The filter doesn't seem to accept them :(

regards

Tim

UBT - Halifax-lad · Post by **UBT - Halifax-lad** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:58 pm

UBT - Timbo wrote:Re: volunteer
By all means - but you'll have your work cut-out for you....

Poor old Halifax keeps using "been" instead of "being", f'r instance...!

regards

Tim

I don't want my posts correcting there fine as they are, we are not a spelling & grammer team so it doesn't have to be right.

So leave my posts alone

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:02 pm

UBT - Mikeejones wrote:What happens if you do write a swear word then?

(All gramatical and speling erorrs are on porpoise - including spare apostrophy's)

It gets replaced by an alternative word....

Wanna try?

You've got 3 goes.

regards

Tim

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:03 pm

UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:I don't want my posts correcting there fine as they are, we are not a spelling & grammer team so it doesn't have to be right.

So leave my posts alone

We're just having a bit of fun, not really going to go through correcting any grammatical/spelling mistakes

P.S. It's 'they're' not 'there' just playin'

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:03 pm

UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:I don't want my posts correcting there fine as they are, we are not a spelling & grammer team so it doesn't have to be right.

So leave my posts alone

Calm down old boy....no one's gonna be messin' with ya posts.....!

regards

Tim

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:06 pm

To think this was just a 'testing area' thread in its birth! :lol:

Temujin · Post by **Temujin** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:16 pm

UBT - Timbo wrote:
UBT - Mikeejones wrote:What happens if you do write a swear word then?

(All gramatical and speling erorrs are on porpoise - including spare apostrophy's)
It gets replaced by an alternative word....

Wanna try?

You've got 3 goes.

regards

Another forum I use has a swear word filter and it really annoys those members from Sdoodahhorpe

:D

Temujin · Post by **Temujin** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:18 pm

UBT - Timbo wrote:
DJH@GB-Ro wrote:But it didn't "correct" the Temujin workaround

So, I deleted that filter.
Try copying and pasting his text? If he did what I did: I used the Greek s rather than standard s, on 'character map', there are several identical appearance wise, but otherwise not letters.

Nope, no Greek here mate, I struggle enough with English.
WU's
W U & # 3 9 ; s

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:19 pm

Temujin wrote:Another forum I use has a swear word filter and it really annoys those members from Sdoodahhorpe :D

You can say Scunthorpe here...!

You just can't say cunt

But look out for S h i t lington, S h i t tlehope or S h i t leheugh

regards

Tim

Temujin · Post by **Temujin** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:20 pm

DJH@GB-Ro · Post by **DJH@GB-Ro** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:22 pm

Temujin wrote: Nope, no Greek here mate, I struggle enough with English.
WUs
W U & # 3 9 ; s

I didn't necessarily mean Greek, just the non standard character I used :D

Rockinfroggi · Post by **Rockinfroggi** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:22 am

Ok, as this started with me breaking something, I just tried posting a reply about Bam and when I submitted it the page went wide again, yet I was using no BBcode so I deleted my post but the thread was still wide.

What Iz I dewin wrong?

Gary.

Post by **UBT - Mikee** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:33 am

As I found out when you busted the last one. It's not you this time - it's the previous post. Tell admin which message/thread - they'll sort it.

Rockinfroggi · Post by **Rockinfroggi** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:47 am

Phew, thanks Mikee, and for those in the know it was General Boinc/ Bam etc thread.

If it was me what bwoke it then please let me know.

Gary.