Also not 100% relevant, but an ongoing joke we have this side is while we
spell centre with ..tre, since I do, currently, primarily web development, I
have to remember to spell it with the american spelling when using it in
formatting - center instead of centre...<smile>
And, the other joke is due to primarily using jaws with it's american
pronunciations, one of the first things I tell it to do is pronounce my
surname as kroogger instead of kroojer...LOL!
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dakotah Rickard" <dakotah.rick...@gmail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books
Nothing like a bit of culture clash, but i suggest that we Americans
learn U.K. English, as most of the world is taught that, with the o-u
in colour and everything, silly Brits. Hee hee.
Signed:
Dakotah Rickard
On 6/20/12, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote:
Hi
Just to give a rather amusing postscript to this conversation, based on
something else we've discussed on list before, the differences betwene Uk
and american English, there's a hilarious scene in the Anubis gates by
Tim
powers that revolves around the number of the beast, in which Brendon
Doyle,
a modern day American has gone back in time to the 19th century.
After suffering a whack on the head, he wakes up in a rather delierious
state in the middle of a gipsy camp and asks for Mr. Darro, the person
responsable for him going back in time.
The jispy replies.
"What manner of demon be he!"
"doyle.
"he's just the director of the company, ---- you can call him up, --- his
numbers in the book"
To which the jipsy replies in most irritated tone
"Aye! the number of the beast may be in the book, but we're calling up no
devils for yee!"
I found this particularly amusing not just because the gypsy obviously
didn't know doyle was talking about the phone book, but also because the
American phrase to "call someone up" which is not one that is really used
in
Britain could very much be taken the wrong way! :D.
Actually if anyone can find the anubis gates I'd really recommend it,
magic,
science, time travel, body swapping, crazy 19th century poets and lots of
egyptian mythology, plus huge amounts of explosions, pyrotechnics and a
very
convoluted plot, it's awesome!
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
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