Zanadou From South Korea, joined Nov 2000, 342 posts, RR: 0 Posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 4458 times:
Usually I don't enter into this type of topic - it's right up with with the A vs B topics as far as I'm concerned - but this seems to good to let go without mention.
Can you spot where in the following article BBC used the word "Quantas" ??
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 2, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 4357 times:
Wait a second.
I thought only americans did that......
OBAMA-WORST PRESIDENT EVER....Even SKOORB would be better.
Planesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4088 posts, RR: 13 Reply 3, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4310 times:
Backfire,
No, because QANTAS is an Acronym meaning something like "Queensland and Southern Territories Air Services" (may be incorrect, don't shoot me ). So putting a U in wouldn't go in with the acronym.
Planesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4088 posts, RR: 13 Reply 6, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4256 times:
MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4117 posts, RR: 37 Reply 8, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 4228 times:
Come on... Of course the BBC should doublecheck all the facts and names but the journalist writes about marketing, but it is not an article specialized on airlines... and how many of you folks would be able to spell let's say Hewlett Packard ?
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Capital146 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2003, 2125 posts, RR: 49 Reply 9, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 4217 times:
Its irritating to those of us who know better, but how can you expect a journalist to get it right when many so called 'enthusiasts' on here still can't spell it correctly.
Carnoc From China, joined Oct 2001, 875 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 4184 times:
Once again, QANTAS stands for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. It is Aerial Services, not Air Service or Air Services (90% of Aussies always get this wrong)!
SafetyDude From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3795 posts, RR: 16 Reply 11, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 4182 times:
and how many of you folks would be able to spell let's say Hewlett Packard
I think I could, and if I was not sure, I could easily just Google it. If you Google "Quantas", Google asks "Did you mean Qantas?" and in any event, the first result is Qantas Airways.
Kalakaua From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1516 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 4100 times:
You British folks don't mind adding an extra "U" to every word, like colour, flavour, etc... Acronyms does not necessarily mean first letter of each word.
"Qantas stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service"
Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service
OR Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service
And what does ETOPS stand for? < sarcasm>Oh my goodness, they put in extra letters, but left certain letters out!< /sarcasm> This isn't the end of the world, and if it was, nobody cares...
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Andz From South Africa, joined Feb 2004, 8298 posts, RR: 11 Reply 13, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 4062 times:
Kalakaua....remember what the language is called....ENGLISH...hence from ENGLAND....so the British don't add letters, it's the Americans who leave them out....
After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says WTF...
Kalakaua From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1516 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 4055 times:
Your comment just reminded me of "Rule Britannia!"
Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion.
SafetyDude From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3795 posts, RR: 16 Reply 16, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 4018 times:
This isn't the end of the world, and if it was, nobody cares...
I would be very careful with saying things like that as there are plenty of people who care.
This isn't the end of the world, and if it was, nobody cares...
I would be very careful with saying things like that as there are plenty of people who care.
Kalakaua....remember what the language is called....ENGLISH...hence from ENGLAND....so the British don't add letters, it's the Americans who leave them out....
English has two variations, British English and American English. Some countries will choose one of those versions of English, but there will naturally be some variations.
It is not a matter of adding or leaving letters out, but rather just the standard in the langauge.
In any event, the rule-of-thumb is to go with house-style, meaning that since QANTAS spells its name that way, everyone else should follow suite.
Geoffm From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 2111 posts, RR: 7 Reply 18, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 3952 times:
Ooh, aren't we picky?!
The language, according to Mr Bryson, has varied more in the UK than the US. The common assumption is the first Europeans (or Brits) in the US were illiterate and thus couldn't spell properly. In fact the Americans have stuck with the quaint old way of English spelling, but in the meantime the English have modernised a bit more. Apparently.
All together now, "they're playing with their dog over there" and "you're playing with your dog". There, I'm happy now.
SafetyDude From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3795 posts, RR: 16 Reply 19, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3641 times:
Since we're being pedantic about spelling, it's follow SUIT
Actually it is not. "Suit" refers to following something else, where as "suite" refers to following something similar. Thus, agencies need to follow suite, as it is talking about Qantas, not something else.
SafetyDude From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3795 posts, RR: 16 Reply 21, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3618 times:
LOL - well its all due to the one thing affecting the entire world now - downsizing and getting in cheap unskilled staff - who can't spell!
Or know where to put in their comma's in "it's".
M404 From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2213 posts, RR: 5 Reply 23, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2950 times:
OK Since we are talking proper versus vernacular I've had a question referance the thread title. Is the word(?) spelt proper as I've not heard it before accept from "Down Under" I looked it up and bingo there it was but I've not heard it before stateside. No wonder others think English is so hard. See, this site is educational Mom.
Less sarcasm and more thought equal better understanding
Dasa From East Timor, joined Aug 2001, 760 posts, RR: 7 Reply 24, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2919 times:
Actually it is not. "Suit" refers to following something else, where as "suite" refers to following something similar. Thus, agencies need to follow suite, as it is talking about Qantas, not something else.
Actually, "to follow suit" means "to follow an example set" (straight from Merriam-Webster Online), thus Andz was correct.
25 Numloxx: Not sure if anyone has mentioned this already, but did you know that www.quantas.com redirects to the USA version of the Qantas Website? That's saying
26 Geoffm: Hah, that's nothing. Just go to http://www.queasyjet.com and see what you get! http://www.Gooogle.com works too. Geoff M.
27 SafetyDude: Is the word(?) spelt proper as I've not heard it before accept from "Down Under" I looked it up and bingo there it was but I've not heard it before st
28 BD1959: Will: Spelt is actually a type of grain, and if you are talking about the grain, it is correct. If you are talking about to spell (a word) in the past
29 Ssides: Check the link again, it looks like it's been corrected, so all should be forgiven.
30 SafetyDude: spell (FORM WORDS) verb [I or T] spelled or UK AND AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH ALSO spelt, spelled or UK AND AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH ALSO spelt to form a word or wo
31 BD1959: Will: If you get out a grammar book, you will see that "spelled" if the preferred spelling. and As mentioned, dictionaries tell you how to spell a wor
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