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Bialia
03/29/09

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Well, since we're being all picky about spelling and shit, I'll point out that it is House of CommonS. :p
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
03/29/09

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That's the Queen's English you're sighing at, Mr.Good. Now do what's...good for you and learn how to spell armour and honour. As well as pout, like you youngsters like to do.
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Jackablade
03/29/09

What kind of looney country spells recognise with a 'Z'?@ShadowOdin, representing the people of Malmö, Sweden: So a sulky look in Yankee land is caled a 'pot'? The more you know, eh.
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Hamsfork
03/29/09

@Jackablade: I'm pretty sure that the 'z' spellings in words like civilization are acceptable in UK English, but not widely used. Also I think ShadowOdin was joking, in America we spell pout the same way every other English speaking nation does.
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
03/29/09

@Hamsfork: D: I've been had!

You can always, y'know, remove the u from pout and read the sentence again,
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Luffay
03/29/09

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So, um, what's the number 1 country for video games?
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
03/29/09

@Luffay: Surprisingly, it's Lesotho
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Derek Rumpler
03/29/09

@ShadowOdin, representing the people of Malmö, Sweden: Where the *bleep* is Lesotho? *blinks*
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
03/29/09

@Derek Rumpler: It's hiding along with Carmen Sandiego
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Hamsfork
03/29/09

@Luffay:

According to [www.gamepolitics.com] This actually puts the UK at 6th

1) USA

2) Japan

3) South Korea

4) Canada

5) China

6) UK
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-MasterDex-
03/29/09

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It's nice to see the British government holding out a helping hand to the industry. As the largest entertainment industry in the world, countries with large video game sectors should be supporting their local developers through this decline.
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Fallible.
03/29/09

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Proper English, in UK-land, calls for 'I-S' words to be spelled 'I-Z,' so really, no harm no foul Mr. Good.

At the least, that was how I was taught, and my English teacher was no slouch. Although, in higher education it's often caused debate; my narrative in fiction lecturer claimed not to care, and said most writing authorities won't mind how it's spelled, proving you're consistent with the use of 'S,' or 'Z.'

As an aside, though, 'Herb' most definitely has an 'H' which should be pronounced.
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bkchurch: The one guy who didn't buy Modern Warfare 2
03/29/09

@Fallible:

But then how does one differentiate between their Uncle Herb (H pronounced) and smoking herb (silent H)?
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-MasterDex-
03/29/09

@bkchurch: Easy. You don't get high from smoking Uncle Herb.
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Space Dust
03/29/09

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british government doesnt do jack about games, even though its the only business thats actually thrived through the economic crisis, we should have alot more games conventions based in england, and more developers being set up
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spacemonkey0
03/29/09

@Space Dust: ...thriving businesses don't lay people off.
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Rovient
03/29/09

@spacemonkey0: They do when a global economic crisis is a great excuse and cover to shed some deadwood.
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-MasterDex-
03/29/09

@Rovient: Yeah, there's gotta be a ton of companies looking at this crisis and seeing it as a means of tidying the books up.

The heartless bastards!
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
03/29/09

@Space Dust: You'd think, but then you remember that Europe always get shafted when it comes to games.
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responsive gamer
03/29/09

@ShadowOdin, representing the people of Malmö, Sweden: Which would change if the government were more open to them. ammarite?
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
03/29/09

@¡Helghans for Helghan!: Totally.
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Jimbotron
03/29/09

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No need to sigh about having to spell correctly.
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cipotefello
03/29/09

@Jimbotron: (sigh, here we go again) THERE IS NO CORRECT ENGLISH, EVERYTHING IS A BASTARDIZED VERSION OF SOMETHING.
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Adnoz
03/29/09

@cipotefello: British English is the correct bastardised version.
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tsathoggua
03/29/09

@Adnoz: Why settle for bastardized? We should all be speaking Middle English, dammit! Wait, no, screw the vowel shift. We should all be speaking Old English! Wait, no, that's just a mixture of dialects. Screw vernacular, then, we should all be speaking Latin! Wait, no, that's just a descendant, it's no better than Sanskrit (though bitches do love Sanskrit). We should all be speaking Proto-Indo-European!

That's as far back as my Linguistics 100 class takes me, though, so I say we stop there.
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