[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the BBC!!!
Thomas Ibbotson
thomas.ibbotson at gmail.com
Thu Oct 22 08:57:58 BST 2009
Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 21/10/09 23:26, Tony Pursell wrote:
>> On 21 Oct 2009 at 22:29, LeeGroups wrote:
>>> That page got right up my nose....
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Firstly, "computer program" isn't spelt "programme", that would be a
>>> "television programme".
>
> Not to be picky but "spelt" is a type of wheat grain used to make flour
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelt).
>
> A word is 'spelled' incorrectly.
>
> And in this sentence:
>
> "Given Dells position in the market place and it's support of Ubuntu,
> the contents of this page appear to be somewhat skewed in Microsofts
> direction."
>
> Dells should be Dell's, it's should be its[1] and Microsofts should be
> Microsoft's.
>
> If you are going to criticise spelling I would suggest getting your own
> in order would lend more weight to your argument.
>
> Al
>
> [1] http://www.future-perfect.co.uk/grammartips/grammar-tip-its.asp
>
>
Now everyone replying to this thread will be ultra-self-conscious about
their spelling (and grammar) -- lol.
Tom
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