On 12/6/2014 10:21 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-12-06 19:50, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>>> Isn't that really Transpondian? I've only heard "zee" in US and never
>>> "zed"; the other side exclusively "zed".
>>>
>>
>> Don't Canadians say "zed"
>>
>
>
> Yes. We speak English English and the last letter if the English
> alphabet is zed.
>

I have found many differences between English and American English. I
just had to edit a manuscript written by a Brit that will be published
here and abroad. I had to find a happy medium between the two languages.

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On 07/12/2014 9:20 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/6/2014 10:21 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2014-12-06 19:50, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>>> Isn't that really Transpondian? I've only heard "zee" in US and never
>>>> "zed"; the other side exclusively "zed".
>>>>
>>>
>>> Don't Canadians say "zed"
>>>
>>
>>
>> Yes. We speak English English and the last letter if the English
>> alphabet is zed.
>>
>
> I have found many differences between English and American English. I
> just had to edit a manuscript written by a Brit that will be published
> here and abroad. I had to find a happy medium between the two languages.
>
I had an American boss who said: "I never use Me and You." He meant the
"me" in "programme" and the "u" in colour.
I think your spelling would not be so different if Webster hadn't hated
the English so much.
Graham

On 12/7/2014 10:50 AM, graham wrote:
> On 07/12/2014 9:20 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 12/6/2014 10:21 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2014-12-06 19:50, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Isn't that really Transpondian? I've only heard "zee" in US and never
>>>>> "zed"; the other side exclusively "zed".
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don't Canadians say "zed"
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes. We speak English English and the last letter if the English
>>> alphabet is zed.
>>>
>>
>> I have found many differences between English and American English. I
>> just had to edit a manuscript written by a Brit that will be published
>> here and abroad. I had to find a happy medium between the two languages.
>>
> I had an American boss who said: "I never use Me and You." He meant the
> "me" in "programme" and the "u" in colour.
> I think your spelling would not be so different if Webster hadn't hated
> the English so much.
> Graham

LOL!

I left the "ou" spellings because most literate Americans will not be
bothered by it, but the "ise" instead of "ize" was jolting. By that I
mean it interrupted the flow of words. After checking the spelling of
"realize" in the OED, I found that they accept the "ize" spelling and
not the "ise" spelling. I changed the "ise" to "ize" and thereby stuck
a happy medium. At least the publisher was happy.

There were one or two colloquialisms that I had to Google. One was "a
cold in the nose" I don't think Americans will get that, but there was
no way I would change it because I won't change an author's voice.
Grammar, punctuation, sentence structure clean-ups, yes; but not the voice.

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On 07/12/2014 10:51 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/7/2014 10:50 AM, graham wrote:
>> On 07/12/2014 9:20 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> On 12/6/2014 10:21 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2014-12-06 19:50, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Isn't that really Transpondian? I've only heard "zee" in US and never
>>>>>> "zed"; the other side exclusively "zed".
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't Canadians say "zed"
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes. We speak English English and the last letter if the English
>>>> alphabet is zed.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have found many differences between English and American English. I
>>> just had to edit a manuscript written by a Brit that will be published
>>> here and abroad. I had to find a happy medium between the two
>>> languages.
>>>
>> I had an American boss who said: "I never use Me and You." He meant the
>> "me" in "programme" and the "u" in colour.
>> I think your spelling would not be so different if Webster hadn't hated
>> the English so much.
>> Graham
>
> LOL!
>
> I left the "ou" spellings because most literate Americans will not be
> bothered by it, but the "ise" instead of "ize" was jolting. By that I
> mean it interrupted the flow of words. After checking the spelling of
> "realize" in the OED, I found that they accept the "ize" spelling and
> not the "ise" spelling. I changed the "ise" to "ize" and thereby stuck
> a happy medium. At least the publisher was happy.
>
> There were one or two colloquialisms that I had to Google. One was "a
> cold in the nose" I don't think Americans will get that, but there was
> no way I would change it because I won't change an author's voice.
> Grammar, punctuation, sentence structure clean-ups, yes; but not the voice.
>
I once thought that "ise" was used for words with a Latin origin and
"ize" for those with a Greek root, but Fowler disabused me of that!
Back in the ~60s (I think) a British ex-con won a literary prize for a
novel. It was subsequently found that he had copied an American novel
word for word. When I read it, I thought that the jury must have been
blind to the setting and abundance of Americanisms in it.
Graham

On Sun, 07 Dec 2014 09:50:04 -0700, graham > wrote:

> On 07/12/2014 9:20 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> >
> > I have found many differences between English and American English. I
> > just had to edit a manuscript written by a Brit that will be published
> > here and abroad. I had to find a happy medium between the two languages.
> >
> I had an American boss who said: "I never use Me and You." He meant the
> "me" in "programme" and the "u" in colour.
> I think your spelling would not be so different if Webster hadn't hated
> the English so much.
> Graham

I agree with Webster, they're unnecessary letters in otherwise simple
words.

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On Sunday, December 7, 2014 10:07:35 AM UTC-8, graham wrote:
> Back in the ~60s (I think) a British ex-con won a literary prize for a
> novel. It was subsequently found that he had copied an American novel
> word for word. When I read it, I thought that the jury must have been
> blind to the setting and abundance of Americanisms in it.
> Graham

This was the closest thing Google came up with:

This January, convicted murderer Alaric Hunt received $10,000 prize from the Private Eye Writers of America for his novel Cuts Through Bone.

On 07/12/2014 12:45 PM, wrote:
> On Sunday, December 7, 2014 10:07:35 AM UTC-8, graham wrote:
>> Back in the ~60s (I think) a British ex-con won a literary prize for a
>> novel. It was subsequently found that he had copied an American novel
>> word for word. When I read it, I thought that the jury must have been
>> blind to the setting and abundance of Americanisms in it.
>> Graham
>
> This was the closest thing Google came up with:
>
> This January, convicted murderer Alaric Hunt received $10,000 prize from the Private Eye Writers of America for his novel Cuts Through Bone.
>
No! I think it was a James Baldwin novel that was copied.
Graham

Janet Wilder wrote:
>On 12/7/2014 8:58 AM, Becca EmaNymton wrote:
>> On 12/5/2014 11:46 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> On 12/5/2014 7:49 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> Becca EmaNymton wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> If Hispanics rolled their r's that long, it would take a long time to
>>>>> say anything. I do okay on my r-rolling, but try as I might, I can not
>>>>> roll the r in Pedro, I seem to hit a wall.
>>>>>
>>>>> Becca
>>>>
>>>> For some things taking a long time is an asset.
>>>> Us with Latvian genes can roll Rs like a champ... has mostly to do
>>>> with the tongue action... a talented kisser comes in handy as one gets
>>>> older, if you get my drift.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I used to be able to roll my r's very well, but with half of my tongue
>>> missing, I can no longer do it. My Latina friends make fun of me.
>>
>> In spite of everything you have gone through, Janet, your speaking voice
>> sounds fine, nobody would ever know unless you told them. You are
>> resilient, you bounce back and you keep rolling through the punches. You
>> inspire me.
>>
>> Becca
>>
>
>Thank you, Becca.
>
>Janet, the rubber ball :-)

Janet has balls! LOL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaldeen

On 12/7/2014 2:09 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 12/7/2014 8:58 AM, Becca EmaNymton wrote:
>>> On 12/5/2014 11:46 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>> On 12/5/2014 7:49 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>> Becca EmaNymton wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If Hispanics rolled their r's that long, it would take a long time to
>>>>>> say anything. I do okay on my r-rolling, but try as I might, I can not
>>>>>> roll the r in Pedro, I seem to hit a wall.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Becca
>>>>>
>>>>> For some things taking a long time is an asset.
>>>>> Us with Latvian genes can roll Rs like a champ... has mostly to do
>>>>> with the tongue action... a talented kisser comes in handy as one gets
>>>>> older, if you get my drift.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I used to be able to roll my r's very well, but with half of my tongue
>>>> missing, I can no longer do it. My Latina friends make fun of me.
>>>
>>> In spite of everything you have gone through, Janet, your speaking voice
>>> sounds fine, nobody would ever know unless you told them. You are
>>> resilient, you bounce back and you keep rolling through the punches. You
>>> inspire me.
>>>
>>> Becca
>>>
>>
>> Thank you, Becca.
>>
>> Janet, the rubber ball :-)
>
> Janet has balls! LOL
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaldeen
>

The Spaldeens were a quarter the unbranded ones were 15¢. Only the rich
kids had Spaldeens.

BTW, you are not the first person to tell me I've got balls. :-)

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