Sorry your browser is not supported!

You are using an outdated browser that does not support modern web technologies, in order to use this site please update to a new browser.

Browsers supported include Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 10+ or Microsoft Edge.

Geek Culture / Number Of DarkBasic Users

Author
Message
Dazzag
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 26th Aug 2002
Location: Cyprus
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 17:43
Link
Quote: "But Americans made it better"
I thought you made a stab at making it better, but after a bit (about 120 words in out of millions) just sort of gave up? Lucky too as would probably sound like German if you kept going...

Now I'm off to clean a chimney Guvnor.

Cheers

I am 99% probably lying in bed right now... so don't blame me for crappy typing
Current fave quote : "She was like a candle in the wind.... unreliable...."
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
BiggAdd
Retired Moderator
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 6th Aug 2004
Location: != null
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 18:56 Edited at: 19th Nov 2007 18:59
Link
Why is it also Aluminium over here in Britain, but Aluminum in America?
I think the Americans are getting lazy, dropping vowels all over the place.

Quote: "Now I'm off to clean a chimney Guvnor."

Are you in fact Dick Van Dyke in disguise?


Its finally here!
Back to top
Profile PM
n008
17
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 18th Apr 2007
Location: Chernarus
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 20:24
Link
There is only one DB user. Me. All of you are figments of my imagination, including Lee and Mike.

Back to top
Profile PM
Insert Name Here
17
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Mar 2007
Location: Worcester, England
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 20:27
Link
Quote: "Only four English words can be found in the english dictionary"

Really? Using the reasoning that I think you are using, I can see 3: the, english and dictionary.


Sudoku arts, the rabi and Nancy DrewG
Back to top
Profile PM
n008
17
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 18th Apr 2007
Location: Chernarus
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 20:29
Link
No. There are only four english words. The rest all come from other cultures.

Back to top
Profile PM
Insert Name Here
17
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Mar 2007
Location: Worcester, England
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 20:37
Link
And those four english words ould be?

<Let me guess, gay, ****, ****, and ****?>


Sudoku arts, the rabi and Nancy DrewG
Back to top
Profile PM
n008
17
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 18th Apr 2007
Location: Chernarus
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 20:38
Link
No... They would be:

The, That, Are, Is.

Back to top
Profile PM
Insert Name Here
17
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Mar 2007
Location: Worcester, England
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 20:52
Link
Well, I've learnt something today.

But seriouisly, the statement "There are only four english words in the english dictionary" is wrong. There are only four original english words in the english dictionary


Sudoku arts, the rabi and Nancy DrewG
Back to top
Profile PM
n008
17
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 18th Apr 2007
Location: Chernarus
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 21:03
Link
Same feces, different smell.

Back to top
Profile PM
Insert Name Here
17
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Mar 2007
Location: Worcester, England
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 21:48
Link
True, but smell is everything.


Sudoku arts, the rabi and Nancy DrewG
Back to top
Profile PM
n008
17
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 18th Apr 2007
Location: Chernarus
Posted: 19th Nov 2007 21:56
Link
lol...



Back to top
Profile PM
Benjamin
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 24th Nov 2002
Location: France
Posted: 20th Nov 2007 10:23
Link
Quote: "Same feces, different smell."

I don't want to know what you're eating.

Tempest (DBP/DBCe)
Multisync V1 (DBP/DBCe)
Back to top
Profile PM Email
Dazzag
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 26th Aug 2002
Location: Cyprus
Posted: 20th Nov 2007 10:57
Link
Quote: "Why is it also Aluminium over here in Britain, but Aluminum in America?"
I thought it was spelt the same but pronounced completely differently. I like the American way as it sounds all futuristic and stuff. Like Titanium. Aluminium in the UK sounds like tin cans (obviously).

Cheers

I am 99% probably lying in bed right now... so don't blame me for crappy typing
Current fave quote : "She was like a candle in the wind.... unreliable...."
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Digital Awakening
AGK Developer
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 27th Aug 2002
Location: Sweden
Posted: 20th Nov 2007 12:05
Link
It's spelled "aluminium" in Swedish too

[center]
CREATE games with ease! NO programming required!
WIP
Back to top
Profile PM Website
Cash Curtis II
19
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 8th Apr 2005
Location: Corpus Christi Texas
Posted: 20th Nov 2007 12:46 Edited at: 20th Nov 2007 12:52
Link
English borrows heavily from German. I can actually understand most written German because it's so similar. Some words are just the same. It's almost as if it's a joke version of English, but of course I know it's not.

It's impossible to expect American English not to be different than the original language, America is made up of so many different cultures all dropped into a huge UFC arena at once. The attempt by Mr. Webster to change the spelling of words, though very nationalistic, has a practical inspiration. I do like British spellings better though.

Americans call our language English. We don't say American, if someone does then they probably live in a trailer park and have declared their trailer a sovereign country. I consider 'American' English to be a subset of English, as I'm sure many others do as well.


Come see the WIP!
Back to top
Profile PM
Back to top

Login to post a reply

Server time is: 2024-11-19 13:32:41
Your offset time is: 2024-11-19 13:32:41