Re: [gardeners] Korean dinner
Neuru L - Classical Studies (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 08:43:43 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, John Harman wrote:
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> On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Neuru L - Classical Studies wrote:
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> > On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, George Shirley wrote:
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> > > John Harman wrote:
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> > snip>
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> > > > Her degree is printed in English ?? The subject was English ??
> > > >
> > > > How can you get a degree in English from an American University.
> > > > Americans can't even spell in English. Tire/tyre, color/colour,
> > > > nite/night. :) You call petrol gas, you call lifts elevators,
> > > > footpaths sidewalks, aircraft airplanes, cars autos, punnets
> > > > flats, flats apartments...Harman is back from leave. :)
> > > >
> > > > Asian restaurants out here are regularly busted by the health
> > > > dept. A standard trick is serving cat as chicken. Apparently with those
> > > > lovely spicy sauces they can disguise anything. They have no idea of
> > > > hygiene, although I believe the Japs do a little better.
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > > You also drive on the wrong side of the road. :)
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> > > Sheesh Harman, have you ever listened to a gaggle of convicts, er, ah,
> > > Aussies, talking? That can't be English either or is it eyether?
> > >
> > > George
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> > Good one George, and nice to hear from Harmon too..........
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> Tsk, see what I mean, thats 'Harman'. ! :)
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Scribal error. I'm surprised I can spell anything after 150 student
papers. Besides, what does it matter in your case anyway? No one can
understand Ozzie pronunciation (except another Ozzietype).:)
> > In Canada it's all a-jumble; I just graded 150 end-of-term essays and gor
> > color/colour, etc. sometimes in the same paper. That's what happens with
> > British English in a north American locale.
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> > Lucinda
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> So which do you mark correct ?? Or don't you deduct marks
> for spelling mistakes.
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> John
Yes I deduct for spelling mistakes (and grammar etc, up to 10% right off
the top, plus it affects other grade categories also, 'clarity',
'argument', 'logic', etc., etc.) but I'm stuck allowing
the anglo/american variants -- everyone is using spellcheck nowadays and
Canadian english is probably closer to American when all is said and done.
We do go for -our rather than -or but not all the hyphenated variables of
compoun nouns that the Brits use.
Canada is very regional; there is much variation in vocab as well as
spelling (not to mention language). I really notice in our large Distance
mode course where I get papers from all over the country.
Lucinda