Keep calm and carry on....

Chiglepig

themadvix said:

South_coast said:

I think it's partly just the Americanisation that winds me up - I don't recognise words like "crosswalk" as being part of my language, so why should I have to pick them out of a line-up??? Plus it's very annoying when you're picking out bicycles and more bicycles keep appearing - how many times do you need me to do this before you acknowledge that I am a real person???

Oh, I’m glad I’m not the only British English pedant!

I'll join in with the UK English pedantry, especially when DD INSISTS on using 'exclamation point' and not 'mark'.

themadvix

Chiglepig said:

I'll join in with the UK English pedantry, especially when DD INSISTS on using 'exclamation point' and not 'mark'.

Please tell me she doesn’t use ‘period’?! 😳🙈

Chiglepig

@themadvix, she doesn't, but she does heavily advocate the use of the interrobang - so she's not all bad ‽

QueenJess

themadvix said:

South_coast said:

I think it's partly just the Americanisation that winds me up - I don't recognise words like "crosswalk" as being part of my language, so why should I have to pick them out of a line-up??? Plus it's very annoying when you're picking out bicycles and more bicycles keep appearing - how many times do you need me to do this before you acknowledge that I am a real person???

Oh, I’m glad I’m not the only British English pedant!

It annoys me too.  Actually crosswalk was not a term I've ever come across (despite working for lots of American companies) and I actually didn't know what it was.  I had to guess in the end...

QueenJess

Chiglepig said:

themadvix said:

South_coast said:

I think it's partly just the Americanisation that winds me up - I don't recognise words like "crosswalk" as being part of my language, so why should I have to pick them out of a line-up??? Plus it's very annoying when you're picking out bicycles and more bicycles keep appearing - how many times do you need me to do this before you acknowledge that I am a real person???

Oh, I’m glad I’m not the only British English pedant!

I'll join in with the UK English pedantry, especially when DD INSISTS on using 'exclamation point' and not 'mark'.

Lol.  I always stress saying formulae at work in conversation.  Just because Microsoft says formulas, it doesn't make it British English..

coldcazzie

Well I've just popped in to say hello and landed right in a pedantic discussion about language and I AM HERE FOR IT!! Yes! 

themadvix

Lol.  I always stress saying formulae at work in conversation.  Just because Microsoft says formulas, it doesn't make it British English..

Ah, but according to the Oxford dictionary for writers and editors, that depends on context (at risk of outing  myself here in terms of profession!)! That said, in maths it should definitely be formulae!

QueenJess

themadvix said:

Lol.  I always stress saying formulae at work in conversation.  Just because Microsoft says formulas, it doesn't make it British English..

Ah, but according to the Oxford dictionary for writers and editors, that depends on context (at risk of outing  myself here in terms of profession!)! That said, in maths it should definitely be formulae!

It is always maths because it is boring figures and formulae required in spreadsheets.

Chiglepig

themadvix said:

Lol.  I always stress saying formulae at work in conversation.  Just because Microsoft says formulas, it doesn't make it British English..

Ah, but according to the Oxford dictionary for writers and editors, that depends on context (at risk of outing  myself here in terms of profession!)! That said, in maths it should definitely be formulae!

@themadvix - in my day-today work I argue strenuously if favour of the dynamic nature of language change and refer to myself as a 'descriptivist, not a prescriptivist', but I think think the actual spelling is 'hypocrite'

Chiglepig

@coldcazzie, welcome to the club!