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yourmom Level 9 
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I've created a Greasemonkey script to replace all occurrences of 'earnt' with 'earned' http://userscripts.org/scripts/s... You crazy Brits are creating a new language over there. Also, is that one forum supposed to be 'Straturgy' as an inside joke of sorts? |
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pixielo Steward  Level 20
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And would you change the name of the Shoat to 'piglet?'
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burdenday Trustee  Level 13 
BedouinPosts: 415 |
@yourmom, Could you create a script that every time Capstinence posts something it just shows up as "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah"? |
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yourmom Level 9
DestroyerPosts: 9 |
pixielo, no harm meant in this I just don't like that non-word. It falls along the lines of 'lite' and 'nite' as completely unnecessary abbreviations. burdenday, that script would be a little more difficult but you could pretty easily change this script to rename Capstinence to anything else. |
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pixielo Steward Level 20
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It's not a 'non-word,' it's an accepted British spelling, like colour, centre, petrol, etc. 'Lite, 'nite,' 'thru,' etc. are the evil products of the advertising industry, and those who need to spell in driveways... |
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yourmom Level 9
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It's not OED worthy yet whereas 'nite' and 'lite' are. It's also not the an accepted variation of the past tense of 'to earn' in other standard English dictionaries. I wouldn't go as far as calling it a British variation until some British Language authority publishes it. |
kendrick Level 13
BedouinPosts: 25 |
Seriously, it's a game. Who really cares if it's earned or earnt aside from you? I sure don't. |
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yourmom Level 9
DestroyerPosts: 9 |
very good, rather than argue any more it's here if you want it and ignore it if you don't. sharing it with those who might want it is better than keeping it to myself. |
orangerineman Level 19
DestroyerPosts: 476 |
For real(z)... I don't care how anything is spelled but yourmom offered some help to those who do. It's not hurting anyone so if he wants to write a script for it then more power to him. |
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pixielo Steward Level 20
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ta... This seems to bring up all the same old arguments. |
zous Level 20
DestroyerPosts: 539 |
I'm just confused as to how this is a bug... |
sarastani Level 13
BedouinPosts: 432 |
just like that new tool bar bugged people - earnt bugs yourmom. :) that's how. Hee hee
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emberdione Steward  Level 15 
VigilantePosts: 285 |
Personally the only issue I have with verb-age is Lightpost vs Lamppost. Lamppost is correct. |
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pixielo Steward Level 20
DestroyerPosts: 2734 |
Maybe Lightpost is the multi-dimensional, magical Pmog version? |
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emberdione Steward Level 15
VigilantePosts: 285 |
my spell checker says lightpost is not right... And tries to replace it with light post. It likes lamppost though. |
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pixielo Steward Level 20
DestroyerPosts: 2734 |
Oh, I agree that 'lightpost' is a made up word, but I think it fits in with the game. |
capstinence Level 12 
SeerPosts: 240 |
I don't think Tauren is a word either... they should definitely remove that race from WoW. Change it to something real... like Cowmongous. ;) |
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capstinence Level 12
SeerPosts: 240 |
I don't think Tauren is a word either... they should definitely remove that race from WoW. Change it to something real... like Cowmongous. ;) |
eitherwise Level 7
SeerPosts: 9 |
With all due respect pixielo earnt is not, has never been and will never be an accepted British spelling. It maybe in common use like aks for ask or her for here but it is just lazy. It made me cringe the first time I saw it. Considering the setting I will let it slide as slang and enjoy it just as I enjoy my own made up words. But if you write that word on the chalk board youngster I will happily whip it out of you. I will let a lot slide for setting and style but one thing that makes me unhappy and will continue to do so till it is fixed is; “you just updated their profile.” Now that upsets me, hands to the walls youngsters while I get the cane. |
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pixielo Steward Level 20
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It's a colloquialism...and although it's slang, it doesn't seem to be on the verge of disappearing.
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eitherwise Level 7
SeerPosts: 9 |
Words have power, the better we use them them the more power we gain.Ignt words just brand us as ignorant. Let's stop playing games with words and use them with wisdom and style. Lets stop trying to make words up and use the words we have to make the argument? |
wondergirl Level 7
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Have to say earnt drives me completely nuts. I'm a writer and editor by trade and no other word on the site (or the weird grammatical stuff like 'you just updated their profile') irritates me quite as much. But sheesh guys, let it go already. |
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pixielo Steward Level 20
DestroyerPosts: 2734 |
I guess I'm just amused at the thought that slang or whatever the OP was railing against constitutes improper use of English and can somehow be affected...
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capstinence Level 12
SeerPosts: 240 |
People sippin' on the "earnt" haterade ITT. Four out of four English majors working for Gamelayers say "Earnt" r0x0rs our b0x0rs. |
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yourmom Level 9
DestroyerPosts: 9 |
what makes this thread great now is that the script changes all the earnts to earneds so a lot of what people are writing here doesn't make any sense. |
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