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Post by merlin on Jan 17, 2011 6:39:03 GMT
May I be the first to winge, just a wincy bit  The fancy type for 'home' new 'topics' 'help' ect. is difficult to read. I know I need to go to Spec-savers lol Also, not that I'm anti American, far from it but .... Hey! could I be greeted in English  |
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Post by steve on Jan 17, 2011 7:41:42 GMT
Hey Ron have a good day ;D
I'll look at sorting some of the smaller things over the next few days, if anyone else notices anything that needs a tweek then let us know in here
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Post by merlin on Jan 17, 2011 8:39:29 GMT
Hey Ron have a good day ;D I'll look at sorting some of the smaller things over the next few days, if anyone else notices anything that needs a tweek then let us know in here Cool Man  Have a nice day yowl ;D |
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Post by piskie on Jan 17, 2011 9:00:17 GMT
Ah ha - so Merlin is Ron or is Ron Merlin  I shall sort this names query by elimination |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 17, 2011 9:52:00 GMT
I was confused, too - I wonder why he chose that name?  |
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Post by esther on Jan 17, 2011 10:26:06 GMT
He is a wizard with words  |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 17, 2011 10:27:19 GMT
Ha! He's told me on another thread - so you can look around and do some detective work, Esther. |
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Post by Cherry on Jan 17, 2011 11:59:03 GMT
Hey Merlin. I quite like it. Believe it or not it is coming here with a vengeance. However, I don't mind what you have. It is our forum. |
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Post by merlin on Jan 17, 2011 14:39:59 GMT
There was a topic on Radio 4 the other day. All about email language. it was amusing and also interesting to see how it's affected our language. The ones that annoyed people most was 'Hey' and 'BN' which, believe it or not means Bye for Now  Hello is still popular but apparently that too is often left out and the letter begins with just the recipient's name. |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 17, 2011 14:52:26 GMT
Interesting, Ron, but I wouldn't want to degenerate into 'text' speak, would you? I suppose it's my teacher blood. I even have to edit any typos I make if I spot them in time. |
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Post by PaddingtonBear on Jan 17, 2011 15:06:43 GMT
May I be the first to winge, just a wincy bit The fancy type for 'home' new 'topics' 'help' ect. is difficult to read. I know I need to go to Spec-savers lol Also, not that I'm anti American, far from it but .... Hey! could I be greeted in English I agree with you, Merlin. I find it difficult to read as well, and I've already been to Specsavers (frequently!). ;D |
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Post by Louise on Jan 17, 2011 15:10:45 GMT
Hey Merlin. I quite like it. Believe it or not it is coming here with a vengeance. However, I don't mind what you have. It is our forum. Cherry ! I do like your sense of humour  |
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Post by (DahliaMan) Cornish Paul on Jan 17, 2011 15:11:54 GMT
I also much prefer beginning an email and so on with an Hello rather than Hi. Nice to see others have a thing for language and I can come out of the 'Dad youre so last year' closet Regards, Paul |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 17, 2011 15:14:56 GMT
I suppose that it's because proboards are American - but Merlin's right - I'd prefer to have a 'hallo' if it were possible, too.
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Post by merlin on Jan 17, 2011 15:28:12 GMT
'Hey' isn't offensive, it reminds me of Jennifer Aniston and that can't be bad. It's just that I like English. When I left school I couldn't read nore write properly. My first job was on the local Newspaper. To use the modern vernacular, it was 'a learning curve' I like 'period' drama even if it's a bit sloppy because of the way they speak and the words they chose. It makes me cringe to hear modern American slang, especially from a certain quarter, which sadly is influencing us  |
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The fancy type for 
Have a nice day yowl ;D
