Hi all, I've been so busy that I've not been in for a week, but it's good to catch up with all your newsI hope it snows tomorrow night and we get a snow day on Wednesday!!
Wow, I think I just got a telling off for spelling fiber/fibre in the 'wrong' kind of English on another thread. My English must be very good to get that kind of reaction
What nonsense there is no real difference between them.Wow, I think I just got a telling off for spelling fiber/fibre in the 'wrong' kind of English on another thread. My English must be very good to get that kind of reaction
Thanks for the medal, @Bluetit1802 . I almost got angry for a moment there (on the other thread), but I think I limited the venom in my answer enough to stay within the rules of both the forum and my conscienceWow, I think I just got a telling off for spelling fiber/fibre in the 'wrong' kind of English on another thread. My English must be very good to get that kind of reaction
My fingers itch to copy this on the other thread, but I don't. But should you feel the urge... It's a real fun thread too, with lots of cats and dogs and squirrelsWhat nonsense there is no real difference between them.
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Fiber vs. fibre
There is no difference in meaning between fiber and fibre. Fiber is the preferred spelling in American English, and fibre is preferred in all the other main varieties of English.
Both spellings are many centuries old, and neither spelling was clearly prevalent on either side of the Atlantic until the second half of the 18th century. This was a period in which many British educators began to consider it proper for English words of French and Latin origin to take their more French and Latin forms rather than their more Anglicized forms. Fibre is the French spelling of the word from which the English word is derived, so it was promoted as the standard spelling despite its being unphonetic. The belief that French and Latin should hold sway over English never had much traction in the post-independence United States, and while Americans also favored the French spelling through the 19th century, the more phonetic fiber steadily gained ground through that century until becoming the preferred form around 1910."
https://grammarist.com/spelling/fiber-fibre/
So spell it any way you like.
No spellcheck in any language. Can't write if my computer constantly puts funny lines under my text. So all mistakes are genuinely mine!Easy mistake to make if you use the spellcheck
(wondering if I just crossed some line here)
Wouldn't that be the left side in the UK?Well I don't know if you have but I think I just did never one to stay on the right side of a line any way.
Except when driving of course.
Now your just blinding me with omni directional scienceBut wouldn't that be his right if you were on the left? If y'all were driving towards each other in England?
In which case both of you would be right?
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