[Descenterace]

The Imperial system was used because people often needed to divide by 2, 3, 4, etc easily. It made sense to use a 12-based system.

These days, the level of education is better and we have calculators to divide awkward numbers. We can therefore switch to a more logical system for showing magnitude.

So the Imperial system is now obsolete. Just like the abacus: a thousand years ago, it was the best there was. Nowadays, we have something better.


We have the metric system now, people! It's better! The only reason we keep the Imperial system running in the background is for the minority of Luddites. In America, it would appear that they're in the majority.

[Singh]

Originally posted by Shrike
Well, it was ok once I found out what 'minging' is.

What is it with britain and its masses of incomprehensible slang?

Meh.....contonese slang and curses are far more numerous and entertaining, even though I don't know what 75% of em mean

[Grey Wolf]

SI. Not metric.

[Roanoke]

Originally posted by WMCoolmon
*Offers Maeg a fag*

who wants to tell him ?

[vyper]

Originally posted by Maeglamor
[color=66ff00]Lets compare British English to american English.

Foot-path: A path you walk on, you know... with your feet.
Side-walk: Side of what? Ham? You're walking on ham? Are you mad?

Shop: A place you buy things from.
Store: A place you keep things in.

Pram: A parent powered vehicle for children.
Buggy: Poorly written, prone to crashing.

Sweets: Tasty treats, mainly carbohydrate and E-numbers.
Candy: Last thursday's centrefold girl.

Television: Factual and fictional programming interspersed with advertisements.
Television: Factual and fictional advertisements interspersed with programming.

and one other thing that's always confused me...

Metric unit: Look, it all comes down to base 10! w00t!
Imperial unit: Incomprehensible and stupid unit of measurement.


As far as I'm concerned you americans don't even speak English!
Bloody head-cases.
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You know what's truly great? You guys just got spanked by an IRISHMAN over British English.

[Fineus]

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[BlackDove]

Originally posted by Maeglamor
[color=66ff00]Lets compare British English to american English.

Foot-path: A path you walk on, you know... with your feet.
Side-walk: Side of what? Ham? You're walking on ham? Are you mad?

Shop: A place you buy things from.
Store: A place you keep things in.

Pram: A parent powered vehicle for children.
Buggy: Poorly written, prone to crashing.

Sweets: Tasty treats, mainly carbohydrate and E-numbers.
Candy: Last thursday's centrefold girl.

Television: Factual and fictional programming interspersed with advertisements.
Television: Factual and fictional advertisements interspersed with programming.

and one other thing that's always confused me...

Metric unit: Look, it all comes down to base 10! w00t!
Imperial unit: Incomprehensible and stupid unit of measurement.


As far as I'm concerned you americans don't even speak English!
Bloody head-cases.
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Ooooooooo

It's the lift-elevator joke.














Jackass.

[Fineus]

Unnecessary flaming, Blackdove?

Stop.

[Martinus]

[color=66ff00]Yeah, keep it light dude.

Speaking of lift/elevator, one of the largest 'shopping mall's' in Belfast has no small number of escalators and elevators. The logo of the maker is clearly emblazoned on each device.

Why I had to point out the comedy value of lifts made by Schindler is beyond me...
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[aldo_14]

[BlackDove]

Seriously, anyone who does the lift-elevator comparion again (and I say again, because it has been done so many times it has become a constant entity) deserves everything that's coming to him.

My mind screams when I see people bring the same thing up over and over again. WE KNOW US English is inferior, as well as all of the differences.

Though in my defense, that wasn't a flame.

[Fineus]

Dude, you called him a jackass. That's not a valid point to any arguement.

Bite your tongue and look the other way next time, hmm?

[BlackDove]

Yes. I did. I stand by it. Anyone who makes that argument is a jackass.

It's like saying the water is wet.

I don't necessarly mean anything bad when I say that the water is wet, do I?

[Fineus]

Of course not. But saying water is wet is not a directed insult. Water being wet is also a fact, whereas you're merely stating an opinion and.. if you ask me.. reading far too deeply into something that was said.

Am I to take it then, that by the way you keep talking about this... you're incapable of dropping it?

[aldo_14]

It's a ****ing joke BD.  Let it go and retract the stick from up your arse, eh?

Jeebus.

[Nuclear1]

Originally posted by vyper
You know what's truly great? You guys just got spanked by an IRISHMAN over British English.

Originally posted by Kalfireth
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I would, but that means I'd have to take some of Fragrag's random humor out...

I've started a pan-atlantic dictionary slinging melee.