A YetiGuide® : How To Post In Proper English

anupmathur · 25th March 2009, 13:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

He's out on his Hübbelbummler ...

There it is!
It's not even the hübbel; it's the bummler that would have titled ladies calling for smelling salts in certain circles!

pranava999 · 20th April 2009, 11:39

Nice one Yeti. Appreciate it. It's a wonderful refresher read as well. Glad you took out the time to write this. Team BHP is now educational in non auto domains as well. It's one more reason to point out to the wife, why I'm addicted to this forum. It's fun to see the look on her face, when she realizes that I'm wandering around the forum instead of working on the critical presentation, whose deadline is just around the corner and is my excuse to skip chores or a weekend lunch

abk · 24th April 2009, 16:47

Ah! Finally I stumbled upon this thread, again.

Since the moment I saw this good link on American vs British English I have been meaning to post it on this thread but my search attempts were futile

Nevermind! Here you go:

British English vs American English

Thad E Ginathom · 25th April 2009, 00:36

Very interesting, thanks.

There are some American words there that I would have misunderstood, and some others that always puzzled me. For instance, now I know what a "duplex" is!

nitrous · 17th May 2009, 21:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Locked breaks means they worked perfectly.

Post: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1298224-post20.html

This is called a homophone error,right?
Why is this the most common error on Team-BHP and forums in general?

vnabhi · 17th May 2009, 22:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

Post: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1298224-post20.html

This is called a homophone error,right?
Why is this the most common error on Team-BHP and forums in general?

There you go again, Thad! Looks like you badly need a break.

godog · 17th May 2009, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

so if I was me,

Who else are you?

Thad E Ginathom · 17th May 2009, 23:48

Braking the mould!

I do find that, not only is the spelling of my own language endlessly confusing, but also my fingers have developed a strange sort of dyslexia recently. I even caught myself typing ph instead of f and trying to spell anxious anctious recently.

Yes, I had a very nasty attack of breakages just recently!

Spelling: yet another area of my life in which I am becoming dependent on my wife <BLUSH>

watashi75 · 5th August 2009, 16:00

I often see people starting with "Firstly...". How correct is this usage?

mobike008 · 5th August 2009, 16:07

According to Thesarus ( U.S), Firstly is correct usage and it means :-

First of all
Initially
At the outset etc.

tortoiseNhare · 5th August 2009, 16:38

Is anyways an American slang for anyway?

anupmathur · 5th August 2009, 17:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by tortoiseNhare

Is anyways an American slang for anyway?

Indeed it is.

Also, Americans use the term 'you guys' even for a group that has girls in it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by vnabhi

There you go again, Thad! Looks like you badly need a break.

Err...don't you mean he needs a brake?

vivekiny2k · 5th August 2009, 19:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by anupmathur

Indeed it is.

Also, Americans use the term 'you guys' even for a group that has girls in it!

and sometimes even when there is no "guy" in it.

Samurai · 5th August 2009, 19:24

Apparently calling a bunch of girls as "you gals" is sexist. So "you guys" is more acceptable. Not sure that is acceptable in India though.

anupmathur · 5th August 2009, 19:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai

Apparently calling a bunch of girls as "you gals" is sexist. So "you guys" is more acceptable. Not sure that is acceptable in India though.

Maybe the best way to address is to use the term 'Yall'!!
As in, "We waited for yall but yall never came only"!

20th April 2009, 11:39	#917
pranava999 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 845 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	Nice one Yeti. Appreciate it. It's a wonderful refresher read as well. Glad you took out the time to write this. Team BHP is now educational in non auto domains as well. It's one more reason to point out to the wife, why I'm addicted to this forum. It's fun to see the look on her face, when she realizes that I'm wandering around the forum instead of working on the critical presentation, whose deadline is just around the corner and is my excuse to skip chores or a weekend lunch
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24th April 2009, 16:47	#918
abk BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NOIDA / Gurgaon Posts: 277 Thanked: 15 Times	Ah! Finally I stumbled upon this thread, again. Since the moment I saw this good link on American vs British English I have been meaning to post it on this thread but my search attempts were futile Nevermind! Here you go: British English vs American English
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25th April 2009, 00:36	#919
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 10,999 Thanked: 26,417 Times	Very interesting, thanks. There are some American words there that I would have misunderstood, and some others that always puzzled me. For instance, now I know what a "duplex" is!
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17th May 2009, 23:48	#923
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 10,999 Thanked: 26,417 Times	Braking the mould! I do find that, not only is the spelling of my own language endlessly confusing, but also my fingers have developed a strange sort of dyslexia recently. I even caught myself typing ph instead of f and trying to spell anxious anctious recently. Yes, I had a very nasty attack of breakages just recently! Spelling: yet another area of my life in which I am becoming dependent on my wife <BLUSH>
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5th August 2009, 16:00	#924
watashi75 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 518 Thanked: 12 Times	I often see people starting with "Firstly...". How correct is this usage?
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5th August 2009, 16:07	#925
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,695 Thanked: 14,800 Times View My Garage	According to Thesarus ( U.S), Firstly is correct usage and it means :- First of all Initially At the outset etc.
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5th August 2009, 16:38	#926
tortoiseNhare BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Guwahati Posts: 536 Thanked: 90 Times	Is anyways an American slang for anyway?
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5th August 2009, 19:24	#929
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,826 Thanked: 45,513 Times View My Garage	Apparently calling a bunch of girls as "you gals" is sexist. So "you guys" is more acceptable. Not sure that is acceptable in India though.
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