anu L ogy
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This seems to have been blow way out of proportion. I think what kgb meant was very specific to when people use it. I agree, what types of film do you enjoy shooting?
Film is film,
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J J Kapsberger
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What types do I enjoy? BW, colour slide and colour print. Currently, my favourite films are Ektar and TMAX100.
Excellent! I was thinking I'd never use "films" in lieu of "rolls/sheets of film" but your example is one I'd use!
robbeiflex
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...but my Hungarian-English phrasebook gives a very different reverse translation. Are you sure you didn't take the Monty Python book off the shelf instead. 😉
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Roger Hicks
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There's a title for a self-help book, along the lines of "What colour is your parachute?"
What is YOUR hovercraft full of?
Cheers,
R.
What is YOUR hovercraft full of?
Cheers,
R.
Finder
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It is now also singular.
Roger Hicks
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Dear Stewart,
When I lived there, from 1974 to 1987, I was told that Bristol owes its wealth to human misery and lost causes: alcohol, tobacco, slavery and British Aerospace.
Cheers,
R.
robbeiflex
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Mine is full of scratched records!
It's amazing what you can find on the internets these days😉
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D1YI-41ao
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Rob
Roger Hicks
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No it aren't.
Actually, the American usage (based, presumably, on the writer's not having had a classical education) goes back to 1807, though the OED does not report another usage until 1902 and no English usage is reported until 1963 (and then, only in the Daily Express), though by 1965 J. Allan in 'Speaking of Computers' says, "Incidentally, by general usage data is now accepted as a singular collective noun".
But then, computer nerds is notoriously unable to read and write.
Cheers,
R.
_mark__
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Wow, another lesson in grammar
"This noble ensample unto his sheep he gaf,
That ferst he wroughte, and after that he taughte,"
Language evolves, ya get mi!
"This noble ensample unto his sheep he gaf,
That ferst he wroughte, and after that he taughte,"
Language evolves, ya get mi!
robbeiflex
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Ha ha. When I was recent graduate from my Mechanical Engineering degree we used to say: "I always wanted to be an Engineer and now I are one". 😀
Roger Hicks
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Dear Mark,
Well, of course we could just suggest that you swive off, but a more reasoned argument is that there is a difference (at least in time) between evolution and an inability to make oneself clear by sticking reasonably closely to current grammatical norms and word meanings, or to archaic forms and meanings which one might reasonably expect others to know. Making it up from the whole cloth, or using incomprehensible slang, is inconsiderate to your readers.
Spellynge I'm notte so sure aboute. Many of the owld formes wirk wel.
Cheers,
R.
Well, of course we could just suggest that you swive off, but a more reasoned argument is that there is a difference (at least in time) between evolution and an inability to make oneself clear by sticking reasonably closely to current grammatical norms and word meanings, or to archaic forms and meanings which one might reasonably expect others to know. Making it up from the whole cloth, or using incomprehensible slang, is inconsiderate to your readers.
Spellynge I'm notte so sure aboute. Many of the owld formes wirk wel.
Cheers,
R.
Gumby
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Is a pair of shoes four shoe?
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rpsawin
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_mark__
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touché - bevis a tout
shadowfox
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I think Keith is correct, consider these:
"I will buy more film, my refrigerator is almost empty"
"I shot only four sheets of film today, for 5x7, that is not bad"
"I brought fifteen rolls of film in my carry-on bag"
Try adding 's' at the end of film, it would feel strange, wouldn't it?
As for "I watch three films this week" we just use 'movies' instead 😛
To me "Film Festival" doesn't make as much sense as "Movie Festival" what about movies that are shot digitally? 😀
"I will buy more film, my refrigerator is almost empty"
"I shot only four sheets of film today, for 5x7, that is not bad"
"I brought fifteen rolls of film in my carry-on bag"
Try adding 's' at the end of film, it would feel strange, wouldn't it?
As for "I watch three films this week" we just use 'movies' instead 😛
To me "Film Festival" doesn't make as much sense as "Movie Festival" what about movies that are shot digitally? 😀
Michael Markey
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It may surprise you to know that in rural Lancashire I meet people every day that still speak in that way. Spelling not sure about either `cause they ask me to write for them.
Put th`wood in `ole ie close the door.
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Gumby
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Unless the 's' is a possessive 's'... as in, "My film's panchromatic emulsion provides very vivid color rendition."
Chris101
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I think would find the equipments of female archers interesting.
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